The-Leader_1975-10-09

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FREEPORT'S
OFHCIRL
NEWSPAPER
40th YEAR. No. 24 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, OCTOBER 9, 1975 PRICE: 15^ PER COPY
New Development Plon Revealed
Biqfcle Accident Business DisMct. New
Ust Weekend parkihg, Mall Proposed FREEPORT - ~ A. bicycleor
accident last Sunday'lef t E^mesto
. Renderos, 29, of 98 Rose Street, in
fair condition with head injuries
at Lydia-E. HaU HospltaL. The
accident occurred at 10 pm,
October 5, at the intersection of
Suiuise Itighway and Brookslde
Avenue.. . -
According to Freeport Police
NAVY-fllC^NTENNlAL ~VAt>e Freeport NTOKReserrc,^^^^
r ^ m -celebratipn "of the NaVyV200th birthday, jereryone was
. pleased -with^he honors paned arouhd:> Abb«er.:U'tQ ariB^-Navy-
.Roe'rye Captain (and Anemblymah) John C^chranis; Nassau Conuni-
-ssiontr: of- Accounts Ben:C{arayinOj,Jof>lFfeepQrt,;who-:Pfiesected^^^^
pfodania'tion -froirrCounty ExectitiyeCaso;'Matter Chief Eniahuet
rrpf^the FjWpgrrCeritef; Lt, Cmdf; Edwrard Musante; Pre?"
port's GilDavid,of galiQStationWGfiB._yrhnr^ixettjinjttuaTtCfn^
_:;--—pubiie" serricg;;^!^^^-*^^ station by thaCenter; "and Congretsnian'
Norman Lent,"a' former. NavaL Officer,who Was 'the'main sJ3eaker at
-•• jheevent-_'.•'. .7^ ,"~_^.v.. \.y--•••':•- ;.•'".-'-•'..-"'•".•' - •
.- FREEPORT—-A ndghborhood meting-has'been schriluled by
^ the Freeport Community Development Task -Porce • for Thursday,
Oct(*er 16, 7:30 pm', at ^thel A.MJ:. Church,' North Main Street
- -andForestAveme.ThepmixBe • ' \ ~
~ of the meeting is to discuss tSe dwellii^ tmt would have to makeT
- :^^lldge'shomesteadingprt^gram further improvements,- if:
-..:. scheduled to begin; shortly in the necessary, to. bring it' up to
-.- northeast using first "year grant-^Neighborhood standards." The
mwiies under the federal Com- applicant miist occupy the.
Department reports, Renderos
was riding his bUce northbound on
Brocdcside. when bit by a car'
going westbound on' Sunrise '
Highway.; The drivo: was -not"
charged.' ••'' •^:^: '?r :..':^
>\ In diJRnjBsing the accident,
Fre^ort RjUw.jChief Anthony^
. - . (.Continued on f&^o'S)
: FREEPORT — Plans for the Village's downtown central Business
District, which could include a "Frieeport Mall," were released
last Friday at a press conference held by Mayor William White
and Community Development
Task Force Chairman James -cupants could be relocated in
Dunne. The Village's allocation sufficient time for demolition and
of Community Development Act completed construction of a.
F)md'i over thp neit five, years. •temp_oraiy_Jwajl!,way„by. the
could amount to $5.3 .million
Presently in its first year of
funding ^ t h a grant of $1.3 <
mllUon, Freeport" has allocated
17%, or 1275,000 to Central.
B u ^ ^ District impreyements.'
The first year iinprovements
include the demolition; of. • two
, stores (now ofccu'pled by Record
^^Roadv^ FasMba:City),.oii the
,7<-westsid&of SouthMain Str^trto
. allow' for -the-Ja^ation—of-a
pedestrian walkway from the
': Chiirch Street municipal-parking
lot to South Main Street. There
would also be-a realignment of
^ paridng spaces in the Church
. Street lot, repaying of it and the
Henry Street lot and the squaring
off of - store rears " through
acquisition to allow for walkways
and sitthig areas. "Hie plan would
increase the amount of available
public parking spaces by 65.
Renderings of the walkwav show
nnmity Development/Aetr—AH- •
residents of the area and others,
inlo'^ted in partidpatin^ln the
"program'are^urged to attend.
After •an explaiation of the-bomesteadlng-
program is given,
the floor will be opened to'
questions. The homesteading
program will. allow eligible ,
family heads- -to purchase
presently bbarded-up homes
after their rehabilitation at below,
market value, wiiile also giving
financial assistance ' to
-bomeowners-wlio-wish_ ta.im-_.
prove their property. Also to be
discussed that evening are plans
for ai^-wide improvements.
During a press conference last
week. Director rf Urtian Renewal -
and Chairman of tiie Community'
Development Act Task Force
James Dunne indicated tliatin
. the first -draft .of eligibility
requirements for homesteaders,
the applicant vrould have to be
over 21 years of age and the head
of a family. He must be a United
States dtizen and have ad»iuate
financial resources to maintain
the dwelling. No niihimum or.
maximum limits, however, have
yet been - established,
i Rehabilitation of the house ac­cording
to established minimtmi
standards must be met within six
months , of the application ac­ceptance.'
