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•• FBEEPORT - Tuesday, Match 15, is election, day In the Yinage of
Fteepott and voters can go to their usual polling places, between 7 am
and 9 pin, to cast their votes for Mayor, two Trustees and the Village
Justice,-',. •.,.-.• .-; • ; '- -'•••;
Five men are vying for Fre^port's top post, "a $7,000 a year, part-time
i ^ . One, issue of the. campaign has been' the p<»t ftsclf, with
at least one t»ndidate—YTayne ' . .' , . *
Jordan, jpresently a • Trustee—
adviDcating a change to a fixU-time
Dosltion at $35,000 « year^ If
JinWfWti, • IVtnrKTMt, fa SUCCeJsful
at the pdls neytTuesdayV his"
seat Oh the Boaid of Trustees
woald then become vacated aiidr
ak Mayor, -he' would-appoint
sbzaeoioe 'to'thitt seat. 'Ipcumbent
before a' mumOrtg ti tbs Jostke
I/odseand Glumtcrof B*iial B^iUb
,8t U^gntfOaa \WmH Israel.
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^ _ iM^Obiictorjames-
... FlfiB^ciitlrvOti^^ aluii litw bf.pbultryiv
pfptfuce, frmwi ^tii(!$fdi&x.knd atfUeiiBnm Itims, and 4 bun full;..
of liniRttit for clilHlrw» to. Me> tiw Mn\idui)^pptn'\Nmirmaalf/.'
MarcH 16, fneoittV ntm^ Qaui atori, oh ihi» former f-lngtt tftg/gy
: aocoinpliabMi^lhrpuoh uaa of ,th6. Vinaoe'a .CmtmuiiKy OevMopmerif.
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Wptwo
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comjagteg.Ilia »fi«t fbnxnviUt.^>E»P?<,-'*^:-y^
tacor'^tf-Mjqvr.-viriff' have-'Ida ^.^f
iiiiiBe'od'twQjine«rtb«. P N ^ - .
Fu^-raiidpr^7 ibe^;Sfst;
imvfll|we bister; the RejmKBean
.Raxty; Jofdas b also'ootwalbUba.
Hb aaiiie' 'iriD Jtx fooad oH-thie
I)eiaoaat:Party*yPoet:«ia.wMcfa
JievpdolrietocTtwbydnaAO, and
the Ft«^ioft n t w . Jdmer^RaiBd is
tbe'diandateof me bew^lbttDed
Fieeport Taxpayeta Puty. and
AnnxDiao5[eftiier,.wbo two yieais
ago ran onsacceafnOy 'on' the
Mom*be6 :py -rujfc-teagoe,
• Wointe-i .V!ijt&»;;r:t^^
.'• offered V- istitMbictt)ty -.- .Kourka
" by'::^gidi. -'candidate • fwcir>
-ed. bjT- * OQestkoa ttam .ibt
'• audience'wbkh codU be ahtwer*
ed by a n y ^ all candidatea. They
- were sot pennittedTdMtta}.
JTruirtfie Wi
J^gcAnafi^ TplfflpiQIfQ
-: FHEEPOBT.-, After nearly a y n t of anstoHy, the Freepoitf Schboj.
..._fiaard^\lastJ1mrsdayikni^tSrOpes^bad^
'. effcctiof present austerity measures,' OT the possible resnltsiofftture.
.tmdget defeats, for ainws* every &« itdh prcsoited by:the Adimn-
^ istration.-;" - . ••. • . '••'•'"•'/• •.."--•'' :'.• •''. ,.•••.-•'•'.•..•.'-.
—"---in'<fiscossing .traa^JortalMn. •' : ''-.I •'- "1 "J '
- ' ^ J ? S ? ! ! ^ j i ^ ^ f e ' fonowhigyear'scostwiDbeibe:
causelhePistnctwasonamnltir fanSfiOOdOO-^
- ple-yt^i,ftMUm, ih^^^ 'Ihe Borad'^ted to twrtitfaef^
tsatadsotiqacS^yCiaTfidecitttetdr ebwya.^s.dnso tir esaurh!s-., :tesults-6f awtfber year t* aus^ "
reduced^ bidg^;' That-, contract.
terity; The bussg lin^.wpnld be
extended to thrice imlei,-wi& the':
^ m g r J ^ ^ i M « t t h e ^ -rrrTrfimi nf htnOU^ppeA i^.
M tne present scnoora year. The ":^w«t. a. 5:;nm.^frrf»«.iM,4 rvmoir
-—Board -j^vsed .that, _if _the_ joew
' - transpntation odlay is ^rejected
by the Vot^, the coiodquences
. - rwillbe "adverse." • : ; ^ .:',.
. For the school year of 1977r78,
l,.,-^e.9»trfAMspoiUtiottjOndud::.
dents. As Superintendent Ikmald
-Costknr_reinarttd. "it would:
.meaathat'evety student-in the
High Sdiod would have to waO^"
In addition, a rejected budget^
woold not affect the state .^man-date
for.integrated schocds.-Sta-tfents
who are, now hnng bnssrd.
JL-FKEEPORT---Gtdddines for-the
use qt federal monies to.im-..
prove commerdal properties in .
-Freepptt were announced. tlris
*eek by Bfayor WilBani VlThtte.
