The-Leader_1979-12-20

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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK rm LEABER FREEI^ORT'S
OFFItini
NEWSPAPER
44th YEAR. No. 34 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. DECEMBER 20.1979 PRICE 20* PER COPY
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Village Tax increase May Be 10'
Three Months Of Meetings
Keeps New Budget Down
FREEPORT • The lowest tax Increase in a decade seema to be this
year's holiday present for Frecport village taxpayers. At a budget
workshop session, held Saturday December 15. the Village Board of
Trustees were able to finish up their preliminary work on the village's
1980-81 budget and announce that it appeared that taxpayers would
get approximately a lOt In-
CHRISTMAS TIME IN" FREEPORT. A day on the Freeport Man sees many Freeponers "sharing"
their lime to show they care about their .neighbors. Shoppers tnis past weekend noticed representa­tives
of the f^reeport Fire Department ringing the bell (or the '"sharing is caring" Salvation Army
kettle, while members ol the Freeport Fire Department Band strolled up and down the Central Busi­ness
District, playing holiday tunes and collecting funds (or (he Salvation Army. Ori the Mall, they
were Joined by Santa Claus and his helpers, all volunteer Freeport teenagers, who have been giving
theirweeKendstomake-theholiday season a happy time for local youncste'f —
" Landtords Of Storefront ^
Churches Arraigned
FREEPORT -The landlords of seven storefront'churches, located on
North Main Street, were arraigned in Freeport Village Court Thursday,
December 13, for violation of a village ordinance. The law they .were
accused of violating prohibits-places of public assembly.without
necessary off-street parking.
Two Officers--
Make Lieutenant
crease in 1980 in their village
taxes.
Presently, village uxpayers
pay Sll.ll per S1(X) assessed
valuation. A 10« increase would
bring the tax to 511.21 per $100
assessed valuation. On a house
assessed at SB.OOO. for example,
the homeowner vt(^i pay viUiKC
taxes annually of.-S89f>.80, an $8
difference"from this year'» tax.
Mayor- William H. White
stressed, however, that the !()•
figure was a "guesstimate."
The Board had held budget
workshop sessions,.open to the
public, since early October
They had met with village depart­ment
heads, often calling them
back for "repeat" sessions for
more Information or to justify
"their requests.
At niany discussions, as
department heads justified (heir
rcqucsts"TOf new ui leplacement
vehicles •*r»i»^u«*«#vii—<»^i«f*»f«
"teens" was in ih? 1977 budget,
when the village tax was hiked by
only 13<. That was the year, how­ever,
that the villaee sold munici­pally-
owned land for 5400.000. a
one-lime boon for the taxpavcts,
The 1979 budget brought wUh
it a 40* Increase. In 1978. lax-payers
were Wl wUh a S0< \n-'
crease. But back In 1976. the
\ncTeate ^m« •l-.OS «ndAn-197& U>
wasSl.lZT'T •
White named several factors he
felt contributed to keeping the tax
increase low this year. Ke
mentioned that the Board of
Trustees had for the past few
years continued to practice econo­mics
without diminishing essen­tial
services. "Wc continue to
tighten up." he said, pointing to
the consolidation of departments.
White also credited the vil­lage's
department heads, many of
The six. one was a landlord to
two diffefefi churches, all had
conferences with the court and
Bnflding Department. All plead
not guilty. Trials for the six will
be scheduled for January 17.
except for any who may file
: applications for variances with
the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Arcs Realty Inc., represented
by its .president Joe Badalucca.
was tlie landlord with the two _ Street,^
(iordies. Ares Realty rents to
-Mount Zion Holiness Church of
God te Christ at 193 North Main
Street, and.The Tmc HbGness
Apost. Faith Chan* P.A. at
197-99 North Main Street.
/!r Heniy Hocbman o€, Unioodale,
^-owner.of the-pteouscs of 302
- North Main Street, was chaised
; -with Viotofing; the Tillage ordi-
'Jittnoe srith'.Ms. rental to New
- HopeChotAofGodtnamst-
PreseatiB court were also Mn.
Barry Baincs, representing the
estate of Barry Baines, which
rents premises at 288 North Main
Street to Hou' e of Musk Ta Ha
Dar-Ul Islam -Mosque, which
recently w-as written about in
"Newsday."