At that point, the
homesteadCT may occupy the
premises for at least five years.
These requirernents-Dunne ex­plained,"
nxay.be inodifi^ before
finalized.
Freeport Mayor William 'White,
vixt will be" present. at the
meeting, .has ii^cated that he
.win appoint an area committee to
meet on a regular basis-with the
Ta^ Force as homesteading is
developed- : •
Under the federal Community
Devel(5Jmait Act, the village has
been'granted $1.3 million the first
year and a-total of $5.3 million-over
a five year period. This
year's funds are slated for use in
the areas of rehabilitation of
northeast Freeport and North
Main Street, revitalization of the
Central Business District, a study
d the waterfront area,-' and
village-wide improvements.
Tictels"For RioBjfflii"
FREEPORT — Tickets, at $15
each, are still-avaflahle for the
Sunday, November 2, Honors For
Action Reception of the YMCA
.. during which Freeport Mayor
Wniiam White will be honored.
The reception win be held from
4^30 to7:3Q p.m. on the main floor
of The Hempstead Bank', 1033
Stewart Avenue, Garden City.
The tbc-deductible tickets may
be obtained from the Office of the
Village Ocrk, FR 84000.
FINiAN IS COMING, FINIAN
IS COMINGI John (Jack) Holly
has the leading male role in the
Freeport CpmmunHy Chorale's
production of. "Finian's Rain­bow,"
to' be [presented at free--
port High. School,' Friday, and
Saturday cvenlngrNoyember T p
8, 14 and 15. "Sure\n' you'll :
agree. that Jack has k»ud the
Blaniey Stone itself, tha^fluefii
he. Is M^lth his Irish brogue."
Jjdtetslmay bgjj^btained from
cast memB8M.ft£liEIIe;>y Rosen­berg;
at 623-2188, Freeport
members are Connie Briel, Carol
Ecuyer, John Holly, Anthony
Perillo, Alice Regan, Ellen Rosen-berg,
Nancy . Savoca, Linda
Skowronek, Henry Strub^, Betty
Taylor, Ida Woromay,- Frank
.Cantwell, Lyiin . Rasmussen, '
Florence Rasmussen and Doro-'
thy Gordon.
Report On Meeting
Of Village Board
-FREEPORT - The Village
Board of Trustees decided to take
no action Monday night in answer
to a request from. The-Atlantic
South Civic Association (TASCA)
for suMXJrt, of TASCA's stand
opposing seasonal rentals by the
Town of Hempstead's Long Creek
tilarina, at the end of South Grove
Street. —''
Mayor William White stated
(Continued on Pa^'e 12)
Its prop(^ed use as a site for
small shops and show windows.
The' parking lots would be
beautified and lighting improved
during this first year as w'elTas
signs installed to .- route
iJrospective'shoppers to them;
Preliminary discussions with
the owners.of the two sliops oc­cupying
the-proposed walkway
site indicate the-probability' of-their
relocating on South Ivlaln
Street. With the two independent
appraisals and engineering
studies required by law ahready
underway, Dunne offered the
hope that the buildings' oc-hollday
shopping season. He
suggested that If that Is not
feasible, construction .would be
delayed until January in order to
avoid Uiterferring with - retail
sales In the area.
r " ~ "Freeport Mall"
The plans for "Freeport Mall,*',
which could be realized by late .
1977 or early l97iB, i re the reisiilt;
oT a -two-year-study-by -Walter-
Thablt; -plahnlDg,,consultant.:
wJitch was XbTaUyTundedunder a.
~5tatti' grant.-Tiie-actttaFtfeaign-was
prepared • by architect
Bernard Rothzied. "Ilie open mall
concept has already been seen
-and discussed by, the Village
Board of Trustees, the Freepqrt
Chamber of Conimerce Board of
Directors, area retailers ' and
property owners and the Com­munity
Development Citizens
Committee. -
Under the Thahit ponrppt
South Main Street between
Sunrise Highway, Newton
Boulevard and Little Pine Street
would be c l o ^ to all but"
emergency traifficrDeliyeries to
stores not having a rear access
would be limited to non-shopping
hours as the mall could ac»--
commodate trucks' and
emergency vehicles. -
Nautical Theme
The theme of the mall would be
nautical (see rendering, page 4)
with tlu-ee sets ^of tall~masts
festooned ,wlth '^banners and
lighting which could be seen from
(Continued dp Page 7)
MAKING A MILE of pennies along Freeport's VVobd'eleft Canal,
members of .the Freeport Chapter of Cencer Care conducted their
fund raiser on the waterfront this past Sunday. Measuring the con-uibutions
are {I. to r.) Elaine Grower, Marge Bade, Jeff. Grodcr.
Donna.Rubinstein, Linda Rubinstein, and Janet Rubinstein.
(A LEADER photo)