TRUSTEE DON MILLER TOURS ARCHERVILLE
Freeport's Archer Street School is a
Microsociety and Multimedia learning
center which offers youngsters an
opportunity to take part in many stu-dent-
run enterprises modeled after
real world businesses. During the
recent "Archerville Millennium" cele-bration,
Trustee Don Miller had an
opportunity to view some of the many
different aspects of the program
including the student-operated postal
service, newspaper, historical society,
and book store, as well as the advertis-ing
and recycling agencies.
Parents, grandparents, visitors and students took part in the tour of Archerville. Pictured in the photo are:
Caroline Fenyo, Trustee Don Miller, Vivian Ford, Gifty Osei, and students Heather Avolin and Lauren Giorandiao.
FREEPORT BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTS AMENDMENT AFFECTING QUALITY O/F LIFE
Calling the action an-important
step in the continuing effort to
improve the quality of life in the
Village, Freeport Mayor Bill Glacken
said he was pleased that the amend-ment
to the local village code concern-ing
shopping carts had been adopted
unanimously by the Board of Trustees
: at its March 20th meeting. :
Mayor Glacken said the change to
Chapter 155 of the village code enables
the police and/or employees of the
Village Dept. of Public Works to seize
shopping carts which are left either on
sidewalks or streets. "In addition to
being unsightly, these carts have
"become traffic hazards" or" obstacles,"
and in some instances, endangered the
safety of pedestrians," he explained.
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The Mayor added, "Last year the
Dept. of Public Works collected more
than 250 shopping carts. Since the
February 28th public hearing on the
proposed amendment, an additional
68 carts have been collected. I believe
this law will be beneficial in keeping
these carts off the local streets, and in
improving the overall-appearance of
our village."
The law permits the village to
collect carts that are found off the
premises of the supermarket or store,
notify all owners that they may
retrieve them within 24 hours.and to
charge a fee for their return.
"Shopping carts that are not retrieved
by the owners will eventually be sold
at a public.auction.
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MARCH, 2000 www.FreeportNY.com THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
CENSUS 2000 VAN COMES TO FREEPORT
Freeport Mayor Bill Glacken officially
launched the Public Awareness of the
Census 2000 Campaign in the Village recent-ly
by welcoming the Census Van to the
Freeport Recreation Center. The Mayor,
joined by Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson
and approximately 50 youngsters from
Centre Biblico school and the Hi-Hello
remind their parents that we need to have
everyone who lives in the village counted,
especially the children. The U.S. Census
Bureau reports that children and minorities,
in particular, were undercounted in the last
census.
Both Mayor Glacken and Deputy
Mayor Frierson have visited more than a
return it promptly. Referring to the
amount of federal and state aid to the
school district and village governments,
Ms. Frierson explained to
the Freeport residents, "Our village will
lose $3,600 per person, per year for the
.next 10 years for everyone who is not
counted."
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Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson,
day care center.distributed flyers, buttons,
and balloons. The children sang the official
Census 2000 song in both English and
Spanish to welcome the Census Van to
the Recreation Center, which Mayor
Glacken described as the "crossroads of our
village."
Deputy Mayor Frierson, who is the chair-person
of Freeport's "Complete Count
Committee" suggested that the youngsters
ort Complete Count Census Committee, and the youngsters from local schools,
welcomed the Census 2000 Van to the Recreation Center.
dozen local churches during the months
of February and March to address the
congregations about the importance
of filling out the Census questionnaire
accurately and returning it immediately.
Deputy Mayor Frierson has addressed
several churches with Hispanic
congregations, speaking to them in
Spanish and urging them to fill
out the Census form accurately and
Census 2000 will affect the distribution
of more than $200 billion in federal and
state funding to local governments and
communities. The information will also be
used to draw the boundaries of legislative
districts, as well as to determine which
neighborhoods qualify for Community
Development Block Grants and
Empowerment Zones, all issues of critical
importance to Freeport.
FREEPORT'S CROSSING GUARDS RECEIVE
EMERGENCY 911 CELLPHONES
I am sure by now, most of you have
received the Census 2000 question-naire
in the mail. These forms were
distributed in two different sizes, a
short questionnaire barely five pages
long, and a more detailed 38-page
form. For those who have received
the long form, it may prove to be
confusing. That is why the Village is
partnering with the Census Bureau in
providing local sites where help will
be available to residents-who-need
assistance in filling out the question-naire.
