The-Leader_1976-02-12

              FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
mERRICK
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ElBEHHO'iiEa PAnrCi ' '
EAST JiEACO'V, U V .11554 .
LEASER FREEPORT'S
OFFIEini
HEWSPAPER
40th YEAR. No. 42 FREEPORT. NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 12.1976 PRICE: 15^ PER COPY
Board Considers North Areas
Hearings On Homesteadlng. PUD Zone
CFDREAE POSRTc h- eTdwou lpeudblic chonges Are Discussed
hearings to receive input.from
residents on plans for projects
during the second year of the
Community Development Act,
have' been scheduled by the
Board of Trustees. The Village is
eligible for $1.3 million in federal
funds in this second year.
The first meeting will be at B
pm. Thursday. Feb. 26, and the
Zone (the North Main Street
corridor). The 9 pm public
hearing dealt with the
^^^^A n» a r.,^ Mow,ia„ M=w.i, dcsignation of Freeport Housing
UTTiemeeUngs.^both tobeheld: „ft|,Mhi.th.v«rststeniii
at Village Hall, are the first m a
FREEPORT - This Village's northern areas were .the subject
of discussion at both' the open voting session and a public hearing
after last Monday night's Board of Trustees , meeting. At the
earlier, 7:30 pm meeting, the Board referred to Village Counsel
a memorandum prepared by Village Clerk Tom DeVJncenzo dealing
with permitted uses in the PUD
CONQRAtULAtlQNS AR& (N ORDER. Bruos Renkni fl. in to|>
photo)'and Diane vyhaljBy;;both of: Freeport, ^recsWa cbngntu*
Eitions from: Cbitgressnan florman Lent on tfieir. nbniiilationi
to U.S.-seriica acadnnies.-Lent nomfaiated Bruce tD'Annapblts
and Diand to the Air-Force Academy. Donald McFarlin (canter,
bottom .photo) was the tirird Freepprter to win the Con^retsnan't
nbminatioh. He afib seeks.entrance to the U.S..Air Force Aca-dtmyl'tiis
pfqud mother, Dbrli,McFarlin,' (U,^was among those
parents'who attended a recent reception In the:young ptople't
honor given by Lent. The three Freeport youths .-will now com^
pets wrtb'other. young men and women'from across the natidif
fpr.&."place' in the dass of 1980 and a commtssion as a milttary
officer. '• .,<--'*-
long series of activities needed to
be accomplished before the U.S.
Department. of Housing and
Urban Development will release
the funds. Public hearing were
held in Januai7 of last year with
the (unds not received until.late
Nov^bet: ^ \ : : 'r ' •/, :.
-'• Mayor' Wimani^twfnieV Task.
Force has met and will coii^iie
to- "meet;' with the Citizens'
Committee . - t o - formulate
proposals. Members "of" the
Citizens". Committee, .who
represent various Fneeport civic
^ u p s and organizations, rhave
been encouraged to go baA to
their own membership, for ideas
'on.the second year of fum
Using the. input received from
.residents at IhC-public.bearings.
: the Task Forte and Citizens'
Committee will draft their final'
recommendations for the Board's
consideration.
The projects and monies
allocated for the current Com-mxmity
Development year are:,
.housing and, neigfiborhood
: rehabilitation. $386,500 or 29% of
the funds; North Main Street
' development, $454,000 or 34% ;
Central Business District In-provemehts,
$274,90p.._or.. ,20%;
(Continued on Page 15).
would be the first step under state""
law for the planned rehabilitation
of the area and which would
include houses—now boarded
up—available for homesteading.
DeVincenzo. a member of the
Village Task Force, suggested to
the "Bo^rd -that In ordfer. to
facilitate^ ^ e establlshmient' of •.
dwirahleuiwa .of .'property, on;.
North Main Street, for which
there are 'Already" dellnlte
prospects, the Village amend the
section of the law dealing with .
permitted uses in the PUD Zone.
These changes. DeVincenzo
stated, should be ddnei as quickly
as po^ible and only as far.as
necessary to accommodate
d^irable usage, to avoid any
loMed debate which' would
del&r development of the area,
commercial enterprises,
have already expressed Interest
in the area. One is a rental outfit,
the other a company that'would
manufacture and retail spices
from the locality.
