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District 22 Votes Saturday On School, Library Budget
7,916 voters are eligible to go to the polls on Saturday to vote
on a $ 15,244,843 School District 22 budget, which is the same
as the one submitted on May 3, although additional revenues
brought the figure down 20£ from an originally estimated tax
of $ 7.88 to $ 7.68 in the Oyster Bay portion of the school district.
The May 3 school budget went down by 1,109 votes with 2,978
voting against and 1,869 voting in favor of the budget.
The $ 347,000 library budget, which was defeated on May 3
by 438 votes ( 2630- 2192), was pared by the Farmingdale Public
Library Board of Trustees by $ 5,000, will also be up for voter
approval this Saturday, In the event of a library budget defeat,
the library will revert, by the State Law, to last year's budget
which was $ 29,000 less, if there is insufficient time for another
vote.
This is not the case in the event of a school district budget
defeat. If there is insufficient time for another budget vote, the
schools will operate on an austerity budget mandated by State
law.
An austerity budget, which would go into effect as of July 1
provides enough monies to keep the schools in operation for a
minimum educational program. According to a school spokesman,
an austerity budget would result in a 30 cent reduction in the tax
rate, but would cost parents considerably more money in services
and purchases which they would have to bare. An example
given was that the estimated cost per child for the purchase of
supply in books would range from $ 12 to $ 20. An austerity
budget would provide transportation only for children living
more than two miles from their school from Kindergarten
through eighth grade.
School officials estimate a loss of $ 200,000 in State Aid
because of the anticipated attendance reduction due to the lack
of transportation.
Other State restrictions imposed under an Austerity budget
would prohibit use of school facilities for outside organizations;
the elimination of the lunch and milk program and the curtailment
of the Adult Education program, among others.
Provide Law Clerkships For Law School Students Policeman Awarded Scholarship
The Town of Oyster Bay will
provide two municipal law clerkships
for law school students
under a program formulated by
the Town Board and Town Attorney
Bernard F. McCaffrey
as a summer program.
McCaffrey said that while preference
will be given seniors in
Yanke ' Farm' Deemed Hazard
Back in 1930 Mike Yanke, of
1681 N. Hawthorne Street, North
Massapequa, started a little
farm. He had pigs, pigeons, horses.
Year after year neighbors
complained and his farm dwindled
down to today's 300 pigeons, four
turkeys, 15 chickens, 15 ducks
three dogs and four cats. Oyster
Bay Town Building Inspector
Kenneth Robiassen produced
photographic evidence in court.
He was fined $ 200. An anonymous
person paid his fine. However,
he may be back in court
in two or three weeks on the
evidence that nothing more has
been done to eliminate the conditions,
which was charged as
a " health and safety hazard."
Issue Summons To Niteclub
As a result of numerous complaints
of neighbors a summons
was issued to David Broadhead
of 22 Cornwell Lane, Bethpage,
for operating an amusement place
without a certificate of occupancy
at the 1201 Nightclub, located at
Broadway and Kentucky Avenue,
North Massapequa. The summons
was issued after an inspection
by Robert Oakes, Chief
Inspector of the Town of Oyster
Bay Building Department and by
Kenneth Tobiassen, of Farming-dale,
Public Safety Inspector for
the Department.
The summons was made re- '
turnable in the 4th District Court,
Oyster Bay, on June 23 at 10 a. m.
The complaints concerned various
objectionable activities including
female impersonators.
Form New Library
Group Called CARL
Florence DeHaan, former District
22 school board president
and a founder of the Friends of
the Library and John Reul, past
president of the Friends of the
Farmingdale Library both resigned
this week from that group
in order to join the newly formed
Farmingdale Community Association
for Responsible Libraries.
The newly formed group,
named CARL spells out the first
name of library board trustee
elect Carl E. Gorton whose objectives
the group advocates.
Mrs. DeHaan stated that, " The
Friends of the Farmingdale Library
no longer represent the original
intents and objectives of the
organization, but has become a
polemical group to smear Mr.
