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In Girl Scouting, the girl alwayscomes first. She is the main focus ofthe .Girl Scout organization,. whereeverything is directed to stimulatingher interests and meeting her needs.The mission of the Girl Scouts - tohelp girls develop to their fullestpotential and become competent,resourceful women — is as vital todayas it was in 1912 when the organiza-tion began.

In today's society, there are still bar-riers that limit girls' achievements.Girls need an environment that willenable them to develop the skills andtalents to overcome such obstacles.Through membership in Girl Scouts,an organization devoted exclusively toher, a girl is encouraged to reach herpotential and attain the self-esteemand self-confidence needed to succeedin the larger world. She interacts with

positive role models and routinelysees women in positions of responsi-"bility. The message is "Become yourbest — set your sights high — you canmake it happen."

Girl Scouting has been sending thatmessage to girls for 90 years, and it isas essential today as it was in thebeginning. The problems ofAIDS/HIV, drug abuse, child abuse,gang activity, homelessness and teenpregnancy threaten healthy develop-ment. Girls need an organization thatwill help them cope with and resistthese threats - an' organization forevery girl, of every race, religion andneighborhood, that puts the girl first -an organization called the Girl Scouts.Girl Scouts of Nassau County servesover 21,500 girls in 36 Girl ScoutAssociations with the support of over6,524 adult members.

The following are some of the ben-efits of Girl Scouting that many girlsidentified as important to them:• Working closely with other girls onactivities• Doing something good for theircommunity• Teaching them respect for other peo-ple and sensitivity to their needs• Helping them feel better about them-selves• Helping them learn the differencebetween right and wrong

' If you are a past Girl Scout or .GirlScout leader, or are new to the worldof Girl Scouting, we invite you to joinus for a fantastic life experience. CallNassau Council of Girl Scouts at 741-2550.

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To The Leader:As the guns blazed in Freeport once

again and blood ran in the streets,Freeport's leaders were again struckmute by the now all too familiar gangviolence that seems to have envelopedFreeport like a _dark cloud. No longerable to run from and cover up the gangactivity and its inherent violence,"Freeport's leaders just remain' silent.Residents wonder whether they need aflak jacket to walk the streets and if theirchildren will be safe and out of range ofthe cross-fire of the next incident.Freeport's central business district, thehome of many Latino businesses, is nowmostly devoid of Anglos and there is nopolice presence on the street.

At this past Monday night's village.nieeting, 12 hours after the latest shoot-out, Freeport's Mayor Glacken wasnowhere to be seen. Wherever he was,one-has to wonder why he did not atleast leave a rtiessage to be delivered byhis deputy, Renaire Frierson, NassauCounty's Commissioner of HumanRights. Unfortunately and as usual, nei-ther Ms. Frierson, nor any of the otherGlackenites had a word to say about therecent violence.

Also absent from the Village Board'meeting was Freeport's Police Chief,Mike Woodward. His main assault onthe gangs seems to be the village's petprogram, "Adopt a Cop," a program inwhich Freeport's public school childrengel to know a particular police officer.

Well, folks, news flash, it's not abunch' of fourth graders that are drivingaround Freeport's streets blowing peo-ple away by shooting them in the face. Itis a bunch of adults and the policeshould be on the street, where theybelong, along with Freeport's bloatedcommand staff. The criminals aren'thanging out in Police Headquarters, theyare on the street. Why doesn't the Chiefknow that?

The ostrich mentality is not leftbehind in the Freeport schools.

At last Wednesday night's- schoolboard meeting nothing would have beensaid about Freeport's latest gang-relatedshoot-out, if not for board member JoeCattanb's inquiry of the Superintendent.As the meeting was drawing to a close,Cattano asked Superintendent EricEversley if he had spoken to Chief

Woodward about the latest violence. Dr. •Eversley claimed'that he had left a mes-sage on Chief Woodward's answeringmachine.

Freeport's Superintendent, Dr.Eversley, has a wealth of experience indealing with .violent schools. In Illinois,he presided over one of the most lowperforming districts in the state.. Theschools were so terrible that part of theschool district wanted to secede.