The changes suggested by
DeVincenzo, include aUowlng the
rental of, vehicular equipment
when accompanied by building
use at the location and allowing
an open-air display-lot. There
woujd be no repairs or maln-tenance
rf eqjlpmeut alli
The other major change would
allow wholesale/ retail activities
in the PUD Zone, similar to that
already permitted in Business
-B'l-Districts—where-manufac^
turing -can- be-carried on-or-V
products processed In > con-.
junction with a retail business on
the same premises. Limitations
would be Imposed, If these
changes were accepted, as to the
maximum number of "persons
that could be employed on the
premises at any'one, time (ten).
.*nTe;>amount, of "j£lectrtc ,hor-,
sejkjwer that could lie used would "•
alsoberegulated. The suggested
changesi would, not. only ac­commodate
those "enterprises
already interested In locating In
the area but would enlarge.the
'scope. of prospective
organizations interested' in
locating on North .Main Street.
Housing Improvement Area No. I
The purpose of .the- public
^hearin&Jionday,_ night ..was. to;
describe the proposed Housing
Improvement .Area. No. i. It
would extend from the Long
Island Railroad on the south lo
the Roosevelt-Freeport' border
and. Lakeview Avenue on the
north and easj^lt also Includes a
succession of streets on the west
side (North Bergep Place, Lena
. Avenue, Wallace Shreet,: Prince
Avenue, Oxford Drive, Putnam
Avenpe and Sterflng Place), but
fContinaed"ort PagrllAr
Hendrickson Named Woman Of Year Ra Center Sets Recorf
FREEPORT- Audr^r Hendrickson .of South Long Beach Avenue
has been unanimously selected to receive the Freepwt Chamber
of Conimerce's Ladies Au»liary's 1976 "Woman of the Year"
Award. This wiU be presented at the Chamber's Installation Dirmer
Dance. March 27 at Salty Bay Yacht (3ub. -: .
'in announcing the choice.
Auxiliary President Betty Healy
said, "We axe. pleased that
Audrey was selected because,
while thewoA she_dQef^ it not
contlneanEo' this -Village, It
represents another contnbution
Freeport makes to the world
-beyond.our. boundaries;.The .
wives of the President and Vice
Prtsldoit of the United States
made headlines when they
publicly acknowledged they had
undergone stffgery for cancer of
the breast. That only seemed
natural to those of us who have
worked with Audrey since her
own "surgery some four years
ago. Her courage and ability to
turn a challenge to herself into a
-1, goal lo hcl^ others has been an
inspiration to us and many, many
others." : : - —
Mrs. Hendrickson arrived in
Freeport as . one-month-old
Audrey Pearson. A graduate of
Freeport' High School,' she
worked locally as a dental
assistant before rnarrying Harry"
Hendrickson, a 'maintenance
equipment operator with -the
Town of HemiMtead. They are the
parents of Freeporter Thomas,
who Is with the Nassau Ctounty
Police Department: HoUy Rizzo,
who lives in Kinpton with her.
husband; and Hai^ Jr. who Uves
with his wife in Ohio.
Married 28 years, Mrs. Hen-drickson's
early community
((Continued on Page .18);
FREEPORT — Keports show
that, as of noon Tuesday, 824
wmter discount tickets for the
Freeport Recreation Center's
Health Wing and ice skating rink
have been purchased. It is ex­pected
thatthe tickets, whidi are •
..good Until June 15, will continue
to be sold at the present rate of 30
each week day with more on the
—wrakends:
The 824 figure Is the highest
since the Ceiller opened with 88
memberships sold last summer
and 5S2 for the fall season."
Presidents from Baldwin.
Herrick. BeDmore and beyond
have equallttl the ^ number of
residents holding seasonal
discount tickets, although they
pay a higher rale.
Costs to residents for a famfly
membership, is $40; $30 for
husband and wife only, $S for an
individaal, and $20 for a child.
Senior citizCTS receive a 50%
reduction.
FIRST AGAIN. Freeport Mayor William White (center) purchases
the first two. tickets to the Freeport Bicentennial Committee's
Presidential Birthday. Party from Ticket Chairman Cai\ Gould.
O^ers (1. - r.) are Co-Refreshments Chairwoman Meridrth Manit-zas.
Decorations Chairwoman Elaine Stettner and Committee
Director Bob Raynor. Ticket deadline for the event, to be held
Feb. 21, 8 pm, Freeport Reaeation Center, is Feb. 18. They are
available,' at $5 eadh, from THE LEADER, FR 8-3133; the Free-port
Chamber of Commerce, 378-7402; Chairman Gould, 378-8894
in the evenings; and at the Bicentennial Boutique in the Fulton
Savings Bank.