Rink "Bubble" (Cont. from Page 1)
stand Arctic conditions of -67
degrees and winds of 125 miles
per hour. He was involved in the
first and largest air support
structure which covers Harvard
University's 45,000 square foot
track field.
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Rink to Open Earlier
Than Scheduled
Due to the above, the rink,
scheduled to open November 29,
will now 'probably open on or
about November 1. Call 223-8000
for confirmation.
Cost per session for a resident
child remains 75<t and $1.25 for
adults. A discount ticket for 15
sessions may be purchased for
$7.50 for children and $12.50 for
_adults. J'Jon-residents and guests
pay slightly higher ~fees.~ Skate"
rents is 75<t per session. A locker
may be rented for 10<f and the
spectator fee is 25<f.
There are day and evening
public skating sessions every day
but Mondays. Skating lessons for
all levels and ages are available
at an additional fee. When a
public session is not scheduled,
the rink is available for charter
by hockey teams and other
groups.
New this season will be offering
of skating birthday parties on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
Cost of $4 includes rink admis-sion,
skate rental and a lunch of
hamburger, french fries, coke and
ice cream at the Center's Upper
Deck Restaurant. Advance ar-rangements
must -be—made- by
calling 223-8000, ext. 314.
"Arty Party" To Be Held
The Freeport Arts Council is
sponsoring an "Arty Party," on
-Sunday evening, November 23, at
the Salty Bay Yacht Club.
Nassau County Executive
Francis Purcell is Honorary
Chairman of the dinner-dance
which will honor County Office of
Cultural Development Directror
Marcia O'Brien. She will be the
first recipient of the Council's
annual "Art Recognition Tribute"
or ARTY. The award will be given
each year to the person or persons
making an outstanding contribu-tion
towards the recognition and
promotion of the arts on Long
Island. The award itself was
designed by Freeport artist/
silversmith Adele Lawrence.
The sponsors say the "Arty
Party" will be a cut above the
traditional dinner-dance. A "one-night
gallery" will be created at
the yacht club. Table center-pieces
will be created featuring
some of the world's greatest
artists, from Da Vinci to Picasso,
enabling guests to sit at the
Rembrandt table-or the Nevelson
- or the Matisse. Entertainment,
in additon to plenty of dance time,
will feature the great jazz piano of
Freeporter Hale Smith who, in
addition to being the Council's
Board Chairman, is a renowned
classical composer and perform-ing
artist.
Tickets, at $35 per person,
include unlimited bar, dinner and
dancing. They may be obtained
by calling 223-2522. The Freeport
Arts Council is partially funded
by the Village, the Freeport
School District and the New York
State Council on the Arts.
CROSSING GUARDS
WANTED
$3.25 per hour
(15-19 hours per week)
Dependable transportation
required
Apply:
Office of Village Clerk
Village Hall
(No phone inquires)
L
Halloween Party
The Freeport Recreation Center
will host its annual Halloween
Party on Friday, October 31,
beginning at 5pm.
Children, from pre-kinder-garten
through fourth grade, are
invited to join in the costume
parade. Prizes will be given for
the most original costumes.
A magic show will follow the
parade.
The Freeport Police Depart-ment
urges that parents take ad-vantage
of this event as being the
safest way for their children to ;
enjoy the holiday.
Change In Holidays
The Village Board of Trustees
has voted to keep all Village of-fices
open on Election Day, Tues-day,
November 4, in order to
allow government employees to
take Friday, December 26, in-stead.
In addition, Village Offices
will be~close'd orTFriaay, January"
2, 1981, but will open on Lincoln's
Birthday, Thursday, February 12,
1981. The two Thursday to Mon-day
closings will allow for energy
savings.
The holiday changes mean that
there will be no garbage pickup in
the central section of the Village
on Friday, December 26 or on
Friday, January 2. There will be
no pickup of trash at the curb in
that section during those two
weeks.
383SSC
IT BENEFITS YOU
WHEN YOU $HOP
IN FREEPORT
A Healthy Business
Community Lessens The
Burden Of The Taxpay-ing
Resident . . .