How bad were Dr. Eversley's schoolsand his leadership? In 1996 the ChicagoTribune reported about one of the boardmeetings, "Local parents and grandpar-ents promptly laid it on the'line: the rea-sons are tied to the dreadful. achieve-ment scores at the Maywood highschool and fears that its students are notsafe on campus."

Dr. Eversley 'abandoned Illinois andcame to Long Island, bringing his well-honed brand" of indecisiveness with him.

At Wednesday's board meeting, therifle range was again a topic of discus-sion as Assistant Superintendent ofBusiness Kishore Kuncham explainedthat it could1 cost up to $340,000 to havethe rifle range meet state safety stan-dards. The board had no questions andFreeport's only" Latino board memberand public official, Carmen Pifieyro,once again had no public comment onkeeping rifles out of -the schools, asLatino on Latino violence is not onlyincreasing in the community, but a mag-net to the community.

It is no secret to the world that theblood is running in Freeport's streets. IfFreeporters don't wake up, stand up andfight and demand that their leaders dosomething now, soon, more and more ofthem will be at risk of drowning in thatblood, also.

It's tjme to get tough. Tough withFreeport's leaders.

Stewart S Lilker

'Thoughts on Jones Beach

To The Leader:.Thoughts on Jones Beach, from a 50-

year resident of Wantagh:'1. Build the new bike path to Captree

- but let riders walk their bikes singlefile over the bridges.

2. Build a single-span Sloop ChannelBridge, with a cause'way replacing thepresent temporary bridge. If a boat dockand fishing pier is needed (there's a huge 'one about a" half-mile to the west), it

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3. Since the Goose CreebDrawbridgehas recently been completely renovated,and serves its purpose admirably, leaveit alone. Unless the single bridgekeeper.is hopelessly crowded, one tower is suf-ficient. Most large boats go outside inthe ocean to Captree or Montauk,because of the speed restrictions, theweekend boat traffic, and the variabledepths in the bay and inlets.

4. Take the $100 million just saved,and get to work immediately on thewindmills, the electric link to NewJersey, the installations at Cedar Creek,and the wiring up Wantagh Parkway tojoin with the Long Island electrical grid.We n6ed the power!.

John M. Townsend

Baldwin Chamber seeksfranchises

To The Leader:The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce

is pleased to announce that we havehired F/ahchiseHelp, Inc. to assist us inmarketing Baldwin jjs a good place toopen a franchise business. The initialftyjding for the marketing initiativesdescribed hereitis been provided by thecommunity through its support of theBaldwin Community Leaders SoftballGame which took place last summer.The Baldwin Chamber of Commerce isproud to have so many willing partnersin our efforts to improve the business

•climate in our community.It's time to start telling others what a

wonderful place Baldwin is to do busi-ness. By hiring FranchiseHelp, Inc.. thechamber hopes to quicken one aspect ofthe process by which a new businessmight select •Baldwin, by reachingdirectly into the franchise world.Though our average household incomemeets or exceeds that of some of ourneighboring communities, some nation-al chains have passed us by. Baldwin isyoung, rich and smart, but many are notaware of our attractive demographics.Just waiting and hoping for the right

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Friday, March 14• '••' Kid's Cafe; Friday evening supper for local families in need, 5:15 p.m., ETSYouth Division, 87 Pine Street.

• Film: "About A Boy," 3 & 7.p.m.; AA, 4:30 p.m., Brownies, 6:30 p.m., at theFreeport Memorial Library.

Saturday, March 15• Internet For Beginners, 9:45 a.m., CR: Homework Express, 10 a.m., Recovery,

1:30 p.m:, NEFCA, 3 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library. .• Children's Literacy Prograrrt, 10 a.m., ETS Youth Division, 87 Pine Street.

