The-Leader_1975-09-04

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40th YEAR, No 19 FREEPORT, NEW YEAR, SEPTEMBER 4, 1975 PRICE: 15^ PER COPY
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. ara e, Some Jfoiiiiig ReiW
REAthr AND RARING T a CO. freeport'^younsttm and their
"teachers returited .to schoibt VVeiiriead^,^ SepteinGeir 3. Whhm'rtKe
' Frmport piiblicyhod system, a0praxiih8teIy77(X) children attei^
dimes at Ardjef Street SchobT. Atldnsbn Sclipbl. Bayiiew Avenue
School, Coluihbus Avenue School. GiUyri Schocrf, Dodd Junior High
School. Fn^port High School and tfie Early Childhood Education
Center, f^goiiations were stiU.-underway' between the Freeport
.Teacher's AU^iation aid the School District, butunofficia] reports
pointed to prnTtive process. • "- . \ ' ,"
V FREO'ORT — th^l^'t major
Rre depkartment parade and drill'
competition of the. 1975 season
wfl] be held in the. Village of
Freeport- this weekend^ The
Freeport Fire" Department,
winner d( the title of New York
Sta[fes's""Be"st~ "Appearing
.Dqiartment al last month's State.
Firemen's Convention In Niagara
Falls,; will host the Nassau-.
'Suffolk Old-Fashibned Firemen's
iParade.--'.-'^',-'- . . ' • " • -'
Stepb'ff . t i m e for. the 45
department parade is. 6:3Q pm,
Saturday,' Sept. 6, . trom 'Cotig
. Beach "Ave." and ~ Sunrise High-
.way, "The parade .will end at Fire
'Headqu^iers ;on .Broadway,
':iwherea block patty will.be (leld.
. Sunday, . the - Old-Fashloned
"Xhriinwfll.be held alBitflalo Ave.
{-suthi Sunriie.HighwaK theiite of {
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•FREEPORT -;• Even with
amday'8 chilly / and overcast
weather, a fuli.day and evening of
"Summer's End*.' events,went off
•".as, scheduled at the Fre«)ort
Recreation: 'CSoileF' with, amilts
•:> and children alike diving into icy.
; waters to participate in races or
in the spectactdar Pool Show;
•In -ordo"; of. finish, Kierah
.Molloiy, Todd Holly and Billy
Gorman won the kickbbard for
FREEPORT -r A public hearing will be held Monday, Sept. 8,
9 pm at Village Hall, to permit the Freeport Board of Trustee^
-to hear comments from residenls. regarding the lifting of certain
restrictions;in the North IVIaln Street-Planned UnitDevelopment
.(PUD): District to allow for the-construction of a-lOOnmlt, senior
citizen housing complex. Both the
stated publicly two.weeks ago
that since the property, selected
by the federal government for the
project Is owned by a client of his .
insurance agency, he would not
participate in any discussions or
vote oh the issue. At ihavume he •
said; "Even though there Is ho,
cohfllcLPf Interest, it would.be .
best to avoid'eVen the slightest,
appearance of any conHict'so that
-.the issue may be decided solely,
on the merits and: without, atiy;
oh. :,the,
Freeport Zoning Board of Ap­peals
and -the Courts, had
previously refused a request for a .
zoning .variance by- KLS
Associates to biiild the apart­ments,".
wlUch; would then be
nlanaged by the Freeport Housing
Authoiity. ;" -
, Village ofdinahce atrthis-time
permits construc^on pf -75 units
on the l.72'«crfes.on Iheeast side
of North "Main St., - between
:;RahdaU Ave; Extenslbri and „„„.i„«i ..r»e.„,-o „;
.: Grand.Ave.i'Changw In toning-::^^'=g\,,Pr?5''?'«'^r^?/
, requirertents'.being considered;' ™'>*--:rr 5 v". b-r^'i^'C
"'by the Boaixl wbiild only apply, to
"senior;.citizen^h'ousingrrinfrthe-
;Norih Main Street area., 'niey..
jncltule the limit of units per acre :
to 60, the provision of (me parking
space for eyery" foor^- dwelling
unitsVand'jbe setting of mlrilmimi
.floor iarea to at least 350 square
• feet ."/or, efficiency • apartments,
'500 square feet for one-bedroom
units and 750 square feet for two-;
.bedroom '• units. - Floorr space •;
requirementEt for garden- and
medium-rJse , apartment,
buildings" in-the area would
remain at 500, 600 and 1,200
"square.feet respectively.
