Petito Not Satisfied With Master Plan Report
Oyster Ray Town Supervisor
Michael N. Petito this week sent
a memorandum to Seymour Still-man,
hired by the Oyster Bay
Town Board over Petito's protests
two years ago to prepare
a Townwide Master Plan, thanking
the planner for 15 booklets
of ( actual compilation but asking
for the Master Plan called for in
the Town Board resolution hiring
the consultant.
" You have been paid in full/*
the Supervisor wrote, " for a
Master Plan, but all I have received
are 15 booklets of facts
on the Town and a few maps.
What I have not received is the
proposed Plan itself."
Petito asked Still man to send
the plan to him " immediately.'*
The Supervisor sent a copy
of the memorandum to the Town
Board which announced last week
that it, was sending Stillman's
Master Plan to the Bi- County
Planning Commission for the
Commission's review.
Petito said today that after
spending a full week studying
Stillman's 15- typewritten- book-let
report, he could find no plan
included.
" There are some general suggestions
at the end," the Supervisor
said, " like a need for more
parks, parking lots, and so on.
Scattered through the compilation
are occasional suggestions
of what might be advisable in
certain areas, but there is no
plan."
" And that's what the planner
was paid $ 78,000 dollars for in
May," the Supervisor added.
• 1 am most concerned that
the Town Comptroller paid the
bill in full before 1 had a chance
to see the plan," Petito said.
" Since no plan was included in
what was submitted to the Town
Board and to me, I am surprised
that payment was made."
Propose Four Year Terms For Supervisors
A proposed Bi- Partisan local
law for Nassau County Charter
Revision was submitted to the
Board of Supervisors this past
Monday morning in Mineola.
Hearings on four previous proposals
were closed and an August
14th, 11: 00 a. m. public hearing
was set for the ' non- political'
document which will he submitted
to the voters next November 7th.
A major change in the local
law to amend the County Government
took place at the last
moment when it was decided
that the terms of office of Town
Supervisors could be extended
by local law to four years the\
same as terms for the proposed
( ounty Supervisors. It has pre--
viously been expected that an act
of the Legislature would be
necessary before the terms of
the Town Supervisors could be
doubled.
Four year terms for the 12
County Supervisors as well as
the Town- City Supervisors will
commence in 1970 if the proposed
local law is approved by
the voters. Following recommendations
of the Nassau County
Charter Revision Commission,
members of the Board of Supervisors
would serve four year
terms along with the County Executive
running for office in non,
presidential years.
The Nassau County Charter
proposition embracing all of the
County Government and its many
departments, will be submitted to
the voters in one " package" according
to present plans. The
only other County- wide proposition
on the ballot will be the
creation of a " public protector"
with jurisdiction over all elected
and appointed county and Town
officials and special districts with
the exception of those reserved
to State jurisdiction, viz: District
Attorney, Courts, School
Districts, Fire Districts and all
incorporated Villages.
The 155 page document placed
on the desks of the Board of
Supervisors on Monday morning
and the subject of the August 14th
public hearing is the first complete
revision of the Nassau
County Charter since it became
effective in 1938.
Resident Sues For ' Use Of Name'
Walter W. Cox, of 260 Park
Boulevard Massapequa Park, in
regard to what he termed the
unauthorized use of his name on
a political letterhead, issued the
following statement this week.
I have directed my attorney,
Michael F. Dennis of 600 Old
Country Road, Mineola, to institute
a one miilion dollar invasion
of privacy lawsuit against
the officials of the Town of Oyster
Bay Independent Party ( TIP)
for the unauthorized and un-desired
use of my name on the
letterhead of a mailing sent this
week to approximately 40,000 residents
of Oyster Bay."
' I was never asked for permission
to use my name, and would
have refused permission had I
been asked because I am lot
in sympathy with the tactics nor
goals of th? s group. 1 strongly
resent the impression being created
that I have anything to do
with this organization.'
' I have learned that T. I. P.
was set up by Michael N. Pet-tio
and Fdward Morris as an arm
of the Regular Democrat Party.