Sunday, March 16• Dowsers, 1 p.m., The Irish Balladeer, 2:30 p.m., CR: Parent/Child Workshop,

2:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Monday, March 17• VITA For Seniors, 10 a.m., Girl Scouts, 4 p.m., AA, 4:30 p.m., YA: SAT

Preparation, 6:30 p.m.,Toastmasters, 7 p.m., Chi Eta Phi, 7 p.m., at the FreeportMemorial Library. .

• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 7 p.m., 40 NorthOcean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.

• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45 p.m., 91 North Bay view Avenue.• Freeport Board of Trustees, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Village.

Tuesday, March 18• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knights of Columbus, Our Holy

Redeemer Church basement. 7:30 p.m.• Roman Empire, 2 p.m., CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m., VITA For Everyone,

6 p.m., Town of Hempstead Meeting, 7:30 p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Wednesday, March 19• AA, 4:30 p.m., YA: Painting With Acrylic, 7 p.m., Memorial Day .Parade

Committee,-? p.m., Soul With Heart Book Club, 7 p.m., FML Board Meeting, 8p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Village Court in session, Judge Cacciatore presiding, 9 a.m., 40 NorthOcean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.

•Freeport Kiwanis Club, 7:30 p.m., Bedell's West Wind.

Thursday, March 20• Brandeis, 10 a.m., CR: Homework Express, 4 p.m., Chess, 7 p.m., Mayor's

Council on Veterans, 7 p.m., CR: Cicle Time,'7 p.m., Scandinavian Society, 7:30p.m., at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Freeport Rotary Club, 7 p.m., at Bedell's at West Wind.• Freeport Human Relations Commission, 8 p.m., Village Hall.0 Freeport Park Commission, 7:30 p.m., Recreation Center.° Business Women of Freeport, monthly meeting and dinner, 6 p.m. at Bedell's

West Wind, East Bedell Street, Freeport.

Bayview students celebrateAfrican-American history

Students at Bayview AvenueElementary School in Freeport relivedthe rich heritage and history of African-Americans at their Annual African-American History Celebration.

Students recited poems sang songsand played musical numbers to pay trib-ute to Langston Hughes, Dr. MartinLuther King, and inventors BenjaminBanneker and Jan Matzeliger. They also

donned authentic costumes to performtraditional African dances.

In the solo spotlight were KierraHarvey who performed a rendition of"African Dance of Praise," Victoria Mulwho tickled the Ivories to the tune of"Southside Shuffle," and Katherine.Bellafore who performed a piano solotitled "Rhythms Machine."

THIRD GRADERS FROM MRS. THORN'S CUSS dressec1 in colorful authenticcostumes to perform a West African dance called "Senegal." for the Annual

.African-American History Celebration at Bayview Avenue School in Freeport.From left are Kaitlyn Creter, Angelica Millan, Andy Urena and Lakiea Simmons.

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March 19 for a special hoard meeting tocertify the results of the March 18 elec-tion. The meeting will begin at 7:30p.m.

Polling hours for the election will be 7a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Board's brief agenda includedawarding a $127,000 contract to BensinContracting of Holtsville for chlorina-tion and filtration upgrades to villagepools, increasing a senior citizen laxexemption at 143 Garfield Street from$ 1,186 to $2,966. add! ng a $5,000 veter-an's exemption at 116 East Dean Streetto the tax rolls and el iminat ing the $792assessment for trash" collection at 78Wilson Place, where the house was

demolished.Trustees also approved an additional

$8.900 in communi ty developmentblock grant funds for upgrading the rearfacade of a commercial building at 77South Main Street, because of an addi-tional expense involving pipe instal la-t ion. Inc lud ing the amount alreadyapproved, the total grant is for$160.000. which the owner is matching.

Also approved was a request fromChurch of God In Christ Li t t le Zion. 312Grand Avenue, to hang a banner from.July I to August 4 announcing thechurch's International Street Festival onAugust 2.

Trustees adjourned to executive ses-sion to discuss real estate, personnel andlegal issues.

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Take your child alongwhen you vote

Many of the reasons for our decisions on how to votehave to do with our hopes for our children's futures. Butdid you ever consider how important it is to includeyour child in the actual experience of going to the polls?

