•MAY84
You can make your neighbor-hood
a more pleasant place to live
. and increase the value of your
property. You can help the Vil-lage
of Freeport to be clean and
attractive by observing the
following:
Do's For Home And Business
DO maintain your home or bus-iness
establishment by painting
and repairing. Village Ordinances
require painting of all wooden
surfaces to prevent deterioration.
This is being strictly enforced by
the Building Department.
DO maintain your garages and
fences and keep them repaired
and painted. Maintain your
lawns, gardens and yards for
beauty and cleanliness. Pick up
all litter including any at curb-side.
Cut down weeds between
: sidewalk and curb.
DO have proper rubbish and.
garbage receptacles with covers
in sufficient number. All contain-ers
must be kept closed, including
. the large commercial dumpster.
units.
Do remove trash around your
house, yard, fence or hedge.
Clean unsightly litter accumula-tion
from wire fences, bushes and
hedges. Put out trash at curb for
pick-up.
DO call for special pick-ups for
large or bulky items, such as dis-carded
refrigerators, stoves and
such. Put weeds, leaves, grass
cuttings, etc. in plastic bags for'
curbside pick-up.
DO use litter baskets when you
are in the business districts. Keep
a litter bag in your car or boat.
'/•;' PCf report vacant lots that are
• in'need.of cleaning. Under Village
ordinances if the property owner.
,.' does not clean his lot" the Village
will have it done by a contractor
and the cost 'will be' 'charged
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Don't Hart Your Village
DON'T confuse or mix trash or
garbage. Trash is. burnable items"
only, such as paper, rags, pieces
of wood, and is to be put out for
collection only on trash days.
DON'T put out excessive
amounts of trash for pick-up on
one day. If you have a large
amount, put only part of it. outside
on any trash day and hold the
rest for the next week's pick-up.
DON'T put trash out before
6 PM on the night prior to trash
pick-up.
DON'T sweep leaves, twigs,
grass clippings, etc. into gutter.
Pick them up and put them into
closed containers for trash
pick-up.
If you are a businessman,
DON'T pile boxes and crates
alongside your dumpster. Break
them down to flat units and put
them in the containers. Use con-tainers
of adequate size to handle
all of your trash.
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
Freepert Homefinders Service
46 North Ocean Avenue, Room 106
378-4000, Ext. 296-7
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MAY 1984
A Public Information Bulletin
- of The Village Of Freepor-t
b 46 North Ocean Avenue
Telephone FReeport 8-4000
: William H. White, Mayor
Public Meetings on the 1st. and 3rd. Mondays of the Month, at 8:00 P.M.
Dedicated To Our Youngst - - • .—ji _.j»-.-•*• *^ f
The Month Of The Young Child was officially proclaimed as April-in Freeport by Village Mayor
William H. White, seated amidst youngsters representing the Village's various pre-school programs.
White's proclamation recognized "the significance of this precious time in the lives of children and
that Freeport has been in the forefront of efforts to increase public awareness of the early years."
The other adults (I. to r.) are Columbus Avenue School PTA co-presidents Nancy Hirsch and Barbara
Brown; Vivian Mannis, executive director of Hi Hello Day Care Center; Mary Bondarin, director, the
Freeport School District's Early Childhood Education Center; Giant Step Cooperative Nursery School
representatives Marie Munroe and Joyce Ruben; and Ann Isaac of Freeport Head Start.
Trustees: Dorothy Storm, Alfred Sirlin, James Clark, Vincent DiCostanzo
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Attorney: Harrison J. Edwards, Jr.; Treasurer: Thomas M. Molloy
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'by William Gillespie,
Village Safety Director
BOATING SAFETY
State Taw requires that every
mechanically propelled boat be
registered and numbered. Fed-eral
regulations require regis-tration
in the state of principal^
use. To register your boat submit
a form RV 300 (available at the
MV Bureau) to the Department of
Motor Vehicles with acceptable
proof of ownership and the
required nominal fee to the De-partment
at 1500 Privado Road,
Westbury.
Before you put your .boat in
the water it is important that you,
in order tp.operate in our "crowded
waters, have some sound boating
"know how." To Team the basics
of seamanship and; the Nautical
Rules of the Road, sign, up for a
Coast Guard Auxiliary or a U.S.
Power Squadron, boat safety
course. Caff the toff-free infor-mation
hotline, 800/336-BOAT,
for dates and locations of upcom-ing
courses. Keep in mind that
many marine insurance under-writers
offer discounts to boat
owners who have completed one
of the 10-or 12-lesson courses.
