The-Leader_1979-08-16

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LIERARIAH
NASSAU CTY lilSTOHICAL UUSBL'H
EISEIJHOBER PARK .
EAST UEACOI, H Y 11554 ..
FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
THE LEABER FREEPORT'S
OFFICIRL
NEWSPAPER
44th YEAR No 16 FREEPORT NEW YORK, AUGUST 16.1979 PRICE 20* PER COPY
Fuel Oil Moy Be Produced Here
Consider New Plant
For Garbage Conversion
FREEPORT - The possibility of producing fuel oil as an end product
of a new garbage disposal method was discussed at Village Hall Nton-day
night, August 13. Following the usual weekly meeting of the Board
of Trustees, the Board met with the Sewer and Sanitation Commission
to hear representatives of Oppcnheimcr Co., Inc., an investment firm;
Bums & Rowe proj_ect engineers, LEADER later asked Walker if
THE VltLAQE'S ME»I<IN'BLUE rw^lveid top rtbnors andawanls at thcTannual Nassau Polle*Con^.
(erence dinner^QroK^ for,«~picture are the specfalhoniQrees and their dinner partners O.Jo'r.):"
Police Officer ftol>ert Klrmae and his wife, JerrJ; Sharon Primavera and Police Ofllcer Edward^far(in:
Ann Muldowney and Detective Richard'Muldowney: and Freeport PBA president Arthur Burdetle
and his wife; Sue. KIrmso and Martin were recipients of the "Outstanding Meritorious Award;"
Muldowney was special honoree at the dinner-danco; and Burdelte was inslalled to the Conference's
Board of Governors. (See story p. 1)
Freeport Police Officers Honored
FREEPORT - Four members of this village's Police Department
were honored July 13 at the 45th annual dinner-dance of the Nassau
Police Conference Inc. For the second year in a row. the Freeport
Police Benevolent Association and its members received every honor
bestowed during the evening.
Freeport Police Department
Defective Richard Muldowney. a
17.ycar veteran of the village
force, was singularly honored'
when the Conference dedicated
their annual affair as a tribute to
, him. Muldowney was cited for his
years of "relentless dedication
and service to all police officers"
and upon his retirement_Jrora
- — office as First Vice-Prirsident of
the Nassau Police Conference. He
way designated Honorary Presi-
- dent of the Conference, an award
--.^^uuprrtjdrnted in that organiza*
tion's history. ,
•" - ' The" Tilghest honor of the
evening, recipients of the "Ont»
- ' - standing Meritoriotts Award" for
bravery in the line of duty, was
shared by Freeport Police Offi­cers
Robert Kirmse and Edward .
Martin. The two officers received
their award based on their actions
in December 1978. Under civilian
-hostage -conditions, -the two
officers dbguised themselves,
entered and disarmed a subject
who possessed a machine gun. At
_ one time, the machine gun was
pointed at Martin's-head as the
subject threatened to kill him.
Freeport PBA president Arthur
Bcrdettc came in for his share of
honor, when he was installed to
his newly elected position on^the.
Board of Governors of the Nassau
Police Conference.
School Tax Rate
Increase Reduced
Despite Decline
In Assessments
FREEPORT - In spite of a slight
dedine in the total assessed
valuation on property in the
Freeport School District, the
Board of Education has been able
to establish-a tax rate-two mills
less than anticipated.
At a special meeting of the
Boarrheld August 8, the 1979-80
tax rate was set at $18,848 per
$100 assessed valuation. At the
time of the budget vote on May
23, the district had anoounced
that the proposed $22453,108
budget. cam»l a scbool tax of
one of whose projects was the
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant;
and BW Encrgv discuss a pro­posal
that — if approved and
successful — would see the
building of a new-type garbage
incinerator. The process used
would turn garbage into vapors
one of whose end products would
be #2 diesci ou, a common
heating fuel. •
.: Although the process Is not yet.
'• used aiiyivhere else in the coun>-
try, a working prototype has been.
examined by the project en-
-^neers, Bums '& Rowe. The
complicated financial proposal
would have the village sell the
property to the concern, which
' appears to be a partnership
between two outfits, Deco — a
John Wayne funded firm — and
BW Energy Systems.
Funding would be obtained by
the Oppenheimer Co.,Inc. and
besides their investors, bonds
would be. floated without any
financial obligation from, tlie
. village. The village's only obliga­tion
would be to provide the raw
materials: the gatT)age. While the
village would pay to have its
garbage processed at approxi­mately
$15'per fdn'.it would also
share in any proceeds that result
from the sale of the oil.
Among the concenu expressed
by both the ^wer and Sanitation
cither vibrations or odors would
be a possiblUly during the
process. Vibrations definitely
would not be a problem. Walker
sxplained, but he was less de­finite
about odors.
The facility would have the
capability of "burning" 50 tons
per day per module, with four
modules planned (three for use,'
one for backup). If all four
operated scyen day* a week.
1,400 tons could be processed
weekly, approximately 600 tons of
which the municipal carter Five
Counties, picks up for the village.
The plant would also prtjcess, it
was explained, garbage brought
to it by other private carters or by
Five Counties privately, some
of which Is also picked up In
Freeport.
