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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK "" LEABER
FREEPORT'S
OEFIimL
NEWSPAPER
-Mth YEAR. No. 29 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. NOVEMBER 15.1979 PRICE 20* PER COPY
Board Ponders Rent Controls Freeport Resident
To Receive
Hofstra Award
FREEPORT - Arthur A. Strunk.
of Willowbrook Lane in Freeport.
has been selected as a 1979 recip­ient
of the George M. Estabrook
Distinguished Ser\icc Award by
the Hofstra University Alumni
Association. The award, estab­lished
in 1961 in honor of a former
Hofstra trustte and benefactor,
will be presented to Strunk at an
investiture dinner at the Univer-sit)'
Saturday. November 17.
. A 1952 graduate, of Hofstra.
Strunk ^ was nominated, for . the
award -in recognition of his
Alumnt. service .and career
adt1eveinMti.51nce.l974. be has
twen""vic«f-prvsident for opera­tions
of. the Nassau Downs Off-
Track Betting Corporation. A
career officer in theUnitcdStatcs—
Navy. Strunk retired after 22
Decision Due By Dec. 1
Whether "Yes" or "No"
FREEPORT • While reserving decision following a public hearing,
November 8. on .the regulation of rents in apartment houses in Free-port,
the village Board of Trustees did promise Ihat they would vote on
the matter no later than December 1. Scheduled voling sessbns of the
board which are open to the public but at which they may not speak,
will be held Saturday. November "^
17. 9:30 am; Monday. November
19,7:30 pm; Saturday. November
24. 9:30 am; Monday. November
26, 7:30 pm; Thursday, Nov­ember
29.7:30 pm; and Saturday.
December 1.9:30 am.
I^sent at the Monday evening
Sublic hearing was Commissioner
:obert Herman of the .New York
State Division of Housing who
-answered. qttesOws-put .tO' ttte
monthly plus tax and fuel oil
passalongs., Trustee Al Slrlin
asked if he had looked al rents in
other areas. ^
Landlord Jonathan Riddock in
his presentation to the trustees
also suggested that Frecport's
rentsarebclqwmc«tother areas.
In Ftcepbh. ~ tie, iald a studio
apartment' rents for approxi­mately
S27S: in other areu. $325.
-BETtER EMERGEfipY CARE FACILITIES are in the blueprints being
-Reviewed by Or. Carl NeumaJn (r.) with Freeport Fire Department Dep-
• uty Chiefs John Prgyenzano {}.) and William Sarro. Dr. Neuman has
submitted to the tillage's Zoning Board of Appeals plans for an ultra­modern,
5,000 square fool Emergiehcy Unit at the 218-bed Freeport
facility. If approval is given, Neuman explains, Lydia E. Hall will have
the most sophisticated emergency care facility available to ambulance
• services in the Freeport area.
Public Asked For Input On
How To Use Moneys iFrom Two Guys
ivREEI\)in' - How to spend the monies received by the village from
the sale of the Bennington Park Urban Renewal Project to Two Guys
Discount Department Store will be the subject of a public hearing
Mnndav night. November 19. 8 pm. in the main conference room at
Village'HalK .
In accordance with the Housing and Community Development Act.
•---- ^il^^.^Sl^^^jS ^^^^^ oLwhicbthe.cic«s profits -hold Ihe-hearing taieccivc wimt--5j-jj^-^jjl^-,j^-^nsider«-pinf
years of service, having achieved
the rank of Captain. He holds the
Legion of Merit award for his dis­tinguished
record as a naval:
officer. Active in Hofstra Alumni,
affairs, with a particular interest
in athletics. Strunk was recently
named "Senator of the Year" for
his work in the Alumni Senate.
Strunk's community service is
also recognized in his selection
for the Estabrook Award. He
serves the' Village of Freeport's
Planning Board, works u-tth the
Boy Scouts of America and is an
(Coot, on Page S)
Board i^4j^I>aeked-to-the-back->^He aalmed .that one-bedroom
dooratimenre. Herman eiplaJned apartmrnts in Freeport are S3I5-
that under the Emergency Tebant 370 monthly and 1385-470 in
_ErQlecliQn-Act-ol4954.-4hc-«atc—iithet localltics.-Raddock said that
allows each communhjrioj'ecidctwo bedjoom apartments are
how foTiaSaeTReir own specific 5385-415; in other localities in
rental housing emergency, and 13 Nassau County they rent for $475
from - resdents dealing with
altocatioa oftbe "eicess ftmd*"
whidi represents proceeds. o( the
;safc;'.'- Vv- ;•
The property, wtiidi is boonded
by Samise Highway and lienick
Road between Libetty ^.Sotith
Cohunbns Avenue. jr»sM to
Brentwood Devdlminent Corp.
for a sale price of S1.083.7Sp, but
tin eajt uf ImyiuiLUiUiU mrtfar-nte
must be '.deducted. The
village is.fesponriWe for the
constractkn ofattbs and dde:
walks, aadet^iSDad sewers,'
water. itnest. and traffic support
syste» and Uots^aarSanrise
H^iway.'.'
