Logs Made Available
As previously announced, a tree
contractor will be working in the
Village trimming trees and removing
tops of dead trees,for the Electric
Department. Property 'owners with
dead trees may make their own
arrangements with the contractor to
take advantage of a discounted price.
Please dall the Eleetric-Department-for
details.
In addition, wood removed on
behalf of the Electric Department is
available to anyone wishing to take
it away. Please see the workers at the
removal site. Property owners
making their own arrangements with
the contractor, should indicate if they
wish to retain the wood. If they don't
want it, it will be available to anyone
wishing it.
Rec. Dept. Offers
Holiday Gift Ideas
The Freeport Recreation Depart-ment
offers Gift Certificates for a
variety of activities for both children
and adults. These include 15 sessions
of ice skating, day bus trips for
seniors, fitness and creative courses,
and annual plans for the Health Wing.
The Arts Council At Freeport, with
offices at the Recreation Center, also
offers gift plans.
Deadline to Pay Water
Bill Is December 30
Residents and business owners are
reminded that any unpaid water bills
as of Friday, December 30, will be
applied to their 1989 real property tax
biil with a 25% penalty charge.
Water bills may be paid by mail or
in person at Village Hall, 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., week days.
Annual Holiday Festival
Is Set for December 11
The Freeport Recreation Depart-
"-mefit-will hold , its -Annual Holiday
Festival for children of all ages at the
Recreation Center on Sunday,
December 11, 12:30 to 5:00 p.m.
There is no admission charge for this
community-wide event which
attracts several hundred families
each 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 receives 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.
Holiday Schedule
Is Announced
All Village offices will be closed on
Monday, December 26, in obser-vance
of Christmas and again on
Monday, January 2, in observance of
New Year's. There will be no meetings
of the Board of Trustees those
evenings.
The Freeport Recreation Center
will close at 5 p.m. on both Christmas
and New Year's Eve, remain closed
for the actual holidays and Mondays,
December 26 and January 2.
There will be no refuse collection
in the southeast/southwest sections
on the holiday Mondays. There will
be pickup on Thursdays, December
29 and January 5.
Village
News
A PublicHhfbrmation Bulletin
of The Village of Freeport
46 North Ocean Avenue
telephone: FReeport 8-4000
Dorothy1 Storm, Mayor
Meet with Mayor:
[4:00 p.m., every Friday
itings: 8:00 p.m.,.,. .
1st and 3rd Mondays of the Month
- November 1988 -
SAYING "NO" TO DRUGS. From left, Trustee Vincent DiCostanzo, Trustee Ralph Smith,
Mayor Dorothy Storm, Freeport Police Lieutenant John Honkanen, Mayor's Advisory Task
Force on Drugs Chairman Tedd Levy, Trustee Anna Jean Cacciatore, Trustee Victor Cohen
and Freeport Superintendent of Schools John Bierwirth, pose at the rally which followed
last month's anti-drug march. Some 400 Freeporters participated in the event sponsored by
the Task Force with the assistance of local organizations.
MESS A GE FROM THE MA YOR
Last month Congressman Norman Lent, Assemblyman Charles O'Shea and
Hempstead Town Councilwoman Angle Cullin joined myself, members of the Board
of Trustees and some 400 other Freeporters in walking through portions of the northeast
to highlight the "Freeport Says NO to Drugs" campaign. Aside from the success
of this important event, for which I salute Chairman Tedd Levy and all the members
of the Drug Advisory Task Force, the march was an eye opener to the legislators.
They saw where we are building affordable single family houses on Broadway, a
program we hope to continue as sites become available. I also pointed out the new
construction along North Main Street and they were quite impressed.
Progress is continuing along Sunrise Highway as well. The vacant lot and adjacent
building on the southeast corner of Guy Lombardo, long an eyesore, now houses
an attractive retail paper goods business. Construction should begin shortly' where
the theater was demolished on Henry Street. Finally, with the litigation behind us,
we 'II be seeing progress on Phase 2 of our Urban Renewal Plan on Sunrise bet ween
Church and Grove Streets as well as on the shopping center proposed for Fireman's
Field.
Hope to see you and your families at the always popular Annual Holiday Festival
at the Recreation Center on December 11.
—Dorothy Storm
Trustees: Vincent DiCostanzo, Ralph Smith, Victor Cohen, Anna J. Cacciatore; Village Justice: Michael Solomon
Village Clerk: Thomas DeVincenzo; Counsel: William Glacken; Treasurer: Michael Haran
Snow Ordinances Must Be Obeyed
(Save For Future Reference)
Mayor Dorothy Storm is issuing her
annual reminder to residents and
business owners that the snow ordi-nances
of the Village must be obeyed.
"I would/like to -thank those who
cooperated" in past storms," the
Mayor said. "Unfortunately there
were top many who did hot cooperate
and it was necessary for the Police
and Building Departments to issue
summonses1 returnable to Village
Court where violators face a fine of
up to $250" pbr summons. We would
like to minimize the inconvenience a
snow storm brings to the public but
there is little choice if we are to
accomplish a quick and efficient
storm cleanup needed to assure safe
movement of traffic and pedestrians."