• by broadening the tax
base
• by providing employ-
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• by attracting more
tax-reducing develop-ment.
You can Help By Thinking
"Freeport First"
For Purchase Of Goods
and Services
ir$ SMART TO
SHOP FREEPORT
OCTOBER 1980
A Public Information Bulletin
of The Village Of Freeport
46 North Ocean Avenue
Telephone FReeport 8-4000
William H. White, Mayor
Public Meetings on theJst-.jnd.3rd...Mondays of the Month, at
Freeport Getting L.l.'s First Rink "Bubble"
Groundwork for the erection of
an air supported structure over
the outdoor skating rink at the
Freeport Recreation Center has
begun. The "bubble" is schedul-ed
to be completed by the middle
of this month. To cover nearly an
acre of ground between the rink
itself and its grandstand area, the
structure will be 133' wide x 233'
long x 38' high and cost approx-imately
$185,000. The funds were
raised through the issuance of
bonds.
The Village commissioned the
structure in order to lengthen the
recreational skating and charter
season for Freeport residents and
non-resident users of the Center.
Since the Center opened in 1974,
•the skating'season has run from
the end of November to the end of
February. The bubble will allow
the season to run from October to
April. In addition, the protective
covering will eliminate rink clos-ings
due to weather conditions.
The same covering will protect
the artificial ice from the rays of
the sun, thus lessening the
amount of electricity needed to be
generated for a solid skating surf-ace.
While this will be the first
use of an air supported structure
over a skating rink on Long Is-land,
a similar structure has been
used successfully in the Town of
Mamaroneck in ' Westchester
County for the past seven years.
Freeport officials travelled to that
facility as part of their investiga-tions
into rink coverings.
Donate Fraioli, President of Air
Structures International, Inc. of
Tappan, N.Y., points out that
Freeport's air supported struc-ture
will cost $6 per square foot as
opposed to the cost of $40 per
square foot for a.permanent en-closure.
Life expectancy of the
bubbleis about 15 years.
Freeport's bubble will be heat-ed
and lighted. An opaque roof
will reflect heat away from the
ice while the side walls will be
translucent to allow in natural
light, again to eliminate heavy
generation of electricity. A built-in
solar system also soaks up heat
during the day to lessen the need
for excessive heating at night.
Made of Dupont polyester, the
roof and walls will be of double
thickness with air space in be-
_tween the. layers of ^fabric, which
provides excellent thermal
qualities to minimize heat loss.
Unlike a permanent structure,
there will be no supporting
columns to inhibit skating space.
Once the concrete and utility
work is completed, the structure,
which can be stored in 6 x 6 cube
boxes, will be spread on the
ground by some 14 men in the
manner of a circus tent raising,
and electric blowers used to bring
in outside air. It will take approx-imately
35 minutes to inflate the
structure up to eight pounds per
square foot. While that pressure
is considered low, the unique de-sign
allows as many as 20 men to
walk across the roof without
dimpling the fabric. The structure
can withstand 80 mile per hour
winds and higher gusts and is
flame retardent, meeting all
national fire codes. A separate
auxiliary inflation system driven
by large engines will automatical-ly
keep the bubble inflated in the
case of power outage. The bubble
can be deflated and stored at the
end of the season or left in place
for summer rink usage, as-tennis..
courts, roller skating, etc.
Fraioli, whose company's
slogan is "Fight Inflation With
Inflation," has erected such
structures in Saudi Arabia where
the temperature is +137 degrees
and for the Alaska pipeline pro-ject
where structures had to with-
(Cont. on Page 4)
Trustees: Dorothy Storm, Alfred Sirlin, James Clark, Timothy Peternana
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Treasurer: James J. Lyons; Counsel: Michael Solomon
Mr. Abe Kaufman's environ-mental
science class of Freeport
High School, has, during the past
few years, prepared a number of
outstanding reports concerning
the environment of the Village.
