PAHABE OF HISTORY OPEE3S °GOOD OLD'sOtTBH HftlH STREETS
,(TOP PHOTO) On October 18, Mayor Dorothy Storm stepped from an antique
car to cut the ceremonial ribbon on derrick Road and South Main Street
to open the southern end of the former Freeport Mall to traffic for the
first time in a decade. Right behind her was the 60-unit "Parade of
History" sponsored by the Freeport Historical Society to celebrate it's
;25th anniversary, the Constitution's Bicentennial and the Village's 95th
anniversary of incorporation. Shown in the line of march are Freeport
Fire Chief Robert Terry (front) followed by (left to right) 1st Assis-tant
Chief Richard Holdener, 3rd Assistant Raymond .Maguire and 2nd
Assistant Julius Ellison. Behind them are the members of the all-,
volunteer Department, the largest in the State with 369 and founded in;
1893. The Department took top prize in the some 10 competitive parades
• they participated in this summer and then came away as State champions,
in a state-wide competition held in Rochester. (BOTTOM PHOTO) At the
Parade's conclusion, Mayor Storm cut the ribbon reopening South Main!
Street at its intersection with Sunrise Highway. Other dignitaries1
present were (left from sixth from left) 3rd Assistant Chief Maguire (in:
white cap), Assemblyman Charles O'Shea, Chamber of Commerce President;
Frank Pelliccione, the Mayor, Trustee Victor Cohen, Trustee Ralph Smith,:
^Town Councilwoman Angie Cullin and Trustee Anna Jean Cacciatore. The!
'street is open to one-way traffic northbound from Merrick Road. The)
!cost of reopening the street is being borne by the commercial property!
'• owners in the area. not the homeowners
.!
of the village.)
KOVEMBER 1987
ONLY
Wjftj^jrj, information Bulletin
of The//Village.0f Freeport
^4& North Ocean Avenue
'"""Telephone FReeport 8-4000
Dorothy Storm, Mayor
Meat With Mayor: 8:30am - 4:00pm. Every Fri.
Public Meetings: 8:00pm, 1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month
]©ssa§© From Theu(Wayoir'
October certainly was a month of celebration! Actually it sta'rted
in September when some 150 people visited Village Hall on Constitution
Day and many thanks go the the members of the Ruth Floyd Woodhull.
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution who acted as hos-tesses
that day and on another when 150 fourth graders from the Archer
Street School visited. Then there was "the best Freeport parade ever"
sponsored by the Freeport Historical Society and involving some 5,000
people as participants and spectators. The celebration of our 95th
Anniversary was topped off with a gala dinner dance attended by
approximately 600 residents, during which I unveiled the mural
depicting our history since 1892. I urge everyone to view it at the.
Recreation Center where it is permanently installed. Another high-light
was the 20 minutes of spectacular fireworks by Grucci for the
whole community to enjoy.
Five years hence we will be marking our Centennial and what a change
in the landscape there will be...it's already starting. The old Free-port
Theater has been demolished to make way for a modern office
building. Traffic has returned to the South Main Street shopping area
and we are working with the merchants to encourage them to restore and
highlight the uniqueness of their buildings which will develop an
image of "Good Old Main Street." Construction is at a fever pitch
along North Main Street. We have a new attractive entryway from Mer-rick
on Sunrise Highway as developed by the Property Improvement Com-mittee
and designed by Atlantic Nursery.
The Planning Board continues to review plans for 100 condominium
units at the foot of Miller Avenue. On Town of Hempstead land at the
foot of South Main Street, which is therefore out of the Village's
jurisdiction, there is a proposal for 64 condominium units. I have
urged the developer to annex the land to the Village which would in-sure
proper compliance to our ordinances and also increase our tax
base. Despite litigation, negotiations continue to sell municipal
land for the development of an office building on Sunrise which will
house the corporate headquarters of Foodtown, the construction of a
shopping center at Fireman's Field, including a Foodtown supermarket,
and for the development of a recreational facility and two warehouses
at" the "former"municipal stadium.
An update on Lydia E. Hall Hospital. At my urging, the State Health
Department has agreed to do a feasibility study as to recertifying the
site as a hospital. The bank holding the mortgage and obeying a court
order, is scheduled to auction off the property shortly. Among the
potential bidders are at least two who would use it as a medical/ hos-pital
facility and a professional office/apartment complex.
