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Village board considers armory purchase
by Jim Golding
An effort to acquire the Freeport Armory by the Village, the settlement of a suit against Nassau Civil Service over administration of the police chief test, and the recurring theme of respect at board meetings were among the topics briefly discussed at the public comment segment of the village board's June 21 meeting.
Responding to a question by Stephen Malone about a lawsuit filed against the Nassau Civil Service Commission over the administration of the test to select a police chief, Mayor Andrew Hardwick said that Freeport won the
lawsuit and the village "can use any of the applicants" who tested successfully, rather than from a select group.
Village Attorney Howard Colton noted that the decision would not be final until it is reviewed by a judge. The Leader attempted to contact Mr Colton to clarify and expand on the issue, but he did not return our phone calls,
Mr. Malone, the former deputy village attorney, also conmiented about an early morning fire June 20 at a single-family residence that left four families living there homeless. Three of the families were living there illegally. "Had the Building Department been
permitted to do its job," Mr. Malone said, "only one family would have been affected. The Building Department must be given the liberty to do its job and the war against over-occupancy must be renewed."
Two pending bills now in the state Senate are of particular interest to Freeport. One would permit the mayor and trustees to approve or disapprove negotiated payments on real estate in compensation in place of property tax payments.
Known as PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes), they may be negotiated in specific circumstances, such as when
an arrangement is made for a corporation or institution to build a facility on public land without assuming ownership of the land.
The mayor summed up his opinion of this program as "We can't afford such foolishness," he said.
Meanwhile, the village may be interested in purchasing the National Guard Armory in Freeport. The state of New York is also considering a bill that would permit this transaction to take place because the National Guard unit from Freeport is being consolidated with another unit in Farmingdale.
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| Title | The-Leader_2010-07-01 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L&M Publications, Inc. |
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| Date | 2010 |
| Type | Periodical |
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| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
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