In New York no person under
the age of 16 can operate a power
boat unless he or she is over
10 years of age and holds a boat-ing
safety certificate which is
issued to youngsters who have
successfully passed the Young
Boaters Safety Course. This two
hour, four session, no fee course
is given twice a year at the
Freeport Recreation Center by a
state certified instructor with the
Freeport Police Department. Caff
223-8000 for information.
Before you puff up anchor, it is
important that you ascertain that
your boat is properly equipped
and meets legal SAFETY regula-tions.
Without obligation you can
get a free examinaton by.a qual-ified
Coast Guard Auxiliary
examiner.; If. deficiencies, are .
noted no report will be made to :
any law enforcement; agency but
the examiner wiff advise, you so
that you can correct them.
SAFETY TIPS
1. Before departing on a boat
trip, leave a Afloat plan" with
someone ashore. This "float
plan," indicating a description of
your boat, identity of passengers,
destination, route and other infor-mation
would aid in finding you in
an emergency. • •
2. Good housekeeping is ex-tremely
important. Your ship-shape
boat is less apt .to contain
fire and slip or trip hazards.
3. Have a good anchor and suf-ficient
fine to insure a good hold
in a gale, and a hand pump or
scoop even when you have an
electric bilge pump. •
4. Know the various distress
signals and carry the visual
signals required by federal reg-ulations.
5. Carry a good battery op-erated
portable radio capable of
receiving short wave . weather
reports, and break for the nearest
shelter or shore if bad weather is
in the forecast. "Any port in a
storm" is stiffgood advise.
6.'Properly maintain, stow and
learn the use of your SAFETY
equipment. In an emergency the
equipment wiff do no good if
you are not able to use it.
7. Carry appropriate tools for
minor repairs.
8. Show your passengers where
the emergency equipment is
stowed and how to use it.
9. Develop a check list to en-sure
that you have everything you
need aboard — and don't forget
a first-aid kit.
10. Familiarize yourself with
up-to-date charts of the area in
which you plan to boat.
11. Use the "one-third rule of
fuel" — one-third to go, one-third
to return and one-third in
reserve. "Out of fuel" is the most
frequent distress call".
12. Remember when loading
your boat to distribute the Toad
evenly, don't stand up in a smalT
boat, and don't overload. If the
water is rough, the number of
passengers should be reduced.
13. Don't permit anyone to ride
on parts of the boat not designed
for that use.
14. Keep an alert Ibpk-out.
Serious accidents can result from
failure to stay alert.
15. Be extremely cautious in
areas.used by swimmers, divers
and water skiers. •
16. Know and obey the Rules of
the Road. : • .
17. You must operate in a care-ful
and prudent manner and at
such a rate;of speed as not to
interfere with free and proper
use of the navigable waters
or endanger any person or
craft. You may not operate within
100 feet of the shore, or dock,
or pier, or raft, or float, or an
anchored boat at a speed in
excess of five miles an hour.
18. It is unlawful to litter, drain
or deposit offensive matter into
the waters. Violations are punish-able
by fines up to $250 or
imprisonment or both .•
19. Alcohol" and salt water are
a bad mix. Carry a good supply of
soft drinks and iced tea. (Carry a
container for the later disposal of
cans and paper goods on shore.)
20. Make sure that children
. and non-swimmers wear personal
flotation devices (PFDs) and
make' sure that everyone knows
how to put them on.
21. If you capsize, remember
that the boat wiff probably stay
afloat so stay with it. Get in it
or on it if you can.
22. Water ski only when weff
clear of other persons or.hazards.
(Note: Water skiing is not allowed
within the boundaries of the ViF-lage.)
There should always be two
people in the tow boat, one to
watch the skier and the other to
run the boat.
23. Always instruct at least
one other person in handling the
boat in case you become disabled
or fall overboard.
24. If you have an accident
you must stop and render such
assistance as may be practical
and necessary to prevent further
injury and to minimize danger.
You must also give your name
and address, and the identifica-tion
number of your boat, to any
person injured and the owner
of any property damaged in the
accident. When there is an in-jury
or damage in excess of $100,
you must file a report with
Marine and Recreational" Ve-hicles,
Albany, NY 12238 within
seven days. If an accident results
in death or disappearance of a
person, the ponce and Coast
Guard must be notified im-mediately
by the quickest possi-ble
means, followed by a written
report within 48 hours.
2b. On your return, notify your
"float plan" custodian of your
safe return; inspect and clean
your gear; and make or arrange
for replacements or repairs if
needed.
The Board of Trustees has
voted to increase the penalty from
10% to 15% on water bills that
remain unpaid for 30 days.
In addition, when charges re-main
unpaid as of December 31,
for which bills have been ren-dered
prior to December 1, there
will be a penalty of 25% in addit-ion
to all other rents and other
charges remaining unpaid. This
will effect those property owners
who let their bill go unpaid and
placed on the next tax roll.