The pn^^^ls hi ad^on to tb^
loan knd grant oxMiiea available'"
to reddemal.structures wfaicfi-haaa&
ea^f%eeftfaB^ieawgt«d, •
"Asput of its secoQd year Gun-imuuty
DevelpinndA program the
yi&age has aBocated.S50.000lb .
assist property owners MaJmg^^
:cfaai>ts ill. the central ^business
district m-itoprbving their~pn>-'
perties. ihffTnoSlMrwill'fedBce-
, the annual tirterest rate m a fMni
-loan to 4%. It has been proposed .
that an additonal $50,000 be al-
:.fatted frOTn;year lO-fiuids to"^-;
pand this prograau
Omens Pastf-liaft for Trastee.
and Doo^as.Mcnn ate ntaning
as Independents^
. .axVIaFgrn«ataa :
F6in-meii and two .wtnnen win
-be -on'the ballot ^seeking riectkjn
or reelection to' two \Trustec
portions, which are part-tiine
andS9«,S00^^aTreaft^nciinibent—l^^^t^^J!*^
Trestee Dofbthy Storm »w4a re- ^' U»e-KKS
den^ion on. the Village Party,
and BepnbQcan . Party. Ghes,
joined by Alfired Sitfin, a first;
time candidate. The Democrata
(with "ErcCTort ;F*rty endorse­ment)
a n fielding JhUry WBder
and Paul BertacdnL Both are also
the audience tOMtAbe
miestkm is'forybd to look aroond
Jordait icid
'faaSmnk -1
fteepott and-^ ask 'yoonelf ;'do
ytm.Hke It the way It ianoirT'"
aiui if'oot, .then "ypte for a
duuge.", .'r:I}e '.partkalariy
meiw^med'the /'over cost <K
)nsax«nce;"''the' vQIage'a $23
miUi^ ddbt, wUcb-be aaid costs
$2VS: n^nkxl . annually- to pay
r^TOifr^whidrtlie
Mayw'baa.'finally taO^d about
A'^'J
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and-ndildi critimes the govern­ment
tot owing stidi money;"
the "oveRost of tbe Redeatioo
.Omten" <nd ^^tbe aanie people
making deditens" about Ox MalT
.(I don't want ^ to so any'higb-i^
k«iJt.fc«;,M »w.» ft ingrnml,
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rnnhing foc-piAlic oggg focthe ? ^ ^ » ^ ^ * ' ¥ : ^ . . -
i ^ ^ a n c . On . the, Freeport .|OT*iaefa^jrf "akto/nxwey is
Taxpayers "Party.-Sne a » & i t -
time candidates Frank Cfevdand
-aadRenncth Combi,—
coihg down'the
*neto$topv" .
The next
ia&MFact
>—vying
.must own aUd/or operate irconf-merdal
establtthment'in an area'
defined as being generally bound­ed
by the long Island. Biail Brad
on thfe north. Heiay Street on the
east,. Smith Areet on the south
,^Qd field t r ^ ^^ items efiminatcd
-this year) is \ projected at
$597,680. However, under a
system of $tale-reimbursements,
apptbxiinalely 75f5~Tof - that
amount win be relumed to the
for the seat of Village Justice,
-focnmbent 'Judge Edwin Freed-man
is opposed oy Balpb Franco,
who has served as Village Trustee
foe the past fooryeara; Friedman
"^rO&^AbixtrSaei: the Democratic'
.Mdran, aaid "i
that l am
•iroo-tbe-tralh-
Freeport .{f oootix>tled
"MtfgiotU pdBOcMi
draitt^-and It'a .
Pgag^__J
(tf the reaseos^
b to bring to '
that
would still be required to attend -
their present scbods, using their
own means'bf transportation.''
. From the audieiice,' Marilyn".
Broems wondered if/in the event
of a bud;;et disapproval, a
district next >-ear. but if the bud: separate referendum for trans-get
is. ^gain defeated, Frecport portition could be passed, still
win not be.eligifale for the state s enabHng Frceport to receive stale
°am° °p?le',™ if^ S^bO: .O .JOrU°U^''is '^' feimbarsements. Dr. AhoU. a re ipiiil Isi
transportation, the reimburse-
. inent5''will bring the actual net;
cp5t "Sown to $150.000. But- if
austerity'Is .'again enacted, an^
the state aid thereby lost, the
" piescntative of the btate tdoca-,
-tion,Department present, at the
meeting, answered that under a
. referendam state-aid,would still
(Cont.onE^gel2i.
and South Ocean Avenue on the
west. They must meet thrbank's
financial requirements for a loan.
The Community" Devdopment
staff will assist applicants m tiicir
dealings with the finanrial in­stitutions
when necessary,
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,-Par^, the Freewatt.Party and
widi Armando, sitettner,. on an
* isdependentline. Franco b run­ning
on the Village Pirty and
Re^lkan Partylmes. The post
b a part-t&ie one that pays
$9,000 ayeat.:_
Canddates Debate
There are two'Uare pubOe
debate* acbedufed for the candi­datea.
AQ 13 faxre been fatvlted
—m.HJeai before the Cognell-af^
^ the
'l&SCZuQC
wfaldrieaiSs to the people befaig
"rfcped off' by incrcaang taxes
and an eroding tax base. Among
'—tthhoessee —p«r aeticgs -be- aaid—bCr
• . opposeo' are "controlled .bid
^' diM/' patronage appointments
QTIC Ornnizafiooa (COCA),
Tfaarxdsy, Alarcfa 10, 6 ptn, at
die FrcepCTt Memorial library.
The' fibyoral^ candHafH wQI
also spotk Ssbday, Martb 13,
auTrelitives on the p«y|t4l. He
also durged that .'^stores, are
dosing allaroond tis"...and there
are muggings in - the front .
yard." K elected, be promised
to institute a Taxpayers Citizens
Council to help plan the. budget
and for personnel hiring.
The tliird candidate to sj)Ak
was" ArmanOo btettncr. "IBft
question for you to decide," he'
. said, "is is tliere any difference
if the Democrats or the-Republi-
(Cont.onTage2S)