; The fiinds to pardiase the land
in Benungtoo - Faik . haS' been
originally prorided primanly by
the Federal guvetnment- Accord­ing.
to the law. the village is
auowed to "roQ orer" the monies
•received from dns sobseonent
sale, but mast bold a poUic bear­ing
to deteranoe-bo^ the resi-d^
ts «t»]d Eke to see the moniey
spent-
Commnnity . devclopmettt
may he. used: fot; a number of
stipulated activitia provided
."tney benefit low or moderate' ]
income-families, aid in , th^;-
cHihtnation of b l i ^ or meet'^
urgent ooQunnaity needs.' ^•^
. The activities allowed by law '
indode building , rdubilitation •,:
and^^ code etnorcement: the
|y|pt«ann rf nrr^r-nr f -
. development; economic develop-ment;
the ac^juisitioo. constmctr
ion. recoostnictioo or ttistanation
criTpobSc wprks.-fariritifs and. site,
impfwenicnfs; relocation . pay'
ments; . fustoric; -preservation;.
icnioval of arrwiifftiirai barriers;'
prdvisibn of certain pnbBc'ser-'.
vices not otherwise avnlable; and.
cuimiuinity «devf<npmmt plaa-nJMandadiiiiniViatioH.
-
Socb funds tiowever, may not
be used for Village HaO or any
other general goveinmnet build­ing;
central libraries; schools;
stadiums; cahmv and ait centers;
trannt tenmnals; Iwspita] and
n]edicaJiaci&&s: sewerage treat-aett'fdants;
new boosng; pur-
<Cont.cnPaget2)
oet STAGE at Bayview Avanua'
SctKxXVSaturday night, Hmmnber
17. wi^lbe actress.Christine Von
Oohtn in ah 8:30 pm public per-fnfman^^
lmlnatlfig hf^ *? •*Ti'
visit in Vt»yUlaga as guest artist-,
in-residence of, ttie Freeport 'Ar^
Council. Ticlcets for {terloniiMnce
are $3.50 (or aduiU and S2.S0 (or
seniof citizens - and FAC
"Frie.vJs." Von Dchin " has
worked with Woody Allen and'
understudied Diane Keaton atkf
tias also appeared in "The Other
Leading Brand." an off-Broad­way
ntghtdub act. and ber pwn
one-woman show. Added to ner
credits are spots in" daytime TV
dramas Tickels will t>e avaiiabte
at tne door. Fo*- mtormaiion. call
Nassau communities have alrradv
adopted the law. "All of them."
Herman said "are as proud as
Freepon-"of their history and
present." The 13 — Cedarhurst.
Floral Park. Rower Hill. Great
Neck. Great Neck Plaza. Long
Beach. Lynbrook, Mineola, North
Hempstead, Rockvillc Centre,
Russell Gardens. Stewart Manor
and Thomaston — have not
deteriorated, Herman said in
answer to the argument of some
of the landlords who claimed 'Jiat
rent stabilization would lead to a
decrease in their properties'
value causing the community to
deteriorate.
The only criticism the law has
received, Herman explained, is
on the specific renl guidelines.
"Many tenants feel they have
been to excessive." he said, and
"niany landlords feel they don'J^
keep up with costs." The guide-—^J
lines presently set by the Nassau The
County Rent Subilization Board
are increases of 7% on a one year.
lease; 10% on a two year lease,
and 13% on a three year lease.
- The tenants present at the -
- meeting, however, comf^ained
: that their to(7eases were higher
:' than those guidelines and that, in
some cases, they had been unable
. to secitre three year leases if they.
wanted them'.uMany attempted to •-
detail.inconsistencies in current
. lease arranj^emgnTl frir trTT't''irf"
~ timOMx saes in the same apart-raenthuose.
'
Irene fitzgerald.'a tetiant at 88'
South Bergen Plac^ complained
that tenants in her building whose
leases were renewable in October
- recieived a ^30 monthly Increase;
- tbose whose leases bad to be're-negotiated
in November were
forced to pay S70 monthly in­creases,
she said.
Roland Savaee, of 20 Raodin
Avenue, told of Ids own 27% in­crease.
His two bedroom, two
bathroom apartment had in*,
creased from $335 to S425
600.
(EDFTOR'S NOTE: A recent
study of apartment for renl ads in
daily newspapers, however,
points to Freeport's rentals as
(airiy average. On one particu­lar
day. November II, one bed­room
apartments in Garden City
were offered for $260; In Glen
Cove, for $285; and in Hempstead
for $225-330, all lower than the
Freeport rents dred. On the other
hana. one bedroom apartments in
Lynbrook were listed on a par
with Freeport ($320-378), as they
were in Valley Stream <$285-
383). Freeport s rents did not
seem substantially higher, for
similar apartments, in other areas
that have accepted rent stabili­zation
guidelines. Studio apart­ments,
in fad. seemed less ex­pensive
in Glen Cove, where vou .
rould rent one for $250: Lynbrook,
" --SIKJ-Valley-£tre3mF^S240.-
two bedrooth apartments
listed in- areas'under the Cbahty
Guidelines Board seemed lower'
than.Raddock's quotes of S47S^
600 for out-of-Freeport areasl We
saw apanroents listed in .Clea
Cove for $345: in Hempstead,
they rangol from $28S-590; in
Lynbrook from S300-37S:'and in
Valky Stream. $335-350. No renU
were listed/in (act. fiew apart­ments
were listed,-for Ro^ville
Centre.) - .:'r. ':' '- ^^
lUddixJi was Ute fllM lu.ificak
at themeetiiBg. He said that op to
August of (lus year, matters ran
smoothly between landlords.and
tenantsandthe voluotarv village
committee worked well. There
J were two or fbtee cases this past
stunmer.'he .said; they "made
'alot of noise and that is why wc
are here tonight." . Raodock
suggested, as be_ had at past
meetings, cpotintutioo of volun­tary
guidelines-., with more
publicity given ta both the guide­lines
and the meetings a the
Landlord/Tenant Council of the
tCont.cnPa<je12)