Children may register for sum-mer
camps and other programs
offered by the Freeport Recrea-tion
Department, on Saturday,
June 16, at the Recreation
Center. Registration for adults
will be on June 18, 7-8:30 pm.
All registrants must hold a cur-rent
$3 Freeport Activity Card.
Activity Cards may be obtained
at the Center.
Summer programs offered in-clude
art, baton twirling, camps,
canoeing, jazz dance, diving
lessons, dog obedience, guitar,
kiddie and teen park programs,
lacrosse, aerobic dancing, body
building, body conditioning, dan-cexercise,
slimnastics, yoga exer-cise,
soccer, softball, street hoc-key,
swimming and tennis les-sons.
the 1984-85 Recreation Depart-ment
brochure will be mailed to
residents during May. Additional
copies will be available at the
Center.
The 10th Annual Great Canoe
Races, sponsored by the Freeport
Chamber of Commerce in .con-junction
with the Village, will be
held on Sunday, July 22. For
ten years the event has attracted
amateur canoeists from through-out
the metropolitan area. •
To mark the 10th anniversary,
two days, July 21 and 22, have
been set aside with a gala festival
on the drawing boards for Water-front
Park.
Additional information on race
applications, entry fees and spon-sorship
of racers can be obtained
by calling the Chamber at FR 8-
7402.
Fishing Tournaments
Freeport's waterfront will
again be the headquarters for
numerous fishing tournaments.
These tournaments can be fun for
spectators as well as anglers.
All fishing clubs invite the public
to the weigh-ins to view the
sharks and other monsters of the
deep.
The first will be the Hudson
Anglers' 12th Annual Shark
Tournament on June 16. Entry
fee is $125 per boat with over
$5,000 worth of prizes. The con-test
is limited to any species of
shark over 75 pounds. The
weigh-in will be at 6:30 pm, Guy
Lombardo Marina, foot of Guy
Lombardo Avenue. The public is
invited to take home some
shark steaks, free for the asking,
as long as they last. Further in-formation
may be obtained from
the Hudson Point Fishing Station,
867-9608.
The 9th Annual Charvin Open
' Shark Tournament will'be held on
July 7 out of Lou's Fishing
Station, foot of Woodcleft Ave-nue.
The entry fee is $150 per
boat. Half the prize money will
be awarded for the largest shark,
20 per cent for second largest
and 10 per cent for the third.
Deadline for weigh-in is 6 pm at
the fishing station. Info: 378-
8748.
The 4th Annual Victory Invita-tional
Shark Tournament, spon-sored
by the Mako Marina,
Hudson Avenue, will be held
on Saturday, July 14, with the
first prize of $5,000. Entry fee
is $125 per boat/The weigh-in
will be at -6:30 pm at Mako
Marina. Info: 378-7331.
On July 21 and 22, the Tourna-ment
Anglers will hold the 5th
Annual Billfish and Tuna Tourna-ment.
Fishing will be at the Hud-son
Canyon and boats can stay
out overnight. Cash prizes will be
awarded for heaviest blue rriarlin,.
white marlin, swordfish and tuna.
Special recognition will be given
for dolphin, true albacore, mako
shark and wahop. Weigh-in will
be at the Town Marina,"6:30 pm,
Sunday. Entry fee is $300 per
boat. Info: 867-9608.
For the fifth year in a row,
boat builder/dealer Al Grover of.
Woodcleft Avenue will sponsor
the "Grover Owners Fishing
Tournament and Festival" on
July 27, 28 and 29. The tourna-ment
is limited, to Groverbuilt
and Mako boats and is a "for
fun" event with a festive dinner
and live music under a tent.
Entry fee is $50 a boat with a
four-person crew. Prizes will be
awarded. Weigh-ins will be held
each day at. Charvin's Fishing
Station at the foot of Woodcleft.
Info: 378-0510.
The last fishing tournament
scheduled thus far will be the
Ninth Annual Freeport Fishing
Festival sponsored by the 47-
year-old Freeport Tuna Club and
to be held on August 4 out of the
Town Marina. The fee, not set
•as yet, includes tickets for five
at the tournament's dinner where
'prizes'such as'fishing tackle'are
awarded. There are no cash
prizes. Besides shark, tuna,
billfish and bluefish are brought
in. Weigh-in deadline at the
Marina is 6 pm. Info: 536-0525.
The tournaments . are estab-lished
to promote and demon-strate
the excellent quality . of
Long Island's fishing and pro-ceeds
of many of the tournaments
go towards support of marine
research projects and charitable
groups.