' Deputy Mayor Ral{^ Franco
will preside _atLthe. PiiBlic
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Variance AU<>wedJh PUD District
: FREEPORT — The Freeport Zoning Board of Appeals,.at their
" last Wednesday night monthly meeting, granted a variance to Max
and Len Realty'for use of the j^emises at 311" North Main'St. for
a retafl and wholesale wire and cable business, llie site was
formeriy occupied by :Boihagki6-and.r is presently bparded "up.
While granting the v^raajjce,
the Board stipulated ' various
. coTulitions, stating that "the use.
requested is a prohibited use (in
the Planned Unit Devielopment-
PUD) and... would vary-tlie
^roverall plan developed by the.
to
of
SGHdOlS
Village of Freeport seeking
restrict the permitted .mes
-property in the district."
In his statement, the Board's
diairman^ MOton Sanders ex­plained
that the constriiction and
tniilding along both sides of North
Main Street which was the mtent
of the Trustees when they
rezoned the area, in 1972, had not
Jaken place. . .-
—The Viflage Bbaid of -Trusteea
boys, eight to. IL In the same "Hearing. Mayor WUHiSrWhite
e^eht for girls, tlje winnears wiere •.
.Adrianhe Haley,. Michelle Moreo
and Leueen Mdly. In the six and
seven-year-olds' eveht.'boys and
.girls competed, together\with
'Piha NewmanTMaria Moreo and
"Meg Jaeger coming out on top.
The pa jama race was won by the
team dt Kerry- ReiUy, Diane
Kallimanis, Ginny (iuTie and
kathy Eberst.-The. inner, tube
race for boys, 11 to 14, was wai by
;:J[phn Foster, Andy Extract and
David Buinpas with Kathy ~
lEberst,- Kerry Reilly and'Alicia
Mooney taking the giris' evaiL;
The mother-daughter crab race
waswon by the teams of Don and
Gerry Newman, Elizaijeth' and
Pat Smith and Ann and Teresa
McKeown, In themale event it
was the teams-of Charles, and
Charies Jr. Smith, George -and
Mark Manitzas and Tom and Bill
Gorman. AD first and-seco'nd
raEEPORT -^ liie LEADER^ i
-•iearned this' week that "the •
Free^pbrt Board of Education had v.
. approved plans for .changes at ~
Dodd- Junior High School that • .
. would, become, effective this"'
school year. -;: , . i. . i ' .
.'Superintendent • of: Schbo^^.
.Donald CqsUow explained that a^ -
new ;"5y8tem ol/rbtatlorf of.I
assistant -principals ;would i .
enhance the relationship between S^
the sciiool and the.par^tts and \
the child. Assistant principals In'. , '^
charge of grades five, six, seven-" < y
ahddghtwotildbemov^upwith ; /
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DRIVE T}AREFULLY (Continued on Page 9W)
had reserved for itself the right to
extend permitted u s e in the PUD
District."to effectively carry .out
tills intent for tlie benfefit of the
people, of the Village..." The
Zoning 'Board agreed- tliat a
.narrow interpretation of their
powets as opposed to the
Trustees' powers would not serve
the interests of the community.
Sanders wrote in the decision that
place winners received a hibber
duck, f—
"The dinnertime Water Show
featured members of the
Rec Center's swim groups..
Youngslers^ demonstrating tb*
-evolution of swimming Were
Charies Smith, Robin Traub,
Kathy Dunkle, Dori Newman,
Russell Traub, Lisa Sdilraldi and
Eileen Lawless. The Aquatjeles,
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WELCQMlNialBACKFrecpbrt's youngsters as they crossed the
streets on the first day of classes, were Freepbrt's school crouing
guards.' Among' those who will .be seen daily at intersections
"ffirouj^cTot tbeVillageTare (I. to"r:)~Elatng~tewisrDa'6i-unig7 Elisa
Wessolock, Janet Noon, Elsie Boroski, Dorothy Chuzi, Teresa Hill,
Kay EdWards, Ann 'Aichelmanki, Jo Donnelly, Elizabeth Campione,
Jane Gabler and Ann Nickola. Donald Cosdow, Freeport Superin­tendent
of Schools, paid tribute to the guards this week'when he
saidf-'Schooi crossing guards across the nation play a very Important
'part in a.commiinity's total educational program. They senre as an
Important link between the schools and the honw. Here in Freeport,
wre can be exceptlonalty proud of the work perfomied by our sdiool
crossing guards. Their safety achievements and genuine concern for
Freeporft school children ara efforts in which we cair-all take
pride." (AXEADER photo). -
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