The-Leader_1989-06-15

              Freeport • Baldwin
THE LEADER iSlhYcM. No.2-t Ficcpon.N.Y. 11520 Ofriciilnc*-spiixtofihc Village of Frccpoti-Ftctpon and Baldwin School Distncis Tlwisday. June 15. WSy 25c
Festival weekend was grand..
^t^^Oa ... for shopping
Neighbors air concerns on Salty Bay condos
for fishing OheM b* * ' • « ^ I m *
[ncrea5ed trofCc, both in the
watcrwaya and in neighbor­hood
streets, seemed to be the
major concern of homeowners
who gathered loat Wc<ln«sday
night for a second meeting
with developers who plan a. 30
unit "Homeowners Associa­tion"
complex on the site of
the Salty Bay Yacht Club on
Wcstside Avenue.
In a letter to the developora.
Fred and Joseph Scnlaman-dre,
prepared by Realtor Geor­gia
Gillespie which listed con­cerns
the residents v.-ishod to
have addressed at the meet­ing,
it was requested that the
50-55 boat slips currently at
Salty Bay be reduced to 30.
providing one slip per unit,
because residents fear the
additional slips would be rent­ed
by future owners of the
• units incurring increase* of
both boot and street traffic.
Developer Fred Scolaman-drc
was adamant, however, in
insisting that the current
number of slips be main­tained,
saying that purchasers
of the units, which would sell
for $350,000 to $450,000.
could be expected to own mcare
than one boat.
Homeo*Tiers Assoaations of
the type planned are regulat­ed
more strictly by their gov­erning
boards than is often
the case with single family
houses, he continued, citing
similar complexes m which he
said rental of shps :s not a
problem.
Neighborhood resident Jjr.e
Tlnkhouser retorted, ' I t s no:
our Mihgatico to go a^ong w-i'.h
you so you can m.-ilte your
profi',. In many ways -ve •v.cfo'A
iilte to accommodate you, but
we love this canal."
Marry residents seemed to
ogree, however, as one mnn
put it, that 'an>thing is better
than what we have now. It's
good for values when people
put money into Freeport.' he
said.
Although at a previous
meeting held in late Apnl the
construction of 17 single fami­ly
homes was mentioned as an
alternative by the developer,
Mr Scalamandre said that if a
request to reione the property
•to allow for the construcDon of
the condominiums w^re
denied by the Village, the
Yacht Club, now idle, would
resume business as a catering
facilit>'.
Mrs. Gillespie, who had
been retained by the home­owners
at the developer s
expense to assist them :n
reviewing the proposal, told
residents she estimated they
could expect 10 to 20 percent
higher property values with
the condominiums than ^^ith a
commercial operation like
Salty Bay
Attorney Vincent Puzulh
promised homeowner^ con­cerned
"ATth mcreasvd traffic
on narroiK' streets that the
ScaiamandTe organization
would back them :n any
efforts to secure ariditionsl
traffic signals or signs. He
said the "empty nesters" the
developer expects to purchase
the units would liKely be
absent durjng the day,
Mr Piizulli said that appli­cations
would probably be
filed v.Tth the Vi!!nge m the
r^ext few weeks.
S..M.
Harbor Lights vote tonight?
It IS uncertain whether Frcc-port'i
Planning Board will
appro^r Sea Breeze Anociatci
final site pUn for its proposed
Harbor Li ghti Condominiums at
the foot of Miller Avenue follow­ing
a public hcanng to be held
tonight. It 7;30 p.m.. Planning
Board Chairman John Bonner
said early this week
"We don't know what kind of
documentation well ha%c" from
developer Harry Johansen. Mr
Bonner told The Leader, adding
that ihc Planning Board could
g;\e conditional »ppro\-aI lonighi
or vend the application to Nassau
County'^ Planning Board *i!h-oui
approval The Couniv Board
mutt tcMcvi the float ptopoial m
in> e%cnt, and ;f -.i makes ncga-v.'.
t comment\. ifitrc -fcou'ii
"more than !ikcl> Nc ano;h«: pur*-
lie hearing."" Mr Bonner said
The de\rloper had presented
revised drawings lo the Planning
Board last week, and those plant
must be reviewed by the BuiWing.
Electncand Fire E>epartmenu
Meanwhile. The Army Corpi
of Engincen issued a public
notice requesting ihai commenis
and requests for a public hearing
on Sea Brceie Msociates' appli-caiion
for bulkhead contiruaion
and the installation of decks,
floats ramps and breakwaters :r.
Liltic Swift Creek Nr forwarded
to iti New York ofHce The appli­cation
includes prov.iions for j
^ fool wide. \yX} wuarr :ri •
-uO^ic promenade n the t"--,-); ri
MUler -Vvenuc Rc^vdcr.ts ^Ar.-
• ng more information irr ASIE-I
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