The-Leader_1976-04-29

              FREEPORT
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41st YEAR No. 1 FREEPORT, NEW YORK. APRIL 29; 1976 PRICE: 1S« PER COPY
Little league Parade This Saturday
Board Discusses Village Will Dedicate
SFnONO fiFNFRATinW With hit frtfurrucChnf Ktnntth Ltwtt
Two Contracts
FREEPORT — Discussions of
two Village contracts look place
at Monday night's open voting
session of the Freeport Board of
Trustees. The first contract, for
Use of the municipal stadium by
Freeport Speedway,-had been
agreed to in substance by the
Board last year, was signed by
Campi but had never been
returned to the Board for final
action. The Village Is now being •
„ asked to sign the contract but
Mayor William WhitQ pointed out
that, based on the $10,000'
•TnininnmrTn~tt~and the lie per
customer which the Village
receives, it would take about.
WilUam Glacken Ptirk
FREEPORT - The 1976 season of the Freeport Little League
will be officially launched this Saturday, May 1, as young base­ball
players and their adult coaches and managers parade through
Village streets prior to the first game.
The Village of Freeport will also take the occasion to rededicate
Northwest Park, where Little
Leaguers play their games, in
honor of the late Williaip'F.
Glackeh. The late Freeport
Mayor, who served in that
capacity from 1953 to 1961, passed
away in September, 1974.
The parade, chaired by JoKn
- DiGrazia, will form in the yard of
Our Holy Redeemer .School and
begin at.l0:30 am. It wil[ first ^o
-flmujr- LBW» irai raom inJitt •Snrtrrnay nrppt ny M»yai=>ywam. y^^ Speedway has scheduled less
James McLean and David Hood
as well as all adult volunteers-with
the program, which involves
over. 500 boys and girls and is
about to start its 23rd season.
Ceremonies will include an In­vocation,
the Pledge . of
Allegiance, the reciting of the
Little League Pledge and the.
unveiling of a plaque dedicated 1
Couhty^tdbles^l^
S * A ' " a J ^ J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - - >^"^^^^ thanilhidlaTt
.'Teevaiuated. Trusteie Dorothy
.Storm _mentrqned that in­formation
she had received
pointed to a large number of
"free tickets" "or passes used on
MINEOLA - Freeport Mayor William White appeared before the
Nassau County Bciard of Supervisors Monday, Apoil 26 to speak:oh _.__
the signing of a lease for quarters at 2 Broioklyn.AvemieTTfor tfie~ opening da3rTrmTr~wfiich~lhie~
County Social Services I>epartraent. THE LEADER was told that Village receives no revenue. A
the offices occupied by that Department,-on South Grove Street, off memorandum was sent to
' ^ ^ • " Superintendent - of Parka and
. Merrick RoadrV^efe it will turn
Avenue:
f,
-. tHinnse Highway.^are considered
iriadeqtiate.for. their .needs,'
_",W'hite. asking that the'Boahl of
.Supervisors liable the matter and*
arrange a meeting with county'
west ••, to " Bayviejv
Proceeding .north-og iBayvlew.
the. parade- wllV cross Sunrise;'
Highway : ia\ Pemtsylvanla
Avenae;.then to RamiaBviivetiue
where ; 11: will' march ;>vest, to .
Brbbkside Avenue aiid Northwest"
(William Glacken) Park.
Joining the Utile Leaguers in.
the.-lineyot march" wlir be mem­bers,
of the Village Board of
Trustees, the Freeport Board of
Education, the Park Commlssioin-n
case of rat:
thp pafarie and corgmoniefr-will^
be held the following ^Saturday/
'May 8/
•' The .suggestion for cJiafTglng'
the name of. Northwratl%rk was
made by Mayor William White at
theUme-ofGIack'en\ death. He
suggested' the'change as a
"suitable memorial in perpetuity;
to a man who served'cwr Village"
well .— as. MayorJ Trustee,
member 61 tKe Park Commission
and a member of jhe Board of
discuss'the matter with Freeport
Village officials.". ' ;.;
; The Mayor pointed out that, ih-officials
to discuss .'it further, ^vSioecwia olf tSheer vanicneo unccaesde dleocalidn uiign
pointedoul that he had .learned. Freeport, he could not- un-about
the proposed new. facilifyr"^^?^^"*' ***^- " ^ ^ ^°^ larger
"by chance." He referred to . .qoartets. "It is also liot clear,"
'"partnership "government" he staled.'>hat will happen to
"between, the Village and the- .the space being varated in the .
