Winter discount plans for un-limited
use of the Freeport Rec-reation
Center's Health Wing of
swimming pool, steam and sauna,
exercise room and gymnasium,
take effect on January 10 and will
be honored until May 15. Cost for
a resident family is $85; for a res-ident
individual, $40; and for a
resident senior citizen, $20. For
families who had previously pur-chased
summer and fall plans,
the discount rate is $60. Cost for
an individual resident in that
category is $30: For Freeport res-idents
without discount plans,
single admissions are $1.25 for a
child under 18, $2.75 for an adult
Winter Recreation Season
and $1.25 for a senior citizen.
The Center's enclosed ice skat-ing
rink will remain open until
March 31. A discount price for 15
sessions is offered at $10 for
children and senior citizens and
$15 for adults. Single admissions
are $1 and $1.50 respectively.
Figure and hockey skates may be
rented and lessons for all ages
and. levels of skill are avail-able
at additional cost.
Registration for Recreation
Department programming de-signed
for youths will be held on
Saturday, January 29, 10 am to
noon, at the Center. Programs
offered are art, arts and crafts,
baton twirling, creative play,
ballet, tap dance, diving, drama,
fencing, guitar, gymnastics, jazz-aerobics,
swim and tennis les-sons.
Adults may sign up for pro-gramming
at the Center on Mon-day,
January 31, 7 to 8 pm.
Offered to them are art, social
dance, tap dance, diving, dog
obedience, guitar, aerobic danc-ing,
body building, dahcexercise,
slimnastics, yoga exercise, swim
and tennis lessons.
Cost for most programs is
$7.50 per season. All participants
must hold a Freeport Activity
Card.
DECEMBER 1982
Village Human Relations Commission
In establishing the Freeport
Human Relations Commission
under the State's General Munici-pal
Law, the Board of Trustees
gave certain duties and obliga-tions
to the 13-member group:
Duties
(a) To foster mutual respect
and understanding among all
racial, religious and nationality
groups in the community.
(b) To make studies in any field
of human relationships in the
Village which will aid in the
general purposes of the Commis-sion.
(c) To look into incidents of
tension and conflict among or
between various racial, religious
and nationality groups and to take
action to alleviate those tensions
and conflicts.
(d) To conduct educational
programs to increase goodwill
among Village residents and to
open new opportunities into all
phases of community life for all
residents.
Obligations
(a) To receive complaints of
alledged discrimination because
of race, creed, color, national
origin, sex, age, marital status or
physical disability. In such cases
where the complaint falls within
the jurisdiction of the State Com-mission
on Human Rights, the
Freeport Commission seeks the
active assistance of the State
authority. In other complaints,
the local group seeks to eliminate
alledged discrimination through
the process of conferences, con-ciliation
and persuasion.
(b) To hold conferences and
other public meetings for the
resolution of racial, religious and
nationality group tensions which
have resulted in occasions of
prejudice and discrimination.
(c) To issue publications and :
reports of investigation which,
in the Commission's judgment,
will aid in the group's purposes.
(d) To foster mutual esteem,
justice and equity among diverse
groups in the Village by enlisting
the cooperation and participation
of the various racial, religious and
nationality groups, community
organizations, industry and labor
organizations and other groups in
educational campaigns.
Michael Kirwan serves as the
Village's full-time Human Re-lations
Director and he may be
reached any business day at
Village Hall, FR 8-4000.
NOTE: It is, according to New
York State Law, an unlawful, dis-criminatory
practice "for any
employer, labor organization or
employment agency to discharge,
expel, or otherwise discriminate
against any person because he or
she has opposed any practices
forbidden under the New York
State Human 'Rights Law or be-cause
he or she had filed a com-plaint,
testified or assisted in any
proceeding of the Commission."
We Want You In Freeport!
But...If you must leave
because of job transfer,
or retirement...
THE FREEPORT HOMEFINDERS SERVICE
IS "AT YOUR SERVICE" AT NO COST
List your house with the free Homefinders Service, a unique government
operation. Buyers are waiting.
Take advantage of this successful service which has sold hundreds
of houses by bringing together buyer and seller.
Contact today: Mrs. Ramona Crook, Director
Freeport Homefinders Service
46 North Ocean Avenue, Room 106
3784000, Ext. 296-7
SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL MERCHANTS
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.
It's Time For Greetings Of The Season
r
YOUR NEIGHBORS. Seated, left to right, Trustee C. James Clark, Deputy Mayor Dorothy Storm,
Mayor William White, Trustee Alfred Sirlin and Trustee Vincent DiCostanzo. Standing, left to right,
Village Engineer Walter Pope, Village Treasurer Thomas Molloy, Village Attorney Harrison J.