The latest, "The Trees Of Free-port,"
combines both a written
report and slide show on one of
Freeport's greatest assets. Kauf-man
explains that he endeavors
to select topics which are mean-ingful
to his students and in this
particular area, the young people
were quick to realize that as an
older community, Freeport is for-tunate
in the size and variety of
its tree stock. They also realized
that the age of that stock requires
that it'be given careful protection.
For that reason, tips on caring for
trees are included in the work.
Believing that the Village
should not be a separate entity
from the School District in the
preservation of the community's
environment, Marilyn Roller,
Chairman of the Village's Com-mission
for the Conservation of
the Environment, is working with
Kaufman for the wide dissemina-tion
of the students' work. Both
will present the work at this
month's Annual Conference of
New York State Associations of
Conservation Commissions and
Environmental Management
Councils.
In Freeport,,the slide show and
speakers are available through
the Commission to civic associa-tions,
houses of worship, service
clubs, etc. Requests should be
The Trees Of Freeport
directed to Mrs. Roller at 35 Still-well
Place, Freeport.
Following are excerpts from the
full report:
"One of the distinguishing
characteristics that is responsible
for the beauty and charm of the
Village of Freeport, is its abun-dance
of trees.
"Trees are beautiful. They
bring splashes of color. They
provide shelter. They are a haven
for living things. They provide
shade—a place where children
can play protected from sun and
traffic. They enrich our environ-ment,
our very lives. They keep
down noise.
"They act as a buffer between
residential and industrial areas.
They hide eyesores, the junk-yards,
the auto wrecking yards
and other unattractive but neces-sary,
enterprises. They are part of
the landscaping of industrial
parks.
"They bring peace and tran-quility
to the Village.''
Pointing out that trees may
have a value of anywhere from
$180 to over $8,000, according to
size, species, condition and loca-tion,
the students suggest that
homeowners consult with their
insurance company regarding
possible coverage. Further, the
report refers to an Internal Rev-enue
Service publication, "Tax
Information on Disasters, Casual-ty
Losses, and Thefts," which
states:
"As a result of hurricanes, fires ,
storms, floods, and other casual-ties,
many people suffer losses
Protection & Care
/-**
/ Keep clean
I Keep dogs and
\ cats away
J Don't use salt to
j de-ice sidewalks
/ Keep soil loose
\ Fertilize and water
from damage to property. Losses
on non-business property that you
sustain from casualties of this
kind and from theft may be de-ductible
on your Federal income
tax return.
"Photographs of your property
before it was damaged will be
helpful in showing the condition
and value of the property prior to
the casualty. Photographs taken
after the casualty that show the
extent of the damage will be help-ful
in establishing the condition
and value of the property after it
was damaged. Photographs show
the condition of the property after
it was repaired, restored, or re-placed
may also be helpful."
For purposes of insurance
claims and/or tax deductions,
the students' report stresses the
importance of tree inventories:
1. Photograph each tree with
some object near it that will in-dicate
its size. You may wish to
have a professional provide the
photographic inventory.
2. Identify each tree and label
it.
3. Take an overall photograph
that will show the location of the
tree with reference to your
property.
4. Appraise the value of your
trees by: a) consulting with a
member of the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation; b) examining a
copy of the "Guide For Establish-ing
Value of Trees and Other
Plants," which is now available at
the Freeport Memorial Library-; or
c) consulting with a professional''
appraiser. It is also suggested
that all records be kept with the"
homeowners' building documents
and insurance policies.
Further resources listed in the
report are N.Y. State Department
of Environmental Conservation,
SUNY, Stony Brook, N.Y. 11794;
N.Y. State Department of En-vironmental
Conservation,
2 World Trade Center, N.Y., N.Y.
10047; Freeport Environmental
Conservation 'Commission, 46
No. Ocean Ave., Freeport, N.Y.
11520; Cooperative Extension of
Nassau County, 320 Old Country
Road, Garden City, N.Y. 11530;
and the Freeport Memorial
Library.
A Message
On Burglaries
The following is reprinted from
the "East Hills .Record," the
North Shore village's newsletter
to its residents. Its message is
appropriate to Freeport as it is to
all Long Island communities and
those throughout the country.