Mayor WUliaih H. White said
that a ceiling on the maximum
amount of garbage that could be
brought in from other carting
companies would be specified in*
any contract, if the propoul went
that far. During the meeting, one
of the Mayor s expressed con­cerns
was'the possibility of an
empty, unused garbage disposal
- plant,-If-the project - proved-im--
succcssful.
$18.85 per SlOO.assessed valtur^meat'of ia authority to float tfie'
Worthcn said it was his opinion
that the village had "nothing to
lose" by agreeing to the proposal.
-- , , V- . J .1. The "worst" that could happcB.
Commission members and- the-_he felt, U4hat the vUUgc S d
)f*?J ,^*^* *"" ^ V}' regain possession of iu land with
tiM of the village aenteriJig into ,he building on it. keep the rao.«y
tucfa a contract and the establUh-j,,}^ fotlU sale of the land, and
FreepiMt U s For Ciuinie In Insurance law
"Vniage Board pointed oat that the-
Leg^slatore bid only partially
bMded the request of the Village
Jiad—-o{bet—iminiripalities__iai
- FSEEPOKT-Tbe village Beard
of Tmstees has petitkned the
Hew Yock State L^^riature to
~«mend~r:tecemly - enacted law ._ -,- • - , „ . ,^
<w«nnag selfiwaaoce by lysing > .enabtog- k^slation
,bnictpa&es.tftbeaaeiidmeiit aPowuig local pjwamtuU to
law. ritir, IHI ^>m^P-«^^^^^^^^^,^^
turn.
.. .The School Board announced
that its two mill rcdoctioa-was
due to "careful saving and on-expected
revemie mm the
State." .
' The Freeport School District is
one ^ 1 1 ccfaod disttictt in the:
county that show a dedine in total
bonds, without tuing village
assets to back the bond issue or
iacurring any financial liabiUty^ -~
Wbile Wake Wortben of the
Oppenbeiner Cbrnpan/ seemed
to feel that it codd be done
throogfa tn aotboritjr, the Cora-nunity
Deveiopient Agency or
tbe Town or. Hempstead or
- the
OBt the State woold Wf'aUowed to
-enter into iasortaoe' pooSng
«mngegiebts.ltiieitfa^A«
Islaod to fntrr into ieif-insar-mver.
Woold haw Bwed S12S JOO
ill IniiifT"'^ nnnt l«fT yrtr d -
ndi pooSng had been per-
In a resofaidoo sent to Senator
John Donne, chairman of tbe
State's Insonace Comnuttee. tbe
exp(atss>. denes
• stutial.ssvnMtc
tupaytn
yahutfaL^tfcb_jrejr,_ifafiau_Xtoiarty«_Jewe__sf _
according to Abe Seldin. chair- qoestioos to be'explored, as the'
man of tbe Nassaa County Board meeting ended, were the.legal
or---Assesson. - wl»ie,*iepqr.^i>nes.£i:il_/:,-2z_—.r=ri±r:r^
prepares tbe asiewmimt roBs tor Eaviroamdifa] cobeems were'^
the distrids. The teOl iJiciied - espiewd by Tiustee Tlabthyr
use the Town of Hempstead's:;
Black-Claussen plant to dispme
of its garbage, as Freeport is
stated to do inortly;'
Woithen also volunteered the:
services of his firm's sttpmeys to
explore tbe legal qoestioos and to
bdp fiH oot'applicstiona for:
federal funding ff tbe village
dedded to go that route,:
^-^——Qfiml iglaiaftw-
Bg ts^ allowed - m
states wbere It has
ncaarfulZ
sab- vafaiatjon on property in Nasssa
increaaed .. Coonty's 62 sefaod ' ^ Asfrids
comage^increaaed nearly one percent for
serrST-lilAt^rjdicpl yM, lelHpiiin
The lesohition passed by die
Freeport 8oanS. icqucsts Qukk.
actioa oo tbe jeaioval ,oi the'
pooling lestjiclion: "to^' t ^
(Com. on Page 11)
pruTeo/'ij"yaloiti<» went down 0.18% Croei
' last year. * deutaiie iaf 3143,904,-
We«baxy,'^r&Ind ?axk, loag'
Beach, Waatagh; - Mahrerae,
-Bootievcit, Leiuiown and Hemp-
-steal. MineoU ~and~ deawood
ljaSa% axe tbe otber scbool
districts wiib efcdaced valoatioos
Peteroaaa. .Wbodrow Walker of
Bans & Rowe explained that tbe
- oHead-prodoet woold be stored Jir
§flif^ rtmtii^ttrrf JIMI ttt«t «ll pry.
CMrtJonswoold be taken to t o id
i»«m» • nr contamination
a fmbUc bearing on tfier
oC 4.4 acres near tbe
MDe la order to boOd an
empty lot- is hooooco. by Bicb-
•mnnd'Strrft OH the sorth. Man-groond
or ssmonding. waters.
Walker and tbe otber speakers
mentioaed that tbe project would
meet aB satiooal, state and local
ea»lronaieatal standards.-THE
hattad Stwet oa the norlh, and
Sooth Ocean aad h^Jkt Aveaoes
odteb east and west Tbe propos­al
byT-E.D. Coostrac&A. owned
- (Cont. on P»0« 12>'<ti