Superintendent of Public Works
David Lovejoy states that the main
impediment to efficient plow opera-tions
in storms is the numerous
vehicles parked at curbside through-out
the Village. "Too often we see
clean and empty driveways with the
family cars parked on the street. Even
with the smallest plow, we cannot
achieve a sufficient path down a
street when cars are parked on both
sides. Another headache are the
mounds of snow put in the streets
by private plow operators and
shovelers."
When snow reaches the depth of
four inches, or there are predictions
of the depth, the Mayor has the power
to put the Village under Snow Emer-gency
designation. When a Snow
Emergency is declared, it will be
announced over Radio Stations
WBAB and WHLI and aired on Cable-vision's
Channel 12.
Under a Snow Emergency status,
vehicles must be removed from ALL
Village streets. Owners who do not
remove them are subject to a
summons.
The main arteries of the Village and
other key streets are posted as "Snow
Emergency Routes." The public is
asked to look for the signs now to
see if their home or business is
located on such a street. (A list of
these streets, changed from last year,
follows. Please save.) The State and
County also posts streets where they
are responsible for snow removal
such as Sunrise Highway and Merrick
Road, North Main Street, etc.
Vehicles parked on "Snow Emer-gency
Routes" are subject to being
TOWED AWAY at the owner's
expense in a Snow Emergency.
Vehicles without chains, snows or
radial tires may not travel these routes
under the Emergency status.
Mayor Storm noted that the Village
government recognizes the problem
of families with multiple cars and
limited garage and driveway space.
"We can only encourage cooperation
among neighbors. If you have space
available, please offer it to.others.until
plowing is completed.'" The "Mayor
also acknowledged long-time com-plaints
received by all municipalities
from property owners who clear their
driveways only to have them blocked
by plowing operations. "This is
unfortunate but unavoidable. Our
primary concern must be to clear the
roads for the passage of emergency
vehicles."
Owners and occupants of residen-tial
and commercial properties are
also required to remove all snow and
ice from sidewalks 24 hours after the
cessation of snowfall. The snow
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Municipal Budget
Is Being Studied
Mayor Dorothy Storm and the
Board of Trustees are currently
meeting with the various department
heads of the Village for the purpose^
of drafting a tentative 1989-90 muni-'
cipal budget.
The public is invited to attend the
sessions which are held in the Board
of Trustees' .Boom ,o,n the second
floor of Village Hall. Entry is through
the Police Headquarters. The public
may ask questions and make com-ments
at the conclusion of the exam-ination
of each department budget.
The meetings began November 3.
Others scheduled from mid-
November op are: November 15, 7
p.m.; November 19, 9:30 a.m.;
December 1, 7:30 p.m.; and
December 3,. 9:30 a.m. lf_ required,
there will be additional"meetings on
Decembers, 7:30 p.m.; December 10,
9:30 a.m.; December 15, 7:30 p.m.;
and December 17, 9:30 a.m.
The .municipal .budget will, be the
subject of a public hearing on Mon-day,
January 9, 8 p.m., Village Hall.
Copies of the tentative, line-by-line,
budget will be available to the public
around Christmas time. Please con-tact
the Village Clerk's office if you
are interested in obtaining a copy.
Continued from opposite page
should be placed on a lawn or
between the sidewalk and curb, not
in the roadway. Not only may failure
to remove snow and ice bring a
summons, but sanitation workers,
postal carriers and meter readers are
within their rights not to service
uncleared properties.
Village ordinances also call for
owners or occupants to keep any fire
hydrants on their property clear of
snow and visible at all times. This is
of extreme importance jn the case of
an emergency and violators will
receive summonses.
Snow Emergency Routes
Albany Ave., Merrick Rd. South;
Ann Dr. E.; Ann Drive N.; Ann Dr. S.;
Archer St.; Bayview Ave., Sunrise
Hwy. to Pennsylvania Ave.; Bayview
Ave., Wilson PI. to Brookside Ave.;
Bayview Ave., Bryant St. to Sunrise
Hwy.; Broadway; Brooklyn Ave.,
Brookside Ave. N. & S.; Bryant St.;
Buchanan St.; Buffalo Ave., Sunrise
Hwy. to Mill Road; Casino St.; Cedar
St.; Columbus Ave. N.; Commercial
St.; Church St.; Doxsee Dr.; Front St.,
Long Beach Ave. to Guy Lombardo
Ave.; Grand Ave., Main St. to Babylon
Tpke; N. Grove St.; Guy Lombardo
Ave.; Hanse Ave.; Howard Ave.;
Hudson Ave.; Independence Ave.;
Jay St., Grand Ave. to E. Seaman
Ave.; Jefferson St.; Lakeview Ave.;
Laurette Ln., Main St. to Ann Dr. N.;
Lena Ave., Long Beach Ave. to Main
St.; Long Beach Ave. N.; Long Beach
Ave. S.; Main St., Merrick Rd. to
Henry St. Ext.; Meister Blvd.; Ocean
Ave. N. & S.; Parsons Ave.; Pennsyl-vania
Ave.; Pine St.; Polk St.; Prince
Ave.; Ray St., Westend Ave. to Main
St.; Smith St., Bayview Ave. to Main
St.; Southside Ave., Brookside Ave.
to Westend Ave.; Suffolk St.; Westend
Ave. ; Wilson PL; and Woodside Ave.