County as not having been Van. -freeport Cooperative Service
empty phrase" in the past and .Center Building fon^S." Grove'
said. "Frankly f do -not un^-' Street), which contains several
detstand why no one in the' county agencies involved with
County had the forethought to' (Continued on Page 6)
. State Releases Auditor's Report
ALBANY - New Yorit State Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced
last w ^ that the routine examinatioa of the fiscal affairs of the
Village of Freeport, for the period March 1, 1972 through Feb-niary
28, 1975, had been completed. Incorporated villages, as well
. aost hetorw np ugbolivce rmanndo.i tqsu, acsiit-ipeusb, lpicu blic libraries, school districts and
bodies, are.thoroughly examined
-by the State Depar
andCoatrbl every three years.
A written report by the Slate
Examiner is now on fBe in the
Village Oark's office, 46 N.
Ocean Ave., Freeport, and can be
exammed fhere by interested
citizens.
- . The., audit .findings were_
_jjrimarily_ of. a . bookkeeping _
nature. Several . of the
Examiner's comments dealt with
bookkeeping procedures in the
Village Court. He also com­mented
on The' use of federal
revenue sharing funds.
Substantial overtime payments
were made in-12 instances, the
Examiner reported, to Village
employees, ranging from 41% to
123% of their annual base
salaries. According to James
ie4'reas;ff«Vthe-largest
portion of these were to.
Electric Department empl<Q-ees
who are on standby to quickly
answer emergency calls. The
highest percentages in overtime;
however. Tpere inthe Recreation
and Parks Department's budget.
Emploj-ees, there_had been in-
_yplv£d_irL the _testing and inr-_
staHation of new equipment prior
to the opening of the Freeport
Recreation Center. Others,
receiving high overtime sums
were in the Water Department,
where emptoyees are also on
standby duty, - The^—State
Examiner suggested that Village
officials conduct a stixjy of the
staffing requirements a i l hiring
(Continued on Page 16)
Recreation -Stanley Brekne
referrihjg the contract back to
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Freeport GOP SDggests
A Budget Committee
FREEPORT - While the
F r e e p o r t R e p u b 1 i c a h
Organization has not gone- on
record" as endorsing a school
board candidate in the for­thcoming
June 8 election, a
statement on the school budget
was read at last Tuesday night's
meeting of the group. The
statement, later released by the
group, pointed to "the heed for a
full, open disclosure and
examination of the operation of
the Freeport School's budget in a
way which has never beoi done
before." - _
The Republicans stressed that
—Freeport can well be proud of i t s -
school system," but that tliis is a
time of "great economic distress
which is being experienced by
every taxpayer." Pointing out
that citizens must be provided
with aD the necessary details so
that they can evaluate the school
budget "and overall operations.
_COTtribute to thede^-eJopment of"
the budget and vole in an in­formed
maimer." the Freeport
Republican Organization ad­vocated
"an immediate policy of
fun and open disclosure by the
board and administration to the
-community of-the-detafled line
and structural function school
budget for this year, as well as
fun manpower data, with .titles,
(Continued on Page 16)
a'hd Superintendent of Parks and
Recreation Stanley "Brekne.
Grand Marshall will be Edward
"Glacken. brother of the late
, Mayor and an active supporter of
Little League. • '"
Opening <teremonles will honor
Past Little League presidents
Ethics. He was afproduct of our
school system—an athlete, and a
supporter of Little League from-
Its inception."
Youngsters, age 10 to 12, who
wish to participate In the Little
League softball program, may
still register by calling 379-8641.
_ Reilly Announces Candidacy
For School Board Seat
FREEPORT - On Tuesday, June 8, when residents of the Freeport
School District go to the polls to vote on the 1976-77 school budget,
they will also be asked to elect one person for a three year term
on the Freeport School Board. The seat to be filled Is now occupied
by G'oria Nevard. Freeport resident John D. Reilly told THE
LEADtiR this w-eek that he has science degree, he . has been
coUected enough signatures to acUve m many of his industry's
[''l^.P^'i'!"? ^°I? ' ' ? " ^ HJ^ professional organizations.
ballot and mlends to do so by the presenUy holding Ihe office of
end of the week.
Tn declaring his candidacy
Reilly, who has lived, in ths
"Village for over a> years, said he
was running because "thie
present. board has not taken
enough economic nioves to help
reduce the costs in the Village."
The prospective candidate
lives with his wife. Antoinette,
and two of his six children, at 37
Triangle Place. One son is a fifth
"grader and a daughter is a senior.
at Freeport High School. Three
married children and a student at
the University of New Mexico
round out the eight member
famfly.
The 50 year old Reilly has been
- in the printing-business since he
himself graduated from sdx»l. A
1950 graduate from New York
University's School of .Com­merce,
with, a Bachelor of
John D, Reilly
First' Yice President of the In­ternational
Printing Supply
(Continued on Page 7)