Edwards Jr., Executive Secretary Marion Gottschalkand Village Clerk Thomas DeVincenzo.
The Board of Trustees
and the
Municipal Staff
join in
Wishing You and Your Family
ALL THE HAPPINESS OF THE SEASON
and
A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR
Trustees: Dorothy Storm, Alfred Sirlin, James Clark, Vincent DiCostanzo
v'illage Clerk : Thomas DeVincenzo; Attorney: Harrison J. Edwards Jr.; Treasurer: Thomas M. Molloy
Landlords Draw Maximun Fines For Illegal Apartments
Eleven persons were fined re-cently
in Village Court by Justice
Ralph • Franco after pleading
guilty to allowing their houses or
apartments to be illegally over-occupied.
The fines, the max-imum
allowed under State Law,
were $250 each for ' the nine
homeowners and two apartment
dwellers. ' ' • .
Julie Ward, owner and resi-dent
of 139 Frederick Avenue has
been allowing another family to
share the one-family house.
Helen Grant of 25 Independence
Avenue pled guilty to the same
circumstances as did Maria
Franco (co relationship to Judge
Franco) of 10 Church,; Street,
Bessie Fox of 110 Lillian Avenue,
Daisy Dye of- 16 Evans Avenue
and Juan Duran of 35 Harding
Place. .
Shirley Richardson, a tenant at
the.apartment house at 25 Graff-ing
Place, and Sylvia Kimble, an
apartment tenant at 107 Broad-way,
both admitted allowing
women and their families to share
their apartments. Josefina Vargas
of 15 East Avenue was fined for
renting one room in her one-family
house.
Timothy Gorry of 22 Frankel
Avenue received two summonses
for a house he owns at 19 Frankel.
One summons was for renting out
. two "separate apartments in the
one-family house and the other
for not obtaining a rental permit.
Carol Layton of 46 Norton Street
received the maximum fine for
renting an apartment in her
one-family house to a couple and
their three children. She also re-ceived
a $75 fine for installing a
Breaks For Cable Customers
Freeport residents who can-celled
Cablevision's Family Cable
Service after March 15 of this
year may have it reconnected at
no installation charge if ac-complished
before December 1.
Those who had it disconnected
and then reconnected after March
15 will be reimbursed for the sec-ond
installation fee paid. In ad-dition,
Cablevision's rate in-crease,
originally scheduled to
begin December 1, will be post-poned
until February 1 of next
year.
This is a compromise reached
following a hearing by the State
Commission on Cable Television
in which it was found that Cable-vision
had incorrectly billed sub-scribers
for the franchise fees it
pays to the Village and other
governmental units.
Instrumental in bringing the
pass-along to the Commission's
attention was Trustee C. James
Clark who acted on a complaint he
received from a Freeport resident
and another received from a fel-low
volunteer fireman who
pointed out that the Fire Depart-ment
was being billed for the
franchise fee. Clark- had Village
Attorney Harrison J.. Edwards
contact the State Commission re-garding
the legality of the pass-along
which, along with other
complaints, resulted in the recent
hearing and decision.
It was the Commission's
determination that the direct
reimbursement of the franchise
fees which had been .paid by
subscribers would' be unnec-essarily
burdensome on Cable-vision
which was not found guilty
of deliberate wrongdoing. The
Commission ruled that the free
reinstallations and postponement
of rate increases would con-stitute
fair reimbursement to sub-,
scribers.
kitchen sink in the basement
apartment without obtaining the
necessary permit.
Dennis Flaumenbaum, working
under the direction of Village
Superintendent of Builidngs G.
Ruiz. deZarate, was the invest-igator
on all the cases.
Under the law, the $250 max-imum
fines can be reduced by the
Judge if the illegal tenants are
removed within the time limit he
sets down.
Illegal overoccupancies put a
burden on Village services and
schools and cause all law-abiding
taxpayers to pay more taxes than
should be their fair share. .For
that reason, the Village cannot
tolerate them. The cooperation of
all residents is encouraged.
Special Bike
Registration
For only one time in 1983, the
Freeport Police will register
bicycles on a Saturday. The date
is January 15, 9 am to noon,
Police Headquarters, 40 North
Ocean Avenue. Registration will
continue to be held on Wednes-day
afternoon during the rest of
the year.
Bike registration is mandatory
by Village law. There is a one-time
fee of 25$. Equipment must
be brought to headquarters as a
metal identification plate will be
affixed. An adult must accomp-any
minors for the Saturday
registration.
. Registration assists in the
return of stolen or lost bicycles.
