The-Leader_1973-12-27

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THE LEADER
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38th YEAR No. 35 FREE1»0RT, NEW YORK. DECEMBER^?, 1973 PRICE; ISfPEft COPY
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p^ljr^p^jp^p;,g^^Q^^^^0jl^ La Sala of the
BayMew Avenue Si^ooliiroiJii^tlfie children of grades 2,3 arid 4 to
ihe Freeport Hiftbricd Museum at^OSixitii Main Street, to view
tiie Christmas tree decorated with antique ornaments and, on the
mantiepiece, a Chanukah Menorah. Here Mrs. Lillian Glaser, President
of the Freeport Historical Society which maintains the museum,
tells the children of other exhibits of long ago Freeport. There will
be a holiday Open House, December 30, 2 to 5pm, after which the
Museum will dose for change of exhibits.
, (LEADER Photo by Danielle Blanche)
PROJECT FINISHED. New York State Depanment of Commerce
Commissioner Michael Wood (left) congratulates Myron Blenenfetd,
President of. Preferred Foundations, Inie.. on the completion of the
firm's plants a structure that completes the development of the
Freeport InduitrM Park. (L*RV Roy Cacciatore and George Trias,
Executive Director and President of the Town of Hempstead Locd
Development Corporation, Preferred partner Jack Levy, Mrs. Blenen-feld,
Mayoi'William White,freeport Chamber of Commerce Preside
PeteKBaer, Village Trustee Dorothy Storm, Preferred VP Ted Merte
and New Yori^StMe Department of Comnierct Manapr
Max Kaplan. (Nioto by OSCAR)
Board Hears Students
CHEER WITHOUT LIGHTS. Chairman of the Freeport Beautiftealion
•Committee (jSartha DeSalvo, left* presents an award for attractive
^ iighdess holiday decorations, in the Freeport Energy Conservation
program, to Mr. and Mrs. Pater YatsyivB, of 161 kGarfieid Place.
Joining inthapresentstiofi are young Peter Brybn, and Village
Trustee Dorothy Storm, right. If you know of house decorations
thirttshould be considered for i Baautification Award, please write
to "Ullage Hdl, 46 North Ocean Avenue. „L
Board Supports R^nt Bill
TheEreeport Village Board
'has passed a resolUUoain support
of the Levy-Margiotta- Bill
prefUed with the New York State
. • l<iegi,s]a|ture, calling -for' local
option'N .to ' establish rent
stabilization. Mayor William
-White told THE'LEADER that . , ,
the action .was actually 'a' reaf^ \ escalation a.nd other'costa passed^;>
.firmation'of the ,'pMitibh/the , bnV !L*adf that Inlddle and;^ui;ed,y^;
Board fiad taken in tht^sprlngatid 'incQme^,tehanta, have no,-aIterr;|
,. had'.pome about again .at^the'native'source of-Housing :otha'^V
' request of a County senior than multiple dwellings anifl
' citizens.lobbying ^ u p . - ' .cannot ';aff9rd -exorbitant in-]|i"
In theresblution, which is lo be ci^ses in.' rentals^'.whldi • force^:^
forwarded'to'^ftll Nassau Qmiity - them out of.thdr.horiies.V •l^ ;..:.§tl
Statel^islatbr^^tKeBoalrdinade .The.Board^ls6.>bU!dt|iattlK^ii
. 1 note that tf^jibstantial number of; ,Uvy-Wtargk>t^';^Ul-*,freprdfente:
the resident* «* E^i^eiwrt liye In, a [reasonable;/atl«aptf:,td.^^cr:^f
mulUpIe!4Welllng8;vii,Jturvey Iv. :c6mm^iie;bptbit|«tinlmfti-of;i;^
the New Ywt Stat^Dqiartment landlords; and;i,tinanti by.fpei^fvW^^
/ofsHouslogi^sliowed^tha^ ^there is > mitttng >ohly/^:r<;Brauiblef>mit-''/^
anjaciite bflJittliig isSortage^WiUi^ . l - i n o * ^ ""
The December 19 meeting of
the Freeport Board of Education
seems to indicate that if you want
good attendance at such
gatherings, have the high school
students participate. Their
parents will, travel to Atkinson
School.