Despite its claims, 95% of its
workers are regular Democrat
organization people — in fact,
all Democrat Assembly District
leaders got advance copies of the
letter which has gone out, and
nominating petitions will be distributed
this month to Democrat
organization people.'
Cox stated that fusion has never
been the aim of this group.
Petito wants so- called " independents"
to offset his loss of the
Liberal endorsement. The irony
of this is that extreme right wing
elements are part and parcel of
this new organization, including
the former Conservative Party
Candidate for District Attorney.
This ties in with their ayowed
aim " to take support from anyone,
no exceptions". The~ mcm-bership
also includes a few self-
Republicans
this organi-
Petito said he had asked for
an immediate reply so that he
might determine what action will
be taken.
seeking dissident
who hope to use
zation to shatter the Republican
Party, leading to an easy takeover
after the election. I was
told this would be the forerunner
of the New Republican Party
in Oyster Bay, and after the
election they would rid themselves
of Democrats and " fringe
elements."
In my opinion, Cox stated, these
people in T. I. P. are not Republicans
or independent but rather
opportunists and political adventures
who, if they can't have
something, will destroy it. '
' I feel I have been grievously
injured by the illegal use of my
name in association with this
group', Cox concluded.
Goldstein, Gordon Press
For Student Safety
Herbert Goldstein defeated
candidate for the School Board,
declared at a meeting in Plain-edge
this week the creation of a
Citizens Committee for Public
Education which would attempt
to tackle problems affecting the
Plainedge School District. Goldstein
said that the response to
date has been excellent and hopes
that additional people interested
in Public Education will join.
Goldstein stated that the group
is in the process of preparing
a program for the coming months,
but that, certainly, such activities
will include a concentrated
fight for increased State Aid to
Plainedge and greater utilization
of existing tax dollars to provide
the best education possible for the
Plainedge children.
Goldstein further announced
that one of the immediate problems
was caused by die defeat
of the transportation budget. The
new group is in the process of
obtaining support throughout die
Plainedge Community to insure
the safety of the children who
are forced to walk to school.
Goldstein said, " We hope to
obtain a large numberjof signatures
on a petition which we will
circulate in the next few days in
order to dramatize the need for
adequate safety measures of die
protection of the Plainedge child- «
ren."
Stuart R. Gordon, unsuccessful
candidate for the State Assembly
in last November's election and
resident of the Plainedge School
District, announced that in view
of the defeated transportation
budget in Plainedge, he will seek
County and Town assistance to insure
the safety of the children who
are now forced to walk to school.
' There are several dangerous
crossings," Gordon said, " And
we must not permit our area to
be plagued with the problem now
confronting us at the intersection
of Merrick Road and Unqua Road.
It is essential that appropriate
measures be taken to head off
such a danger."
Gordon said he has contacted
the Town Supervisor of Oyster
Bay, Michael Petito, and the Safety
Commissioner for Nassau County
to conduct an immediate and
complete survey of the traffic
conditions for the Plainedge area.
" We certainly hope," Gordon
stated, ' That by the use of additional
stop signs, crossing
guards, speed limit enforcement
and other safety measures, we
will be able to insure the safety
of the children of our community."
Gordon said that he expects
action to be taken within
the next few days
Charged With Burglary
Roy C. Engvaldsen, 18, of 133
Blacksmith Road, Levittown, was
arrested by Patrolmen Robert
Kollmer and James Tobin of
Eighth Precinct and charged with
the burglary of Brune Motors
at 461 Fulton Street, Farming-dale.
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Road, Parmingdulc . shown at
Kennedy International Airport, as
he left for Israel Monday, for one
year of study at the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem. He is
among 177 American and Canadian
students participating in the
13th Annual One- Year Program
of the American Friends of the
Hebrew University.
Graduates From College
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Leslie Anne Jones of 125Smith
Street, Ma. ssapequa Park was
graduated from the State University
College at Huffalo, Magna
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