Mark down the date of December 13 when I hope to see your entire
family enjoying the Freeport Holiday Festival at the Recreation Center.
Trustees: Vincent DiCostanzo, Ralph Smith, Victor .Cohen, Anna J. Cacciatore
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Counsel: William Glacken; Treasurer: Michael Haran
WIHTER STORMS
During snot? and
ice storms, motor-ists
are asked to
stay off the roads
as much as possible
to allot? for plowing
and the passage of
emergency vehicles.
Property ; owners
are asked to shovel
out any fire hydrant
as first priority.
Loss of life and/or
property can result
if the Fire Depart-ment
volunteers
.cannot locate and
utilise , a hydrant
immediately.
If " an 'electric
wire comes down,
under no circum-stances
go. near it
and keep children
away. Notify Vill-age
Hall, 378-4000,
immediately if it is
a week day between
.., 8s 30am ana 4:30pm. :'. After hours, call
the Electric Depart-ment
at 378-0146 or
the Police Depart-ment,
378-0700.
When a fallen limb
takes away the elec-tric
service bos
from the side of the
house, the homeowner
must contact an
. electrician to re-store
service to the
house one® the Vill-ag
© . has completed'
repairs.
Residents. .should,
have battery oper-.
ated radios and
lights in their
homes. Stored
should be canned
goods, dry milk, a'
manual can opener,;
etc. , In, the case of !
loss of heat, let •
water trickle from!
taps to prevent the
freezing of pipes.
Remember that Vill-age
law prohibits
the use of kerosene
heaters Telphone
numbers to have
close at hand in-clude
police, fire
department, doctors,
pharamacist, elec-trician
and plumber.
If weather con-
,ditions warrant, the
Mayor has the power
to put the Village
under snow emergency
designation. Such
an emergency will be
declared anytime the
snot? reaches four
inches in , depth.
The Village's Snow
Emergency Ordinance
reads;
When1 a" snot? emer-.
gency is declared,
the announcement
will be carried by
radio .stations ffGBB
and WHLIo
Until the emer-gency
is terminated,
It Is unlawful to
ark on anv atreat
n the Village. Any
vehiclesimpeding
emergency vehicles
or snot? plowing
operations are sub-ject
to removal at
the owner's expense
It As also illaaal
to urate motor
vehicle without a now
tires. radial fcjl\rJUea
or chains on daa0i5g-oated
snow emergency
streets Any veh-icles
that impede
traffic on those
streets are also
subject to removal.
Such streets are
posted as snow emer-.
gencv routes.
HOLIDAY GIST GIVIHG
The- Freaport Rec-reation
Department
and the Arts Council
At Freeport both
offer holiday gift
giving opportunities.
One idea offered by
the Recreation De-partment
is the pur-i
chase of a discount
iplan to the Rec-reation
Center's
|Health Wing of indoor
'pool, exercise room,
I gymnasium and steam
land sauna. The cost
of a winter plan,
running from January
12 to May 15, is 0105
for a Freeport fam-ily,
$50 for an in-dividual
and §25 for1
a .senior. citizen. The;
cost for nonresidents
HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
The Freeport
Recreation Depart-ment
will hold its
Annual Holiday
Festival for"- chil- '
dren of all ages at
the . Recreation1-
Center . on Sunday,
December 13, 12:30-
pm to 5pm. There is .
no admission charge
for this community- -
-wide event which
attracted . several•'
hundred families •
last year.
Highlight for
children, up to the •
age.. of eight, . , is ,',
the visit to Mr.
and Mrs. Santa .
Claus in . their
Workshop where each •'
child will receive :
a gift. There will
also be .rides for!
youngsters . and
entertainment . for
the entire family.
Free ice skating
for children and
adults will be
offered at.-', the
enclosed rink.
is $145, §70 and7 §35
respectively. -
Another opportunity
is the purchase of a
program at the av-erage
cost of §15 for
a resident and §25
for a ^nonresident.
Offeri.ngs • for both
children and "adults'7
are found in the
annual brochure.
Also offered;' are
ice skating les-sons/
sessions.
