The-Leader_1974-02-14

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BALDWIN-ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
FREEPORT'S
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NEWSPAPER
38tIiyEARNo.42 FREEPORT, NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 14,1974 miCE: IS^PERCOPY
Village Gets More Senior Housing
Municipal Sfaliuin HUD Thaws $3 WHion
SUCCESSFUL TRIP. In upper photo, (L-R) Freeport Houiing
Authority Executive Director John Williamt, Mayor William White,
Congressman Norman Lent and l-lousihg Authority Counsel Lester
~ Baumann on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, after successful
talks with HUD officials paving the way for additionai senior citizen
housing in the Village, (See news story.) In lowerphoto-^L^R) HUD...
representative Martin German, Housing Authority Director John
Williams and Village Trustee Dorothy Storm watch Mayor Whits
swear in original members of the "Got 10 and Going For 20 Club"
on the 10th anniversary of the Rev. John J. Madden Senior Citizen
Apartments^the first such low rent public housing on Long Island.
(Photo by Oscar).
Police Cars Trigger Dispute
FREEPORT-TheSuburban-Action Parties Coalition and the Village
government are exchanging notes these days but it has nothing to do
with Valentine's Day. , -. - v.-^ay}. -. / , .,,•, .-
THE LEADER was called to the ViUJage Police, headquarters )ate'
Contract Signed
FREEPORT - A ccintract for
the operation of the Freeport
Municipal Stadium has been
signed by Mayor William H.
White. The signing sealed the,
tentative agreement reached last
month with Campi Enterprises,
Inc., who will operate the auto
racing program and other events
at the stadium,
"This new contract win give us
an entirely new outlook for the
stadium operation," Mayor
White said, "because it In-corppriEites
major improvements
in the physical lacUities plus a
fresh new approlach to the
utiliziatibn of the stadium for
other activities besides auto
"racing." • • ••' -: >•
An important point the Village
insisted upon in the contract,
Mayor White pointed out, is the
installation by the contractor of a
good quality football field, which
Uie Village Board will make
available to the school district fori
high school football, beginning
with this fall season.. "We have
heard from so many residents
that they would like to see the
home football games played here
in Freeport, rather than at
Hofstra," Mayor White said,
"and we knew there was no
-suitable playing field available to
the school district, so we Jiave
been working with the School^
Board to'try tQ make it possible at
the stadium.
—Jhelive>year contract calls for
capital improvements to be made"
by Campi Enterprises
estimated at 1100,000 io 1125,000.
(Continued on Page 16)
Fmporters Wiil
Be "Pitciimen"
. . • - • ' • • • • .' ^RIEEPORT-Soroe 50
Fniseporters, :|^ and women,
wiU^^bluhtarlly travel to the
for New Project
"brief" that detailed the steps
taken by the Freeport Housing
(Conllnrnd on Pagu W)
A Cmdidie's Statement
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FREEPORT - Mayor William H. White has reveaM that federal
Housing and Urban Development Agency officials are unfreezing
about ^ million in "moratorium" funds needed to build 100 more
units of senior citizens* housing here. He said he has received con­firmation
from Congressman Norman F. Lent,
HUMDay oofrf icWe hiitne Wtraavsehlilnegdto nto ltahset «p'r?e*p'»a"r'*in"'g» "^ comprehensive W«...J,.C..I..,B,V»,
week, with Freeport Housing
Authority representatives and
Congressman Lent, to present the
Village's case for releasing Uie
funds.-'- ---'" -^- j
John Williams, the Freeport
Housing Authority's Executive
Director, ythtm office had been
trying for almost a year to get
"final approval on the federal
grant, had hot been able to budge
the authorities. ''Although the
Mayor and Village Board do not
have responsibility for ad­ministering
public housing in
Freeport," Williams said, "our
Housing Authority members
cailed upon the Mayor in
desperation, to plead our cause in
Washington for the urgently
neededsenlor citizens' units.
"He really didihe job for us."
Williams continued, "along with
Congressman Lent, whose aid
Mayor White enlisted in the talks
with the federal people."
