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School Disiiict ll"i S2nd YEAR, No. 47
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J Freeport flection This Wednesday
BdUiviii^egins^
Budget Review
Initial Numbers Show
increase Of 5V2%
byJuanDtlaney
, BALDWIN-The first public review by the Baldwin
School District of its 1987-1988 budget took, place
Wednesday evening, March. Ass'^t^'^t Superintendent
for Business Lee Chapman said that the initial numbers
did not reflect an inflated 'wish list' but rather realisitic
budget numbers. Despite . . . .
that, these Initial figures !" « r am areas stich as
indicate a proposed ".nterest costs, the library
$2,690,930 increase before
any red penciling takes
place. Because the
bond and-contributions to
various retirement funds.
The self ^insurance of
revenue' portion of the workers MHJmpensation has
budget is indefinite at this '(""Vfa^ «emed to be cost
lime'- a situation that is J"^""? with pay-outs of
expected to last well, into $10,000 this year corn-
April - the actual impact pared to previous annual,
on the taxpayer in terms premiums of $140,000.
of a real tax increase is Increases of significance
not yet known. were also explained by
This initial budget rep—Chapman. He noted that
resents a 5 1/2% increase '" certain cases, increases
ove'r last year's '« certain" codes were the
$37,787,050 budget and is result of movement of
all- inclusive with a ne- particular items from .one
gotiations contingency of code to,another in accord
$50,000. What is not in- with State giiidelines. In­cluded,
however, 5s any creases in clerical salaries,
impact of possible recom- which might seem large,.
mendatidns regarding were the -resCilt of'thS
.changes in. the class siie 1987 figures in reality
policy.. That report is being salaries which pre-slated
to be presented to ceded negotiations. Those '
the Board at the March figures really show, a'two
II, Board of Education year change rather than a,
meeting to be held at one year increase. Another
Steele School at 8 PM (and increase is in BOCES costs
will be covered in. next which are mandated and
week's issue of THE non-negotiable by indi-
LEADER). If recommen- vidual school ' districts,
dations include a reduc- Chapman said that school
tion in class size, and those districts have been advised
recommendations are ap- loanticipate.increases of
proved, there would be an l*™ ?" those areas,
increase in the number of Approximately $15,000
-• teachers in certain areas. ess has been budgeted for
The.first review of the 'egat costs reflecting 'some
budget did not include relaxation of prior legal
any cutting by the Board entanglements." However,
but simply consisted of an 'here have been some i»-
explantion of process and creases in the personnel
general budget codes by ! ' " renecting the need
..-.Chapman. Me noted-that ^^ s^'joo' ^'""«» '.°-as-
' there have been reductions- '" • '• (c<iit.tii'P»i«iii) '•'•' ••'•
Final Candidates
Forum Sunday,
March 15
FREEPORT - The
Council of Civic Associa­tions
(COCA) is sponsor-;
ing a forum for all candi­dates
running for the of­fice
of ' Freeport village
trustee on Sunday, March
15, 2-4 pm at the
Freeport Memorial Li­brary.
'
The forum will be
moderated by the League
of Women Voters.
Each . candidate will be
given a stipulated period
• of time for opening and
dosing statements with a
question and- answer pe­riod
in between.
/nfe/Vfew^s Wffh A/l SIX
Candidates Start On Page 6
FREEPORT - Six candidates are vying for two seats
on the Freeport Village Board of Trustees as voters get
ready to go to" the polls Wednesday, March 18. Polling
places will be open 7 am- 9 pm.
THE LEADER'S interviews with all six candidates ap­pear
in this issue, begin­ning
on page 7. ,• dates: were' present for a
Appearing on line 'A" tandidates' Forum Tues-
(the ^, Republican Party's/day evening, March lOth,
ling)'on the ballot will be sponsored by the South of
the only incumbent, Vin- .Sunrise Civic Association
cent DiCostanzo, and.
Anna Jean Caccijtpre.
Hyacinthe Vollmer and
Cacciatore are on line "B"
^ (the- Home Rule partyi,
* with Cacciatore displaying
the names^ and symbols of
.'both that, party and the
Village Party.
On line "C" (the Village
Party's line), : only Di-
Costanzo's name is dis­played.
Running on line "D" (the
Future Party), are James
W. Reed, and Y'ncent P.
Campion.
. Terrence Harris is on
line' "E" (the Freedom
Party).
Candidates' Forum
Five of the six candi--
(SOSCA). This was the
second forum scheduled
by SOSCA; an earlier one
was' cancelled because .it
conflicted with ; PTA
Founders' Night. A forum
sponsored by the North
West Civic Association,
and held several weekl.
ago, )vas attended by only "
three candidates. •
' The only candidate not
present at the SOSCA fo­rum
was Hyacinthe
Vollmer.
In their openiiig re­marks,
Campion and Reed
charged that the purpose
of the coalition' between
the Republican, Village
and Home Rule-Parties
(Cont. on P»te SO)
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS. Twentr-Gve memben of Freeport Hi(h School'e Clus'ot 1987 have won .Now
• Ytik St»tc Refenti SehoUrvhips.. The 3S Include V»lcdictoriin Kcrin Rucf, winner of the new, prestiKtcus
I'.mi.ire St&tc Schol«nhip ot ExceOcnce; uid John Mikei, who won » Rc|cnt> Nuning Scholanhip. The
, 5cli<'lnnhlp &w»rds are effective u of the 10S7-88 acadcnue year. Each Empire State Scholarship of Excellence
(.-irrivs an award of t2,0oa i year for up to five yean otitudy at tn'-^pprorcd propam in New Yorli Slate; and
ncli Rejents Colltie Scholanhip, tn award ot tiSO annually for up to Cve years ot itudy at an approved
pru^r^^m in the State. The winners of these scholarships are the candidates who earned the highest scores in
eiich county on either the American CoUete Testing Proxram (ACT) Aueument or the Colleie Board's
Scholixtic Aptitude Test (SAT) prior to November 3, 1986. Photographed with Senior Class Guidance
Coimitlors Linda Saidel and Clifford Froelich (I.) and Senior Class Assistant Principal Xtarion Whalen (r.) are
Krrcpcrt High School's ItST Regenti Scholarship winners: (1st row, 1. to i.) Alisa VoUmer, CatheVine Dunkle,
Kim llalloran, Alevandra Mitita, SatUa Montein, Christopher Fenyo, John Miles'; (ind row, 1. to r.) Denise
( hnneey, Ruth Rtf:n, Craig Schlechter, Ellen Davison, Eric White, Chriitoper Ennis, Kevin^Rugg; (Srd row, 1.'
i(j r.) Stephanie ;<.-,p£>;tsno, Tom Shebar, William Taub, tan Handel, Joieph Luna, Darryl Mag, Michael
.•CcMberg-iB* Troy Ilollvr-Nog ^irtiehl when the phsjograph was lakej.werVpatjilripe TijleyVJonalh.il?;
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