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45th YEAR, No. 49 , FREEPORT, NEW .YORK. APRH- 2,1981 PRICE.20*-PER COPY
Grant's Deal Appears Finalized
Organization NIte SfUl Awaif Verification
FR•E"EP"O"R"T" '' *"' " After Receiving Verbal O.IC.
urbanization
The
Meeung
•Annual
NEW YORK STATE IS HIS. Jo Cona, the Freeport Chamber of Com­merce's
first woman president, presents the Chamber's 1981 Citizen,
of the Year award to Senator Al D'Amato, the first New York State
Senator elected from Nassau County. D'Amato's plaque was cut Into
the shape of the state. D'Amato was guest of honor at the Chamber's
annual Installation Dinner/Dance held Saturday night, March 28,
at Salty Bay Yacht Club. 'Jo C^ona, who with her husband Frank started
a wholesale/retail fish business six years ago on Woodcleft Avenue,
was in turn installed by Senator D'Amato. (See story of Chamber
TutictToirrtTr^uuiiUdbuult," page 4.) —, .
"Ttnr
Village of Freeport Board of
Trustees will be held next Mon­day,
April 6, at 8 pm, at Village
Hall.
The meeting-wilL.begin with
Mayor William White, Trustees
Al&ed Sirlin and Dorothy Storm,
and Village Justice Ralph Franco
taking the Oath of Office. The
four were re-elected to their
positions in the March 17th
, village election.
The Board of Trtislees will
then appoint various department
heads and .members of the
Village's Board's' Commissions
and Committees^
There will be no other business
conducted on April 6. The next
public meeting of the Board will
be on Monday, April tO at 8 pm.
Court Calls
Rent Permit law
Unconstitutional
• NEW YORK - The VUlage of
Freeport's'rent permit law has
been found unconstitutional by
the Court.of Appeals, according
to an informed source.
Judge Dominick Abbiello
found for Freeport apartment
house owner Richard Socolov in
the case. .
However, THE LEADER was
told that, at the same time, the
Court upheld the Town of Baby-
ETIEEPORT - It now appears that the long-empty W.T. Grant's-store
at the northeast end of Freeport's shopping Mall will be bought.
After months.of negotiations with the owner of the property. South
Nassau Communities Hospital; Nassau County and New York State,
who have easements on adjoining properties; the City of New York;
and the federal government, the • . , - .
sale of the propeftvj to Gerty equipment, household fiimish-
Binder. president of rart_tf<.t.n ines. perhaps even a book store.
Music Company, seems im- some apparently m a somewhat
minent.
,,. Binder will not be using the
'property for another Jack Kahn
.store. In a talk several months
ago before the'Freejport Chamber
of Commerce, he described hij
new undertaking as a "junior
department store," explaining
that he considered the site; as
well—as fhp villa f»c'<: InratJgP,
eood for business.
Binder wants to Jill the 37,(XXJ
square foot store with such
merchandise as electronic
. concession arrangement.
Senator Levy
GeUStkteO.K.
The final piece in this compli­cated
deal was to obtain a release
from New York State, which has
several elements on the tri­angular-
shaped, parking .. field
facing Sunrise Highway east of-
The Mall.
TTirfiiigfi «hc nffio-< of State
Senator Norman J. Levy, this
release has apparently been
granted, although, it will take
(Cont.onPage'l6)'
Boulukos Will Run For School
Board; Holly Still Undecided
FREEPORT - While School
Board vice-president George
Boulukos has "definitely"
decided to seek a second term on
the Freeport Board of Education,
board president. Sara Holly's
plans for her third term are not
quite as set.
The two positions on the School
Board will be the subject, along
with the budget vote, of the
school district election to be
lield May 20.
This week, both school board
members discussed.the situation
with THE LEADER. Holly
explained that she had Act yet
decided to seek re-election, but
would by the next week. "1 will
be returning to school early this
spring," she said, "as a full-time
student in computer pro­gramming,
and need to evaluate
my schedule, my commitments
and my time."
According to Holly, who has
taken many a trip to Albany to
try to lift the school aid CAP
and who had worked successfully
last year to secure the 51 million
one-time school aid from the
state, "a school board member is
an important job that hasre--
quired a -full-time commitment
from me. 1 would only continue
serving in that position." she
said, "if I was cenain that I
could balance all my future
responsibilities.
Candidates' petitions must
be tiled in the Officii uf tlie
School District by 5 pm, April 20.
Petitions must be signed by at
least 46 qualified voters.
A New Way Of
Electing Trustees
Meanwhile, school district
resident Mary Brenner has
been circulating petitions call'mg
for a change in the method of
electing school board members.
(Com. on Page 15)
Ion's rent permit law which had
been subsequent to the Freeport
one.
Previously the Court of Appeals
had upheld the constitutionality;
of a similar law promulgated'
Vote For Fire Chief
FREEPORT - The members of the village's volunteer fire depart­ment
will "go to the polls" Thursday. April 9, to elect the new slate of
chiefe for the Freeport Fue Department. The only position in ctmtest is
"that of Third Assistant Chief. Three candidates — tester G. Fleldsa,
George J. MulhoUand and Lee Tucholski — have announced their
candidacy for the post-
Running unopposed for Depart- A life long resident of Freeport,
ment Chief is t i e preseflf "First—Fteldsa-ts-currently-employediy-
Assistant Chief, John Combs. Grumman Aerospace as an
On the ballot for First AsMstant electronic eripneer.
Chief is the present Secoiid Reldsa's firematic experience
Assistant Chief John Proveniano; includes, company experience as
and Steve Wenk. presently Third ciptain,. first and second lieuten-
Assistant Chief, is runnmg un- ant,, secreiaiy, wmdcu, iusliuc-opposed
Chief..
for
rutuung
Second Assistant
fleldsa
byjjlpunt Vernon, upon which
the Freeport law was based.
The rent permit law covers
(Cont. on Page 15)
Emergency Company No. 9 has
unanimously endorsed Ex-
Captain Lester G. Fieldsa for the
oiffice of Third Assistant Chief of
the Freeport Fire Department.
tor, enterta'mment and radio
committee members, and Chief
Driver. His department ex­perience
includes serving on the
Fire Council; treasurer; member­ship
committes on the July 4th
and Nassau-Suffolk parade
(Cont. on Page 16)
Lee Tucholski Lester G. Fieldsa George J. MulhoUand