.. SERVICE REQUEST
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administration. It will be acknowledged and given to the appropriate department head for
action. •
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third party, but it will enable us to let you know what was done or why it couldn't be done.
You may conveniently send your Service Request to Village Hall by including it in the
same envelope with your Electric Bill payment. • .
TO:
Mayor William H. White
Municipal Building, Freeport, N.Y. 11520
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J.UNE1981
A. Public Information Bulletin
of The Village Of Freeport
46 North Ocean Avenue
• . Telephone FReeport 8-4000
• William H. White, Mayor
Village
News
Public Meetings on the 1st. and 3rd. Mondays of the Month at 8:00 P.M.
Homefinders Sells "Challenge" Canoe Races Rescheduled
The 7th Annual Great Canoe
Races will be held oh Sunday,
August 9, rather than the pre-viously
Announced July
Tom Chimento (left) discusses his plans for redoing his recently pur-cha'sed
house with Mayor William White and Homefinders Director
Ramona Crook. At least 100 years old and in neglected state, the house
at 112 Lena Avenue has 14 rooms on three levels, three fireplaces,
gaslight fixtures, oak floors, a widow's walk and a barn. Chimento and
his wife sold their Dix Hills house two years ago and tried apartment
living in Queens. Homefinders volunteer Bob Jaeger interested them
in the challenge offered by the multi-roomed Victorian where they are
now "camping out." Chvmento, manager of a wood veneer company, is
doing much of the restoration work himself and estimates it will be
Christmas'before the house approaches the state he envisions.
The Canoe Races are sponsored
by the . Freeport . Chamber of
Commerce in cooperation- with
the Village government, Freeport
Tuna Club and U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary.
Amateur paddlers of all ages
may participate in the races or in
'the canoe jousting events. There
is an entry fee but many Freeport
businesses annually sponsor
entries. Racers must be register-ed
in advance. Information can be
obtained from the Chamber at
FR 8-7402, weekdays from 10 am
to 2pm.
Races begin at 10 am and last
until approximately 3 pm. Race
Headquarters is the Shelter Point
Marina at the foot of Woodcleft
Avenue. Youngsters race in the
-morning- in -Woodcleft Canal. .In
the afternoon, adult paddlers
leave the canal, going out into
Little Swift Creek past Waterfront
Park and return to Woodcleft.
Race commentary is given at the
Park as well as at Shelter Point..
Trustees: Dorothy Storm, Alfred Sirlin, James Clark, Timothy Peternana
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Treasurer: James J. Lyons; Counsel: Michael Solomon
Home burglaries in cities and
other areas throughout the
country rose 15 percent in 1980.
.This is increasing the national
average of a burglary to more
tnsn one every 15 seconds,
according to law enforcement
agencies.
And the same^situation is true
in Freeport Chief Anthony Elar
said in announcing that Jtne is
* BufgraryTrievention Month here:
Mayor William White . has
issued a proclamation asking all
citizens to assist the police de-partment
in fighting home
burglaries, especially as the
-warm-:.weather ,,and vacation,
season starts.
'.'As a rule burglaries increase
when the economy levels out, and
this is aggravated by the High
cost of gold and silver that is
stimulating home break-ins,"
said Elar.
"The increase in working wives
has made empty homes and
apartments on workdays easy
targets for burglars. Even mild
weather has an impact. We're
noticing too that there is an
increasing number of garage
burglaries, and we're reminding
citizens to keep garage doors
closed at all times,'' he added.
Failure to practice the funda-mental
techniques of home
protection was largely respon-sible
for the burglaries committed
in our Village last year. Most
•people didn't intentionally invite
intruders to ransack their homes,
but they might as weir have hung
up a sign saying,. "No one's
home, burglars welcome!''
.A stroll around your neighbor-hood
any day will tell you at a
glance who's away: porches will
be cluttered with circulars, an
unkempt lawn, an .empty garage
with the door open or a bulging
mailbox. All of these are tip-offs
that will broadcast "No
one's home" to anyone canvas-sing
the neighborhood.
In the evening, most empty
tonfes can be spotted too—just
Icbfc for the dark houses. It's a
fjnown fact, light is one of the
best deterrents to crime, yet
most homeowners go out for an
evening and leave their homes
completely dark, or, they'll go off
for a weekend or vacation and
leave the same light burning day
and night. No light at all, or a
fight burning continuously, is a
good giveaway ' 'No one is
home."
A simple, but effective means
of having light in your home every
evening, is 'by connecting a
Time-All automatic tuning de-vice
to one or two lamps. Such.a
tinier will turn a lamp "on" early
in the evening, then turn it
"off" several hours .later. With
lights turning on aridl off during
the evening rhours ,it.will give the
appearance someone is home and
may avert a possible burglary
attempt!