"With the: Mayor's help,
however," Williams stated, "we
were able to demonstrate that
"Freeport had been given a
definite and' unequivocal com­mittment
for the housing, even
though some specific jfolhts
I became a candidate for the
Freeport Village Board of
Trustees because 1 feel that this
ranalnediirte WofkWoffr*T^^ has been fragmented
said he expects that construction much too long, A divided Village
Sunday afternoon by the political gro^^Present were CchCampaign ^K^llluiu Coliseum each day of the
Manaagejeerrss"' Johhnn-- MMeeiniddeess and ^ '-'-.; v. ,, , s . , I^Mncf. Island .Boat Shnw:
Joseph. .McAndrews, Village
Trustee candidate Carroll Belt, a
reported diitomotive expert,
'Freeporter Armando Stettner,
and members of the press. The
group'had hoped to see Chief
Anthony Elar, but when told it
was his day off, handed a letter
'signed by Belf'(with copies to
Mayor William.' White and; the
local and daily press) to the'desk
*6fficer,.Vincent'T«M|er,"in-wWcb
, Belt 'Stated, "I' have.' been^I'ihy
formed . and ^have.vreesdii^ to
;' believe, that" the: VWUage " has
; bought; and;; ppld.. for * speciaUy
, . _ Boat Showi
rfa<$f cheaper models than the
spteifications. call for, then the
pul[dic,ba8 been deceived.'.' Belt
requested -. permission to have
Steftner examine seven cars and
that he be given their serial
numbers .'to sul^t to General
Motora Corporation - ''for con-
-iuTnatJon as to whether or hoU
they, are, in .fact,-Police. In-
^terceptor.units as spiecifled in the
;February,.9,1973 md request^ or
.merely/passienger} sedans made
'.to-look ^llkcLpoUce^cars.
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., ..The
I^rstated that the request had
. .,, .. b©eri"pj^d«8ly;'iMde.td,an.oC-equipped
police cars'otid, instead.-(fleer;jijrito^'^d only the ".Chief .
hasfefestandaMRMie^ fed
ciutv: If the^yered can Vi (Coirtlnuibdpii'Paiie-^. ,;"; :;;:V:^C<pontite^
L^ng 'v Island
FebruJary 16 to 24, to - don red'
jackets and becomeVpitchmen"
at the 10^x10' "Take A Good Look
At Freeport" exhibit Just inside
the area's entrance,
"They win be handing out a
wallet-sized directory compiled
by; the Freeport Association in
cppperation. with the' Freeport
Qiamber of Commerce and the
Village government of the over:80
rh?irlna8;;vboatyards,t marine'
;deale»,^: sales:^ outlets ' and
^waterfrbtit restaiiratits locaied in
theVUlage, Visitpni to the.unique
disjplipiy,r will - alM? be;• i^
v^jl*fFvBepori:^^BoB^j^ 'and
1^ the 100 units would begin in the
Spring.This would give Freeport
250 senior citizens' apartments,
more than any other community
of its size in the state. The low
rent hMuing for seniors is paid
for entirely out of federal funds.
Williams said the 100 * units
would be. "turnkey'' operation,
Under this method Interested
developers submit complete
proposals,/!,includJngM «lte,^
building design and coistsH Itie,.
federaUhwisIng! (Officials then '"
select; tKejprcpMialTtlMt^rt^
their requirements.. When con-
8tr^0tion is completad the project
is turned over to tlie local hmtsing
authoHty^'sv::,..;-;y,-|y:^^:"-:;;V:^
Prraent indications from HUD
inditmte that this senior's housing
will be built on North Main
Street, "The location is another
plus for the commupity,"
Williams said,'"because the well,
deigned and well landscaped,
project will be a neighborhood
asset that will , spur further
redevelopment of that area by
, other builders' and property
owners." • ' • . •
. Mayor White praised the part
that Williams played in
does not posses the necessary
unity to achieve anticipated
g o a l s . , • • -;. i' "• • - • - "
It is my opinion that the
primary problem Is lack of
communication between the
Village Board and Freeporters.
The reason for this is that there
are loo many hldcten agendas.
There is also a need to Increase
community input. Freeport has
many potentials that are
currenUy not being utUizedi
The days; for . desk ad­ministrators;
are no*^ longer ef-fecllvc.
Freeport Ir In desperate
ne«J of quality leadership. It
needs a Board memt>er that wlU
circulate throu^iout Freeport
and observe first band the in­creasing
problems and assert
himself in every way towards
eliminating these problems.
1 personally feel that I have
that ability. My community in-volvenient
and the five years I
have in administration should be
considered an asset in-reference
to my qualifications for the
position of Village Trustee.
By Qarence Pope
Non-Partisan Coordinating
Committee
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