The-Leader_1981-07-30

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FRiiPORT
•AIDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
• 46th YEAR. No. 14
FREIPORT'S
OfPIIIIIl
NEWSPAPER
FREEPORT, NEW YORK. JULY 30.1981 PRICE 2 5 * PER COPY
New State Windfall For Freeport
HUD Rejects
Bias Complaint
FREEPORT - After inves­tigating
charges of dbcriminatioii
in the Village of Freeporfs
Homestcading program, the
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development has
ruled that the Yillage has acted
within the law. The North East
Freeport Citizen's Alliance, a
local unit of the New York State
IhiWic Interest Research Group
based on Long Island in Massa-pequa,
brought the charges to
HUD in January. •
In a letter to the Otizen's
Alliance, HUD New YoA Area
Office' Maaager Margaret
noted tbitt . their
Sen. Levy Tells Village
If Will Get $857,000
ALBANY - More than three-quarters of a million dollars will be
coming thevillage of Freeport's way in a special one-time grant from
the State. The funds. $857,000. have been called "a windfall" by State
Senator Norman Levy, who announced the grant.
According to Levy the grant is the result of a legislative agreement
worked out by the State Senate
SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT. Several presentations were made al the
recently held Bullet Supper Dance lor the newly revived "40,000
Pairs ol Eyes Program." Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor
Tom Gulotta (bottom photo) read a Town of Hempstead Citation to the
program's chairperson, Mary Martin. Freeport Police Chief Anthony
Elar (topf I.) received accolades and a tribute Irom the evening's
Master of Ceremonies Ed Martin (top. r.). The "40,000 Pairs of Eyes"
is a crime prevention program Involving all the residents ol the village.
Baldwin Super^s Confract
ixfended For 3 More Years
^ by Joan Delaney
BALDWIN - School Superintendent RoUand Jones' contract has been
renewed for three more years starting July 1, 1981. In making the
announcement at the July 22 Baldwm Board of Education,. Board
president Dr. Arnold Lurie added that the contract and conditions
would be worked out but that the decision to extend Jones' contract
was made after a recent two
hour executlvi; sej^sioti. Lutjs saiit tchooU, and the .rrffatinn nf a
Majority's decision to temporarily
block State aid to New York's
small dties.
The agreement gives un­expected
revenues to Nassau
County, the Town of Hempstead
and its villages, two. cities and
other localities within the State.
According to Levy's' ofjlce.
the funds^. have "no strings
, . ^ _ attached" and can .lie. used..far'
Homestcading muHapality sees tit. While a
cannot be imple- letter of intent Is presently
beinR signed by the. two houses
ot the State Legislature and the-
'Govemor, the actual bill will go
through the Senate and Assembly
when they come back into session
in October. The funds. Levy's
ofTtce said, should be released
to the village soon after that
and certainly within the village's
present fiscal year.
Levy said that he and the other
members of the Senate Republi­can
Majority have been trying,
since the onset and during the
duration of the Carey Admini­stration,
to achieve this increased-
State aid breakthrough for the
State's localities.
s.
lUres
tnented. "Many ot these changes
involve the setting of quotas
which is not the policy of this
Department," wrote Meyerson.
In commenting,-_ Freeport
Mayor William H. White said the
Village had been confident
that the Alliance's charges would
be found to be without substance
following HUD's on-site investi­gations
last spring. "Home-steading,
beguii in 1%5, is one
of our most successful Com­munity
Development activities.
We were one of 23 communities
throughout the nation to partici­pate
in the demonstration phase
(Coot, on Page 12)
Under the $79.9 million needs
based on tmancial assisUnce
program for towns, - counties,
villages and cities, the Town •
of Hempstead can expect • to
receive $1.4 million in these
additional state funds, and-
Nassau County. $900,000.
Other-nearbye villages <vin also
receive fiinds. .with Freeport's
S875.000 at the^top ttf tlic. tin.
l4M^OT0r^~^'anef *"^S&camt '-
5443.000: Lynbrook. $223,000;
Malveme. Si 14.000: and. Island
Park. $70,000.
The funds are distributed
under various formulas that take
into account a community's
papulation density, the local
tax burden and the local propert>'
tax base. ' . .
. Senator Levy noted that this
legislative agreement is the
third iir a scries of Senate
Majority State Aid break­throughs
"resulting from the
Senate Majority's strategy,
persislance, and hard-nosed
efforts:" increasing State aid
to education for all of the
(Cent, on Page 3)
Board Responds
To Alliance Queries
On Vacant Houses
FREEPORT - In an answer to
charges about abandoned and
dangetous hon>es in north east
Freeport, brought to the Village
Board meeting of July 20th by
the North East Citizens Alliance,
Mayor William H. White has
written their co-chairperson.
Michele Washington,, a letter
enclosing reports on each of the
fwe properties her group called
"the worst and most dangerous...
in-cur community."
White had promised this report
that he expected "a glorious
three years."
Jones was hired in 1978, after
I the retirement of Dr. Frederick
Shore. According to disctissions
at Board of Education meeting at
that time, he was spedfically
directed to guide the district
through a comprehensive re­organization.
The plan which was
developed after almost » year of
Admiaistrativt work provided for
the dosing of several elcmetitary
5-6 and 7-8 grade centers. This
prompted district-wide reaction.
Modifications to that plan, how­ever,
hive resulted in quiet, re­organization
which according to
Administrative reports has been
effective in eliminating many of
the problems in the district, such
as unequal class size and in­equality
in the delivery of ser­vices,
h has also ctnrected some
(Cont. on Page 7)
would be sent to Ms. Washington
by the following week.
"You will note," White
comments in his covering letter
to theCitizetis Alliance, "that
the Village has done everything
possible in order to correct
conditions which are not an asset
to our community."
• White explained again that
the Village cannot force aa
•(Ct)Ar.bnP«oe''e»'•
TICKET MONEY. Members ol the Freeport High School Wrestling
Team were helped on their way to the University ol lowa,for the Junior
Olympic Wrestling Championship matches, by the Freeport Chamber
ol Commerce. Short the necessary money lor transportation ei^penses,
although their coach personally contributed to the lund. the wrestlers
ihought they'd have to forego the tourney. But the Freep>ort Chaml>er
ol Commerce, informed ol the'situation, contributed $300 and the
six wrestlers were on their way with the largest school continflenl at
the matches Photographed before they left were (1. to r.) Jell Cox.
David Cowan, F.H.S. Wrestling Coach Terry Hayes, Freeport Cham­ber,
pi Commerce president Jo Cona. Andre Cox, and Willie Warren.
Mlssitlg Irofrs the plctufe were wrestlers Mike Frar^Win and Andre*
Boytf