Gorton and give carte blanche approval
of library policies. I have,
therefore, disassociated myself
from them and am proud to serve
as the first president of the
Farmingdale C. A. R. L."
Reul, Carl, vice - president
stated that " he cannot belong to
an organi ation composed primarily
of a minority clique which
does not permit the expression of
all viewpoints."
Other officers include Mrs.
John Colwell as secretary and
William Hansen as Treasurer.
Gorton, as a member of the Library
Board, will serve as an advisor
to the organization. A Library
Policy Review Committee,
Library Book Review Committee
and a Public Information Committee
have been formed. The
basic objectives of the new organization
will be " to review,
recommend and approve or criticize
library policies," said Gorton.
He further said, " In view of
the Board's demonstrated irresponsibility
in handling die present
situation and its manner in
reducing the budget, The Farmingdale
Community Association
for Responsible Libraries, as its
first action, is urging the defeat
of the library budget. The group
it is circulating a petition for presentation
to the Library Board of
Trustees:
We, the undersigned parents
and taxpayers of School
District No. 22 do hereby petition
the Board of Trustees
of die Farmingdale Public Library
to immediately take die
following action:
Review the " Paris Review*
and issue a formal statement
on its disposition to avoid legal
action.
Establish a general policy for
die review and disposition of
objectionable library material.
Restrict material found to be
objectionable to adults only.
Establish a system of determining
community demand for
books and periodicals as a
criteria in spending tax money.
In their circular calling for defeat
of the library budget, die
new organization has made clear
its and Gorton's position on die
question of censorship as follows:
" We do not advocate censorship,
nor does Mr. Gorton. We
simply propose that if there IS
sufficient public demand for
pornographic material, that it
be restricted to a section for
adults only.'
law school, or recent law graduates,
he will welcome resumes
from any New York State school
student who is interested in die
field of municipal law.
Frederick K. Heineman, of
285 Pennsylvania Ave., Massapequa
Park, a lieutenant in
the New York City Police Department,
has been awarded the
1967 St. Francis College Police
Department Scholarship.
Lt. Heineman is attached to die
First Division, Tactical Patrol
Force in lower Manhattan.
LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant
to law, that a public hearing
will be held by the Town Board
of die Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, New York on Tuesday
June 27, 1967, at lOo'clock
A. M. prevailing time in die Hearing
Room, Town Hall, Oyster Bay,
for the purpose of considering a
proposed amendment of the
Building Zone Ordinance and an
application for a special permit
pursuant to the Building Zone Ordinance
of me Town of Oyster
Bay as follows:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT:
Petition of PETER WTEMEYER
and MINNA WIEMEYER for a
change of zone from " F " Business
District to " G" Business
District and for special permission
to erect and maintain an automatic
car washing building and
enterprise on the premises described
as follows:
ALL that certain plot, piece
or parcel of land, situate at
Nortfi Massapequa, Town of
Oyster Bay, County of Nassau,
State of New York, which is
bounded and described as follows:
Said premises being situated
at die southeast corner of North
Broadway and North Cedar
Street being 77.00 feet on the
easterly side of North Broadway
and 126.17 feet on the
soutiierly side of North Cedar
Street and an easterly boundary
of 100.00 feet and an irregular
soutiierly boundary approximately
141.66 feet.
The above mentioned petition
and map which accompanies it
are on file and may be viewed
daily ( except Saturday, Sunday,
or Holidays) between die hours
of 9: 00 A. M. and 4: 45 P. M., prevailing
time at the office of the
Town Clerk.
Any person interested in the
subject matter of die said hearing
will be given an opportunity
to be heard with reference there-to
at die time and place above
dcsisns. ted
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN
BOARD OF THE TOWN OF
OYSTER BAY.
Michael N. Petito,
Supervisor.
William B. O'Keefe
Town Clerk.
Dated: May 16, 1967
Oyster Bay, New York
# 181- it observer June 8, 1967
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