PRECAUTIONS FOR
.HOMEOWNERS
1. Close and lock all doors, in
eluding porch, basement and
garage. Use pin-tumbler
cylinder locks on outside en-trances
and safety latches on
the windows.
2. Connect.a lamp to a Time-All
automatic timer to turn lights
in the home on and off each
evening. Since sound is a
deterrent, connect radio or
television to timer.
3. Protect all doors and windows
with an inexpensive, portable
burglary alarm which sounds
whenever someone '-attempts
to break in.
4. Light up your, porch and yard
with outdoor lights to increase
the likelihood that ah attempt-ed
burglary would be.seen,
these lights can also be timer-controlled,
if desired.
5. Be. sure 'all screens are
fastened from the inside.
6. Never leave valuables lying
around, keep them in a safety
deposit box.
7. Notify the police department
when you'll be leaving and
how long you expect to be
away.
8. Cancel all deliveries, such as
laundry, cleaning, etc. Also,
be sure to discontinue the
newspaper or arrange to have
it sent to your vacation
address.
9. Have a neighbor, or the. posl
office, hold all mail until yoiii
return.
16. Arrange with a friend to mow
the - lawn - and sweep«-your-sidewalk
once a week. Also
ask him if he'll pick up any
circulars or handbills that
may be left on your porch.
11. teave your shades and blinds
as you "normally, do,' "closed
blinds keep the,sun out, but
also make an effective screen
for the burglar.
12. Never advertise, your de-parture
with an item in the
local J>aper. Give, the story
'about your .vacation to the.
newspaper after you've
returned.
There is no such. thing as a
"burglar proof" home, the
Chief said, but .he added,, follow-ing
the suggestions, listed above
will help to protect your home
whenever you're away.
Residents are urged to contact
both Freeport Police Department
and the Electric Department prior
to any extensive trip away from
home.
Unoccupied homes will be
checked by police officers period-ically
while the Department will
also provide tips to homeowners
as to how to make their property
secure during their absence.
Notification to the Electric
Department prior to leaving on
vacation is necessary to avoid the
possible cancellation of service
due to non-payment.
Freeport Mayor William White
has received word from Assem-blyman
Armand D'Amato that a
Bill which had its inception hi the
Village has been recently intro-duced
in the State Assembly by
Assemblyman James McCabe.
Assembly Bill 6551 would
amend State village law to allow a
local municipality to assess fines
for violations of housing or
"building" codes "against "the"' pro-perty
taxes of the owner-violator,
when, after a guilty finding in
Village court,, a fine goes un-paid
for 30 days.
The legislation was originally
• proposed by Village Justice
Ralph Franco who sought the
assistance of the Board of Trus-tees
hi bringing the matter to the
attention of the State Legislature.
Franco stated that while the
Village has the power to assess
the costs of lot clearances, board-ups,
and the installation of curbs
and sidewalks, against a property
owner, it does not presently have
that power in the collection of
fines for code violations.
Judge Franco pointed out that
corporations in particular present
a problem in that there is little
that can be done to collect such
fines and as a result, certain
corporations who own rental
housing in Freeport do not
properly maintain them as they
are unconcerned about the con-sequences.
Passage of the legi-
Mayor William White (center) extends congratulations-to Freeport-'s
new police officers. The eight make up the Village's largest addition to
the Department since the 1930's and brings the force up to the full
complement of 80 persons. Shown, left to right, are Police Chief
Anthony Elar, Thomas Garrity, Alberto Villaneuva, Christopher
Wilson, Susan Kretzmer, Mayor White, Gerry Muniz, Robert Paulick
Jr., Kevin Noll and Thomas Drew.
station allowing for the assess-ment
of a fine against the prop-erty
would constitute a deterrent
to additional violations.
D'Amato is among seven other
members of the Assembly
endorsing the legislation. Con-currently,
Senator Norman Levy
has introduced similar legi-slation
in the Senate.
The Freeport Fire Department is
selling surplus fire alarm boxes
for $58.85 each. The alarm boxes
can be converted into attractive
table lamps. For further informa-tion
contact Ex-Chief Donald
Mauersberger, Fire Headquar-ters,
15 Broadway. The phone
number is 378-0712.
ELECTRIC CONSUMER DEPOSITS
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"IN ORDER TO AVOID PROVIDING A TWO-MONTH DEPOSIT AS'SECURITY '
FOR PAYMENT OF ELECTRIC BILLS, ALL SAID BILLS MUST BE PAID WITHIN
TWENTY-FIVE (25) DAYS, OTHERWISE CONSUMER WILL BE CONSIDERED
DELINQUENT AND REQUIRED TO PROVIDE DEPOSIT AS PER SECTION 117 OF
PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
