The-Helm_1970-04-16; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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LYNBROOK MALVERNE EAST ROCKAWAY
VOL. 9 NO. 06 Entered as Second-Class Matter
Post Office. Lyn^rj>ok< N. Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, April Ifi, 1970 10^
East Rockaway Official Family
Lvnbrook Board Meeting
B« Annette Lina C7
Mayor Francis X. Becker an-nounced
two pieces of important
news to residents present. He
first mentioned that the Village
of Lynbrook had won a court case
brought against it with Mayor
Becker, himself named in the
legal suit to halt Urban Renewal
on the East side of Atlantic Ave.,
Lynbrook by merchants with
businesses located there. The
Apellate Court decision was up-held
unanimously by the New York
State Court of Appeals. Mayor
Becker stated that, "We are
dedicated and devoted to putting
this Urban Renewal Program
through. The plan is to tear down
all buildings presently located
from Stauderman Ave. to Mer-rick
Rd. on the east side of At-lantic
Ave. and erect a four story
office building with the ground
floor reserved for retail stores^
with a parking mall in the present
through traffic portion of Atlan-tic
Ave. For three years the
issue has been fought in the courts
and this Court of Appeals deci-sion
gives the Lynbrook Urban
Renewal Authority approval to
proceed with the plan.
Mayor Becker next announced
that New York State had given
final approval to the Senior Citi-zens'
Housing which will be e-rected
on Doxey Place with an
apartment house containing 127
units and it will be one of the
largest on Long Island. There
will be a forty year mortgage
payable from rent revenues and
actual ground breaking should
proceed quite soon.
Mayor Becker next mentioned
a four page story in the Long Is-land
Commercial Review which
was an article about Lynbrook,
U.S.A. and praised the changes in
Lynbrook.
He next mentioned an article in
a Long Island newspaper which
was on the subject of tax equal-ization
and stated that this news-paper
might be a little confusing
to many readers because it men-tioned
that Lynbrook's was 111%.
He stated that this figure was
based on property values obtained
from New York State which used
the 1963-1965 record of sales to
obtain, the figure and that a
$20,000 home in 1965 was now
worth a possible assessment cost
of $25,000. He stated that Lyn-brook's
tax rate insures us a
maximum of New York State aid.
The Minutes of the previous
meeting were approved by the
Board. The Fire Dept. Report for
March was given by Chief Rudi
Fischer. There were 7 alarms
and 45 ambulance and aid cases.
Chief Fischer told the Board and
the residents that the new ambu-lance
and the new pumper truck
are almost ready for delivery and
have been examined by members
of the department.
Roger Faut, Supt. of the Build-ing
Dept. reported on the March
activities of the department he
heads.
Chief Walter Waring gave the
summary of his March Report for
the Police Dept. reporting 109
conditions responded to by men
on patrol, 1118 tag summonses,
11 arrests, 53 auto accidents and
80 persons'aided.
Mr. Richard Koch, Chairman of
the Lynbrook Library Board gave
the report for March which in-cluded
109 new books purchased,
222 new readers and a total of
53,724 books, periodicals and
records etc. in the library.
The Board approved April 30th
and May 1 as Lynbrook Gardenia
Days to aid South Nassau Com-munities
Hospital when members
of the Auxiliary will sell gar-denias
to local folks to aid the
institution.
April 22nd was proclaimed as
Earth Day at the request of New
York State when teach-ins will
be conducted on environmental
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^Earth T)ay'
Hempstead Town Presiding Su-pervisor
Ralph G, Case an-nounced
today that in conjunction
with the national observance of
"Earth Day," April 22, the town
is opening a 52-acre marine
nature study area in Oceanside.
This vast saltmarsh area north
of Middle Bay, preserved in its
natural state, is rich in plants
and wildlife,
"I can think of no more appro-priate
day to launch this facility
than a day conceived by our young
people to call attention to our
most precious natural resource,'
Caso obsejTved.
The nature area will serve as a
natural classroom for residents
interested in studying nature and
the many values of our wetland
environment. It will include a
facility for teacher training in
conservation, marine ecology and
nature study and will serve as an
outdoor lalx»ratory for students
and biologists wishing to conduct
field research.
The area has been made ac-cessible
by trails and walkways.
Visual aids will depict plant and
animal communities natural to
the area. Guided tours by mem-bers
of the town's Conservation
and Waterways Department can
be arranged by appointment.
A visitor heading out on one
of the trails will come across six
areas which depict the various
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Greetings
Lynbrook Residents
Village Police \
County Police I
To Be Or Not To Be?
Mayor Francis X. Becker and the Village Board's
tentative budget shows that of every $3.00 re-ceived
from the Lynbrook taxpayers, $1.00 is for
police protection. And in, the coming fiscal year,
the salaries for our police are expected to in-crease
by approximately $120,000.
The Village Board is committed to keep the
Lynbrook Police Department salaries on a parity
with the County Police, who are ejqpecting a raise
this year.
The Nassau County Police Department, for less
money, could provide law enforcement services
in this area.
The Helm Independent Review would like the
opinion of taxpayers as to whether or not they want;
Village Police
OR
County Police
THINK ! THINK ! THINK !
Please mark (X) for your choice on the blank
below, and mail back to the *'HELM" which will
publish the results of the poll in the next few
editions. SO LET YOURSELF BE HEARD
Mail the blank—TODAY.
Helm Independent Review
248 Merrick Road
Lynbrook, N.Y. 11563
i want Village Police
I want County Police
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