Burglary is the fastest growing
crime in the United States.
In Freeport. the greatest pre-ventive
remains the "40,000 Pairs
of Eyes" program whereby
neighbors watch each others
homes and report any suspicious
activity to the Freeport Police
Department at 378-0700. Callers
need not identify themselves.
Under a new program, the De-partment
also offers a team of
specially trained officers who are
available to residents, business
owners and organizations for
education on burglary prevention.
You cannot understand the
feeling until it happens to you
personally. It is very frightening
to think that some stranger has
touched things in your home that
you consider dear—things you
have worked hard to earn the
money for, spent time in pur-chasing
and maintaining. These
sentiments were expressed re-cently
by burglary victims with-in
our Village.
Despite repeated requests by
the Mayor and Village Trustees to
report any suspicious persons or
vehicles seen in this area, re-sponse
by residents has been
almost nil.•••"-- - > • . - • > . . - .
However, one of our alert resi-dents
in the Norgate area called
the police when a person solicited
her home and could not produce a
village permit.
The so-called solicitor was
picked up by the police three
doors away from the home of the
person calling and he sub-sequently
confessed to eight
burglaries .committed in that
area. Police found burglary tools
in his car when he was appre-hended.
His victims were in the
Fairfield Park, Canterbury,
Strathmore, Norgate and West-wood
areas.
Another pair of burglars who
live within the five towns area on
Cruising Down The River
One hundred and sixty out-of-towners boarded the "Queen of Free-port"
Sunday, September?, at the Freeport River for a two hour tour of
Freeport canals and beautiful waterfront homes. Mayor William White
told of the Village's history and present day advantages as the ex-cursion
boat travelled down the River, into Little Swift Creek past
Hudson Canal and the Guy Lombardo Marina, up Woodcleft Canal and
back, around Randall Bay and back to the River. The successful tour
terminated at the Recreation Center where the guests were given
quiches and punch and stayed to enjoy the Arts Council-Recreation
Department's Annual Fair which in itself attracted 3,000 persons. The
boat tour was sponsored by the Village's Homefinders Service which
was so besieged with requests to go on that trip, that they developed a
waiting list which will fill another tour this month. The September tour
and Fair were Freeport's contribution to the Long Island Tourism Com-mission's
"Fall Festival."
the South Shore were appre-hended
in Old Westbury and they
confessed to burglarizing homes
in East Hills.
The North Shore is a prime"
target area for burglars, since it is
an affluent area and has easy
access to major highways. It is
incumbent upon the residents of
this Village to be on the lookout
for suspicious cars or persons
traveling through the area.
, Chances are very slim that
these people are caught in the
act. The best way is to keep a con-stant
lookout for persons or autos
that do not belong in the area.
Don't open your door to anyone
whome you do not expect to call
on you.
Interestingly enough, the po-lice
tell us that most burglars
usually are local residents. In"
many instances the culprit is a
teenager who is a friend of the
family who knows the routine of
the household and where the val-uable
items are located. General-ly,
though, the burglary will not
be a lark by the offender, Very
often the crime is committed to
pay for a drug habit.
Since there are no prescribed
hours when a burglar can strike,
residents should exercise the
same caution during the day as at
night.
APATHY: BURGLAR'S
BEST FRIEND
Apathy can be a burglar's best
friend—a fact that underscores
the need for Village residents to
cooperate with each other and to
report unusual or undesirable
individuals or events to the
police.
The depth of apathy in our
Village is revealed by the follow-ing
episode.
Police put detectives in plain-clothes
in East Hills and had them
patrol the backs of homes in an
effort to apprehend any potential
burglars.
One of these detectives,
dressed rather shabbily, went to
the rear of one home and literally
pressed his face against the
window. A resident of the home
spotted the individual and peered
out at him—virtually eyeball to
eyeball. The detective left the
scene—but the resident never
even bothered to contact the
police to report the incident.
NOW, THAT'S APATHY!