The special Saturday registration
is offered due to the number of
new bike owners following the
holidays, and for working adults
unable to take advantage of the
every Wednesday . afternoon
schedule.
Budget Hearing
The Board of Trustees will hold
the annual public hearing on the
municipal budget at Village Hall,
Monday, January 3, beginning at
8 pm. The hearing follows meet-ings
between the Trustees and
Village department heads which
began in October.
Persons wishing to speak at the
hearing will "be asked to sign in so
that all may be called in order.
Copies of the tentative 1983-84
budget will be available at the
Office of the Village Clerk in the
latter part of this month.
SHOPPING
IS GREAT
IN FREEPORT
Message For
The New Year
The following editorial first
appeared in the October 25 issue
of "Flashings," the student
newspaper of Freeport High
School. Mayor .William White
requested permission from
editor-in-chief John Oswald to
reprint it in the "Village News,"
as being an important message to
"non-students" as well.
* Birthday: Time
For Involvement
With the recent ninetieth birth-day
of the incorporated Village of
-Freeport, the scheduled October
23 celebration parade, and num-erous
other scheduled festivities
to mark the date, it is unfortunate
there are many students who
don't care too much about their
village or school. There are also
those who care enough to com-plain,
yet not enough to do any-thing
about what is bothering
them.
All too often those who put
down Freeport and/or Freeport
High the most are the ones who
are the least willing to commit
themselves to the improvement of
their school arid hometown.
There are many activities and
organizations both in the com-munity
and in the school that
pupils can become involved in to
improve Freeport's image in its
own eyes as well as in the eyes of
neighboring communities. Activi-ties
such as Key club and other
school organizations as well as
community service groups are
examples.
Mere involvement is not suf-ficient.
Active participation is
essential.
• Pupils should go to village
board meetings and voice their
opinions about problems in their
hometown. Students who have
complaints about the school
should make them known to the
student council or the board of
education.
Letters to FLASHINGS are also
welcome so they can inform
fellow students of a particular
point of view.
Pupils who are actively in-volved
in school and/or com-munity
affairs should be com-mended.
It is a shame though,
that it seems to be the same
When It "Really" Snowed
This photo from Village files is labeled, "South Main Street, After
Heavy Snow, 1905." According to Village Historian Clinton Metz,
this section of Main Street was demolished when Sunrise Highway was
constructed. This scene was photographed 13 years after Freeport was
incorporated as a Village. One reason for incorporation 90 years ago
was to have the right to generate electricity to light the roads (note
incandescent street light mid-photo). That move now allows Freeport-ers
to enjoy low-cost hydroelectricity.
people who are involved in these
activities. The loss of the poten-tial
input of those who don't be-come
involved is truly upsetting.
Those students involved in many
activities can only extend them-
. selves so far. while the untapped
resources of those who are apa-thetic
goes to waste.
Becoming involved in some vol-unteer
activity, whether it be
school-or community-related not
only improves the image of Free-port,
but also opens students to
new experiences, improves self-confidence,
and gives them a
sense, of accomplishment and
pride.
Freeport and its high -school
offer many opportunities for in-volvement
and self-improvement.
Take advantage of these oppor-tunities.
Be proud of Freeport. It
is a unique and varied place.
Electric Discounts
Residential customers with
electric water heating systems
(between 500 KWH and 1000
KWH) or electric space heating
systems in excess of 1000 KWH
between November 1 and May 30)
may be eligible for a discount rate
of 3.1 per KWH for those
systems.
Certain specifications must be
met and "an "application submit-ted.
Further information may be
obtained from the Electric Bill-ing
Office, 378-4000.
Sunday Ski Trips
The Freeport Recreation De-partment
is offering ski trips for
adults and students, ages 12 and
up, on Sundays, January 9, 16
and 30 and February 6,13 and 20.
Ski areas will be Cortina Valley,
Catamount or Great Gorge/
Vernon Valley. Dates and desti-nations
are subject to change ac-cording
to weather conditions.
The fee per trip is $37 or $32 if
equipment need not be rented.
The cost covers transportation by
motorcoach, lift ticket, equipment
if needed, and instruction at the
beginner level. Lunch may be
brought or purchased at the ski
area.
The bus will leave the Rec-reation
Center at 5:45 am on each
of the Sundays and return about
8 pm. Advance reservations may
be phoned in to 223-8000 and the
fee (and signed permission slip
for minors) must be returned to
the Recreation office no later than
4 pm the Tuesday preceding the
trip.
Skiers are urged to wear warm
clothing including a hat to cover
the ears and an extra pair of socks
and gloves.
