Observer_1984-10-03; East Rockaway/Lynbrook Observer

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VOL. 32 NO. 46 Wednesday, October 3 , 1 9 84 25c PER COPY
Lynbrook Village Board Report
OUR SPECIAL ISSUE. The Observer is proud to present
its special Grist Mill Museum Issue. Inside this issue is a
guide to East Rockaway's most famous landmark, prepared
by some of our community's most famous citizens. Enjoy
your stroll through East Rockaway's past. Our special sec-tion
begins on page 7.
Lynbrook T o Repay Taxes
The Jamaica Savings
Bank' and the National
Westminister Bank, both of
Lynbrook, vi'ill be receiving
$95,000 and $79,000 respec-tively
in tax refunds from
the Village of Lynbrook for
the years 1984 to 1983
according to the Village
^Board meeting of Sep-
^tember 17th.
Both Banks instituted tax
certiorari proceedings in the
courts against the village
claiming an over assessment
on their property and were
therefore overtaxed by the
village for the years 1974 to
1983.
Additional commercial
establishments who also
claimed an over assessment
for the same years brings the
amount that the Village of
Lynbrook must repay to
$225,000. A 15 year bond in
this amount was approved
by the board.
Mayor William P. Geier
has stated that "tax certio-rari
refunds are one of the
most pressing and onerous
fiscal issues facing this vil-lage
in the future." The
mayor went on to add that
"the time has come for the
State Legislature to com-prehensively
and expe-diously
amend the real
property tax laws to relieve
villages of this financial
burden."
Mayor William Geier and
the members of the Lyn-brook
Village Board held
their first meeting of the
month on Monday, October
1 at the Village Hall.
Mayor Geier presented a
citation to Christina Lan-ning,
who was selected as
Lynbrook Teen Miss 1984
at the American Hotel in
Albany last month. Chris-tina
is a senior at St. Agnes
Academy.
The board approved a
request by Lynbrook North
Middle School to hold its
5th Annual Walk-a-thon on
December 1st from noon
until 2 pm. All monies raised
will be donated to the Lyn-brook
Fire Department.
Mayor Geier urged all resi-dents
to be generous and to
donate to this^ worthy cause.
The Board also approved
the request of St. John's
Lutheran Church to hold its
4th Annual Harvest Festival
on Saturday, October 13
from 10 am to 4 pm. All
monies from this affair will
be donated to the Mill Neck
School for the Deaf. Satur-day,
October 13 was desig-nated
as "Fire Prevention
Saturday," at which time,
from noon until 3 pm, the
The East Rockaway
Kiwanis Club will host its
Annual Pancake Breakfast
on Sunday, October 14.
The organization, which
raises and distributes funds
for many worthwhile local
organizations and services,
will once again put its famed
pancake maker to the test in
providing a supurb break-fast
for all who attend. The
breakfast, which will take
place from 7:30 am until
FUND DRIVE. The East Rockaway Fire Department's
Annual Fund Drive is now underway. Mrs. Shawn Lapides
and children receive brochure from Capt. Ed Weiss.
12:30 pm, will be held in St.
Raymond's School cafete-ria,
which is located at 263
A t l a n t i c Avenue, East
Rockaway.
A donation of only $2 per
person is requested. Senior
Citizens and children under
12 may attend for only $1.
Tickets may be purchased
at the door or by calling
Dennis Motherway at 599-
1890. Dan Ganley at 593-
9079, or John Krull at
599-1222.
The East Rockaway
Kiwanis Club has been
involved with many .note-worthy
community charities
in the past year. They have
supported such organiza-tions
as the East Rockaway
Golden Age Club, St. Judes
Childrens Hospital, South
Nassau Communities Hos-pital,
Mercy Hospital, The
E a s t R o c k a w a y Fire
Department, Boy Scouts of
America, East Rockaway
High School PTA, GrisI
Mill Museum, St. Ray-mond's
Church, as well as
other Kiwanis International
programs.
So why not plan on stop-ping
by on October 14 and
be served by your favorite
local businessman and
neighbor.
Lynbrook Fire Department
will exhibit fire safety
equipment and techniques
in the parking lot behind the
Village Hall. Lastly, the
Board approved a request
from the Sisterhood of the
Temple Emanu-El to hold a
garage and thrift sale on
October 28 and 29. All pro-ceeds
will go to support the
Temple's various functions.
In response to a petition
subnriitted last August by
residents of Concord Street,
the Board authorized the
D e p a r t m e n t of Public
Works to erect "2 hour
Parking, 8 am to 4 pm
except Saturday, Sundays
and Holidays" signs on
Concord Street between
Dawes and Marshall
Avenue. Mrs. Jean DiFran-cesco,
a resident of Concord
Street, stated that employ-ees
of a nearby factory pari
along Concord Street early
in the morning and stay their
all day long, leaving resi-dents
without adequate
parking facilities. Another
resident complained that the
street sweeper cannot do its
job when all day long the
street is blocked by cars.
The Board explored pos-sibilities
of erecting a light
on Staudermann Avenue,
which area merchants claim
is poorly lit. Some mer-chants
present stated that
they would keep their stores
open on Friday evenings if
they received adequate light-ing.
Esther Jollon, the prop-rietor
of "Kidsport," stated
that many of her customers
have noted that they are
afraid to walk down Stau-dermann
Avenue after dark
because it is so poorly ligh-ted.
Mayor Geier stated that
the Board is looking into
various possibilities at the
site, and all Board members
agree that more lighting is
necessary.
Mayor Geier infonwd the
audience that a public hear-ing
will be held at the next
board meeting on October
15 on the fdlowii^ subjects:
Fire prevention in multiple
dwellings, real property tax
exemption for improve-ments
made for the disabled,
and a change in parking
fines and increased fees. The
mayor urged all interested
residents to attend.
During the privilege of the
f l o o r , several residents
expressed concern over the
tax certiorari settlement
anounced at last month's
meeting (see article page 1 of
this issue of the Observer).
One resident inquired
whether the Overassessment
problem was covered by
insurance, while another
made the statement that
older residents are being hit
the hardest by this move by
the Nassau County Courts.
Mayor Geier expressed his
concurrence with the options
of these residents and stated
that the only way in which
the problem may be alle-viated
is if the state legisla-tors
enact a statutory defini-tion
of assessment, so that
both Village and Court offi-cials
use the same formula.
"We have got to get on the
phone and tell our state leg-islators
that something must
be done," concluded Mayor
Geier. Upon reading that
Jamaica Savings Bank and
National Westminster Bank
were receiving tax breaks, a
resident inquired whether the
Village held any funds in
these establishments. He
was told that the National
Westminster currently holds
Village funds, and the resi-dent
suggested that the
board withhold these funds
as a sign of the Village's dis-gust
with the matter.
The next meeting of the
Lynbrook Village Board
will be held on a Monday,
October 15.
TAKING A CHANCE. At the Lynbrociik Fire Department
Home Tournament held recently in GriessPark, Congress-man
Raymond McGrath took time out to purchase a chance
from Lieutenant Joe Romaine of the Lynbrook Junior Fire
Department. (Photo by Linds Bien)
MAYOR HOSTS TV PROGRAM. Lynbrook Mayor Wil-liam.
P. Geier hosts "The Mayors Forum" on Wednesday
and Friday evenings at 8 PM on Channel 12A on Adams-
Russell Cablevision starting October 3rd. this first pro-gram,
to be aired twice weekly throughout the month of
October, will include a discussion of the Recreation
Department and plans for its new construction and
improvements with Recreation Director Richard Flynn.