For the remaining days in the
month of March, and during the first
two weeks in April, there will be
assistance available for residents fill-ing
out the Census form in the fol-lowing
locations in Freeport: the
Freeport Recreation Center, 130 East
Merrick Road; the Freeport Memorial
Library, 144 West Merrick Road; the
Church of Transfiguration, 87 South
Long Beach Ave.; the Freeport
Hispanic Association, 18 East Sunrise
Highway, and the New York State
Department of_ .Labor ,_office. .in
Freeport, 84 North Main St.
Because the staffing of these
Questionnaire Assistance Centers is
varied and the Census Bureau does
plan to have individuals who speak a
variety of different languages avail-able
to the public, the schedule at
each center will vary. Freeport resi-dents
who wish to get help at one of
these assistance centers should call
the Census Bureau at 516-228-9650
to-find»out»the-4ime-and place that
will best suit their needs.
Freeport has chosen to become a
partner with the Census Bureau to
ensure that the Village achieves an
accurate count of the population of
the village for the year 2000. As I'm
sure you have heard me say by now,
we believe the village was seriously
undercounted 10 years ago in 1990
when the census figures for Freeport
indicated a population of only
40,000. Our calculations at Village
Hall indicate we have had a popula-tion
considerably closer to 45,000 for
several years, and are probably a lot
.cLQser.Jo^a^pQpulation^oLSO.O.OO by
now. But for it to do us any good, we
must be able to document that pop-ulation
growth.
Census 2000 will affect the distri-bution
of more than $200 billion in
federal and state funding to local
governments and communities. This
information will also be used to draw
the boundaries of legislative districts,
as well as to determine which neigh-borhoods
qualify for Community
Development Block Grants -and
Empowerment Zones, all issues of
critical importance to Freeport.
As a member of the Freeport
community, there are only advan-tages
in filling out the census ques-tionnaire
accurately and completely.
Please remember, it's our future.
Let's make it count.
In an effort to continue to provide greater protection
to the children and residents of Freeport, State Senator
Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., recently presented 50 donated cell
phones to Mayor Bill Glacken, the Board of Trustees and
Police Chief Michael Woodward.
In accepting the phones Mayor Glacken said, "Our
police force is well-known on Long Island for its record
response time to calls for assistance. By enabling our
school crossing guards to immediately report emergency
situations or other types of problems, we will further
improve on our own record."
Chief Woodward added, "Our school crossing guards
provide the public with one more visible presence of the
viNage poNce.force. Often a crossing guard sees a person
speeding, or running a red light, or some other potential-ly
dangerous situation, but can't leave the post to make a
phone call, or has to rely on a passerby or motorist to
report the situation. In either case, precious minutes are
wasted when time is critical. This program furthers our
ability to respond quickly and means we will also have a
reliable witness at the scene." Freeport has 22 crossing
guards on duty throughout the village.
Senator Fuschillo explained that the donated phones
have been programmed to call only the 911 emergency
number.
Trustees Bill White, Jr. and Don Mauersberger, Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.,
Freeport Police Chief Michael Woodward, Mayor Bill Glacken, Charles Levinson of Bell Atlantic Mobile,
and Deputy Police Chief Al Gros along with more than a dozen Freeport crossing guards.
FREEPORT FIRE FIGHTER COMPETES
IN NATIONAL CONTEST
Mayor Bill Glacken and Deputy Mayor Renaire Frierson filled out and mailed their census forms promptly.
Freeport Fire Fighter Tom McBride was
recently presented with a special citation by
the Board of Trustees in recognition of his
outstanding participation in the 1999
National Firefighter Combat Challenge. The
Combat Challenge consists of a variety of
vigorous events which are consistent with
the physical demands required while per-forming
lifesaving and firefighting duties.
Volunteer Tom McBride is the first Freeport
firefighter to participate in the contest,
entering five challenges and improving his
ranking in each. "Tom McBride represented
Freeport with courage and pride," said Fire
Chief James Olin,."and we expect that he
will do even better in the coming year's
Combat Challenge."
Lt. Howard Goldstein, Third Assistant Fire Chief John Wensley,
Second Assistant Chief Paul Russer, Mrs. Claire McBride,
Fire Fighter Tom McBride, Belle Mendez, Chief James Olin,
Ex-Chief and Freeport Trustee Don Mauersberger and
Ex-Chief Ray Maguire.