Mark Goldstein addressed the
group to explain how computers
are used by mathematics
students. He explained that while
terminals aire avatiable- at the
school, the computers of the
Board of Cooperative Education.
are utilized. He ended with a plea;'
for ai} additional terminal for the
program.'-/ '•.i'-'•-;'!
Terry Felton rose to explain
Freeport's Volunteer Tutoring
Program whereby MSh school
level students work|ng_wIth
"yourigeF'ppIiTn the District:
receiving not only credits, but
personal satisfaction from the
progress displayed.
Mark Donheiser displayed a
great deal of enthusiasm over
his' role as one of the student
laboratory assistants presently
working in Freeport High
School's Marine biology:
program.
Joan Cirillo and Donald Wall,
members of a group of senior
students presently engag»l in a
independent study course in
Village ^government, spoke, of
their experiences in researching
: the Various methods by which a
community such as Freeport,
- may-be'ruled;-':' •-'•.-:!."-''! „'
Students were Iq the ^xvUlght
again as Superintendfsnt of
Schools , Donald 'Coitlow
(Con^lm^ on Page U) .
rate of less than 2% ih the County
(Editor's note:- Anything less
than 5% is considered a "critical
shortageV )';:Vthat.,' excess , of
demand.has permitted landlords
to charge- hl^:; rental' increases
avet;agjDg 30^ to~&0% ;bn:lease
rehewajls . in -Uddltlon, tp tax
'^^i^amltpi'ait'
fffiob liy OfCAR)
With the dedication, December
19, of Preferred Foundations,
Inc.'6 new ep.wo square-foot
building, Hempstead Town's 44
acre Freeport Industrial Park la
completed. The history of the
development of what, was
previously a garbage dump in the
southeastern part of the Village
goes back to 19M when then
Mayor Robert Sweeney ap­pointed
a Business and Industrial
Development Committee. From
It developed the non-profit
Freeport Local development
Corporation charged with the
revitalizalion of the 10 Village'
owned acres at the site. In 1969,
then Hempstead Presiding
Supervisor Ralph Caso created a
similar non-profit corporation to
develop - the Town's 34 acres..,
At the dedication ceremonies,
atlended by Mayor William
White, Village Trustee Dorothy
Storm and Hempslead Town
Development Corporation
Executive Director Boy Cac-clatorc,
Hempstead Town
Supervisor Alfonso D'Amato;
called Che Industrial park, "a true
example of cooperation and
coordination among government
officials on the Town, Village and
Stale level. This is also a project
thai could not have materialized
without community in­volvement."
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The park, containing 27.
businesses which employ 2,321
people with a total payroll of
more than $10,000,600 annually,
has an assessed valuation, of
$2,683,020 and. contributes
1628,899 annually In real property
taxes* The buildings in the park,
which occupy 879,006 square feet,
^wereconstriict^ at a total cost of
$11,5 million. Fourteen were
established with loans from the
New York State Job Develop­ment
Authority. V •
D*Amato pointed out that the
Freeport IndiaBlrlal Park Is
serving as a model for future
industrialijuilion by being an
examiple of: how a previously
blighted area which bad been a
nonrtax producing: dumping
grouipd, could be upzoned and
beauuried, "Now," h« said, "this
pleasant and busy industrial park
is playing an increasin^y vital
role in the local economy, not
only, with .algnlflcatrt;, real
-property .taxes, but by supplying
jobs and enriching the com--
munily Uirou^ iU payrolls,"
"We hope," he declared, "to
develop other similar projects
, throughout the Town and attract
industry wherever it is com-
^patlble id-the community. He
"• pointed out that Hempstead Town
ftm has more than ZO.OQO^OOO
square feet <^. Industrially zoned
land available for the esUblish*
. ment of light Industry, He noted
that thnrugh the use of Job
Development AtithorUy fuadc
and Industrial Devefopment
. Bonds, iijuaUf^ aippikants.ean
arrange ior 100% fuumdng.
-Preferred ' Foundationa.
jnanulacturers of men's - and
wamen'a undergarmenta. an-
. (Co'nttanodon Fa^e U) ;-
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