WATER BILLS
Residents and
business owners are
reminded that any,
unpaid water bills:
as of Thursday,
December 31, will be
applied to .their
1988 real property
tas bill with a 25^.
penalty charge. .
Hater bills may be
paid by mail or in
person at Village
Hall, 8:30am to 4pm, <
week days.
MUNICIPAL BUDGET BEING STUDIED
Mayor Dorothy
Storm and the Board
of Trustees are
currently meeting,
with the various
department heads of
the Village for the
purpose or drafting
a tentative 1988-89
municipal budget.
The public is
invited to attend
• the sessions, which--
ar® in the Board- of
Trustees "Room on
the second floor of
the Village Hall.
Entry is through:
the Police "Head-quarters.-'
.-•_.- The
public ' may ' ask
questions and make
comments . at the
conclusion of the
examination of each
department budget.
The meeting sched-ule,
from mid-
November -6n>- is:.
Saturday, November"
14, 1pm; Tuesday,'
November 17, ?jjwn;
Saturday, November
21, 9s30am; Satur-day,
November : 28,
9:30am; Thursday,;
December 3, ^P"1'
"and Saturday, De-cember
5, 9s30am.
If needed, the
schedule will be
extended to include
Thursday, December
10, 7pm; Saturday,
December 12, 9:30
am; and Thursday,
December 17, Tpmi-= "•
POLICE WATCHING
ALCOHOL SALES
The Freeport
Police Department,
has announced " that
during the holiday
season they intend
to be; 'especially
watchful - of bus-inesses
that sell
beer • and other
alcoholic beverages
for both on and off
premises- consump-tion.
The intent
is to halt sales to
individuals under
the age of 21 which
is in violation of
State law. -
The municipal
budget will be the
subject of a public
hearing on Monday,
January 4, 8pm,
Village Hall.
Copies of the ten-tative,
line-by-line,
budget should,
be available to the
public through the
office of the Vill-age
' Clerk at least
a week prior to the.
hearing.
In announcing the
schedule'- of meet-,
ings, Mayor Storm
said' •"our-' task is
made no easier by
the federal and'
state governments.
Our federal' revenue
. sharing of some
§400,000, which
went to support the
Police Department
in the P<jst, has
been • eliminated.
On the state level
we. continue, as a{
village, ..to .receive
four • times less
revenue assistance
than the cities,
despite the fact
that in some in-stances
a village
may be larger than
a city and have to
deliver .the same
services,. as is
true with Free-port.
Although the
governor saw fit to
use, the . ^ state's
•'windfall' £6" in- '
crease aid to the
schools, no relief
was given to the
ever-increasing
financial burdens
of the villages.
Tnose selling
beer, wine or li-quor
to minors are
charged .with a
Class A. mis-,
demeanor. They,
face a fine of
$1,000 or more,
and/or more, and/or
one year in jail.
In addition, their
licenses can be
revoked or suspend-ed
by the State
Liquor Authority.
We have just been
notified by the
state-run^ Empire
Plan that the cost
of medical/hospital
insurance for vill-age
employees, as
well as all govern-ment
employees
throughout the
state, will go up
by 60^ as of Jan-uary
1, -1988. This
is a, cost "borne by
.the municipal bud-get
under the pre-sent
contract be-
'tween the Village
and the employees..
This- increase -will-,-
have.. a major im- .
fact, not only on
he upcoming bud-get,
but also the
present one which
covers January and
February, 1988.
"Solid waste
disposal costs -.
could triple within
the nent two years
because of landfill
closures on Long
Island plus antic- .
ipated loss of
subsidy by the Town
of Hempstead. An
increased tas base
must be realized in
order to offset all
these factors plus
the nest budget' s
salary increases,
the computerization
of the Police and
Fire Departments,
and- -•the mandated -
costs imposed by
the federal and
state governments
over which we have
no control."
SPECIAL NOTICE
Cablevision's
one-hour "Special
Edition" on Free-port's
95th An-niversary
will be
rebroadcast on Chan-nel
20, 6-7pm, Sat-urday,
December 19.
The reshowing is at
the request of the
Villaqe as on.e . of
the- two original
October showings
went on a half hour
earlier than sched-uled
causing many to
miss half.