Timothy Pctemana — keeping a
count for the board — would ask
FREEPORT - On December 22. about the auto or truck. "Does It
two of Freeport's police '6rfic-ers-nih?-'^-^es—4nswcr._would
will begin to answer to the title of cause the Mayor or one of the
Lieutenant. Sgt. Joseph Pesalei a
.,^._ -wh<Mft=ho-m>tcd.had-increased
freshman'—-trustee—Their duties due to consolidation
The other" three landlords
appeared to be the churches
themselves. At 282 North Main
the Three In One God
nine year veteran of the Freeport
Police Depajtment. and Sgt.
George Bowe, who has been on
the force for 13Vi years, have
been notified that they have
passed the test for lieutenant and
will be considered that rank
effective December 22.
Bowe, a resident of North Bell-more,
has been a sargeant for
nine years; Pesale, a North
the
trustees to say. "scratch it then."
White said the village had been
practicing "Proposition 13
economics" before there was a
proposition 13. A look at the pre­vious
ten years oT budget in­creases
does show lower hikes
since 1977 than in years previous
to then.
The only other increase in the
of departments over thcpiit few
years. "Middle-management"
too. he said, had been increasing -
lhclt_worJt4oads and he credited "
the village employees with help-"
ing keep the lax rate down so.all
the residents could benefit.
Last year's switch from a
municipal wnitation dcpartmeni
to a private carter is still reflected
in ihis year's budget. White
mentioned, because the village
did not have to be concerned with
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Head Holy .Trtnify P " t * ? ^ 'nien hawe dutions for
Inc. is located. The JJght of the exceflent police work
1«^^'" *»f,^.:Massapequan for seven.
Tnnijy Pcntacost^ _ h.ve numen>a$ ciuti<
World Pentacostal Chnrdi, Inc
is the owner of the chuioh «f lO
North Main Street. The Mgia
tKwfr~Vefer to the-chnn* as
Igle^ Pentacostal la Vid Veoda-denn
«nd the Churdi of God and
True Holiness, Auated atr306-
306A North Main Street, was
Among Bowe's citations was
adntawkdgement of the appre-beacon
of burglars of a Sports>
nians Avcane maiina in 1972.
Bowe and two otter oRtcets,
becinse of quick poQce vork. not
ooJy apprmoded the two petpe-ouw*
i^wiu. w*" "'."V.Y^ZT' "trators who were attemptiat to
represented by Maffiie Scheattj. flee w boat birt tecwered iD the
..k^ ..M .tw> .TM the Modier of p^^p^ t^jten. Bowe is « » -
who sakS she was UK Modter of
thedwidi
Ex^Cop Charged With EmbfiEzleineht
FSEEPOBT ' b A sittutioa
resolt^ from wbar one Freeport
PoGce OfBcer caDed. Vdeaaing
twT own boose,** a.fonner Free,
port pDGce.O£Eicer has been
charged with emb^z^ag 51,453
from a local gim dub.'
Keaoeth A.-;Sbodes, who now
fag in Colorado, foPowiag -his
resiguxljoD finios^.ihe .Freeport!.
PoGce Departnent hi' ians«y.
J9!79Vlus been charged with one:
cooiu of Oiiid-di^gtee gtud
UictBj. Hbodes moved to Colo­rado
haying ,been with the
departmeot for I2yean.
The gon dob. the Fteepoct
Kevotver A Rifle AssodstiOB,
meets':'at' the Freeport. RA
known on the waterftoBt. His f3e
also ooBtaias tufiiftK ilalkwn fat -
actioB in several other barglarks
la that area, where the aii^Bals;
were -' appiehenoed . and tne
awtchaodise tecovOed. One:
vraterfraitt metdtaat patticBlarijr
noted Bowe's "^qnkk alettness.** '
igL Bowe's • tme profiesnoaal-
|sm...witfiaat regard for Ws own
safety** broog^ him' a com-nendatidafaOowing
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OOft t w o NEWEST LIEOTCNANT^
tiavif^ passed ttw Nassau CaUfa^HWMa
•fdr Polfea Lieutenant. Free-. '
I.).and Joseph Pesale {•'
Mayor William H. Whf
Bowe and Pesaie's n^
December 22. PmaV?
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