In looking back, Joy Levy, who helps sponsor theLeague of Women Voters Guide in her hometown news-paper, remembers how her mother, Lil Saslow, alwaysbrought her along to vote. Joy, herself, has never missedan opportunity to vote, even when ill or away. Shealways made sure to get an absentee ballot.

Her story reflects the results of a study Newsday edi-torial columnist Marie Cocco shared with the NassauCounty League of Women Voters when they honoredher as Woman of the Year Friday. The Florida studyshowed children whose parents took them along to votewere more likely to vote on a regular basis. Consideringthe low election turnouts in this country, Marie Coccosuggested adopting a "Take Your Child Along to Vote"campaign in Nassau County.

The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920,when women won the right to vote in this country. Sincethen, it has dedicated itself not only to getting peopleregistered to vote but also to creating an informed elec-torate: The bi-partisan League publishes directories ofelected officials and voters' guides. Members serve asmoderators for local candidates' forums and debates.They also study important issues such as redistricting ornational health care and share those results.

It is not enough to simply register to vote. Citizensneed to inform themselves on the issues and candidatesso they are not swayed by last-minute smear campaignsor peer pressure. Voting is ultimately a private act ofconscience.

That said, the League of Women Voters is a terriblyunder-used resource. The younger generations of stu-dents and yourtg parents could learn so much from long-time league members, both on how to inform them-

. selves and how to garner support for issues that areimportant in our lives. For information about joining theleague, call 682-5044 or visit its website www.lwvof-nassaucounty.org.

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Freeporter turns 100!

FREEPORT'S GOLD STAR MOTHER, ELISE SCHLEGEL, celebrated reaching the century mark witha party at the Coral House on Sunday, March 9. Born in Tappan, New York, Mrs. Schlegel movedto Freeport in 1923 with her new husband, John Schlegel. She has lived in Freeport ever since.She now lives here, on Stokes Avenue, with her daughter Carolyn. Her son Jack was killed inWorld War II. She never misses a Memorial Day Parade, where she is honored~every year. Sheis a former member of the South Shore Yacht Club and belongs to Christ Lutheran Church. -J.G.

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COLOMBIAN VELLANA-TO ACCORDIANISTEugenia Ortega andLos Macondos per-formed at the FreeportMemorial Library onSunday, March 9.Here, Mr. Ortega talkswith local residentsafter the performance.

WOMEN IN HISTORY were celebrated by the League of Women Voters on Friday, March 7. Fromleft are The Leader's Baldwin Editor Joan Delaney, Arlene, Carolina, Luis and Linda Toscano,County Legislator David Denenberg, Susan Helsinger, Jeanette Schneider and GertrudeBellafante.

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THINKING . . . When I hear commentsduring "Man in the Street" interviews ontelevision or read articles whichdescribe. polling results in the printmedia, I think of my old professor at theUniversity of Chicago.

He taught a course on Mark Twainand was as irascible and irreverent asSamuel L. Clemens himself. When astudent would stand up to. proclaim"what I think" and offer some criticismabout a particular book, the professorwould ask him to refer to the specificwords, lines, or paragraphs in the litera-ture. When the student (and this was ingraduate school so we are not talkingabout youngsters) would say, "Well it'snot in the literature, it's what I think,"the professor would tell him, "Sit down;you don't know enough yet to have anopinion." So much for self-esteem.

Obviously, it was not long beforeeveryone got the idea that if we weregoing to offer an opinion, it had better beone that was based on facts, with objec-tive information that we could-cite.

Last year, one of the mailings Ireceived from the same universit)

reprinted an address delivered at theAugust 30, 2002 convocation by John T.Cacioppo, who is the Tiffany andMargaret Blake Distinguished ServiceProfessor in the Department ofPsychology. The speech was entitled,"The Risks and Rewards of IrrationalThinking."

'Do we read the newspa*per and listen to the newsto team mvf informationor simply to accumulatethose "facts", which con-firm our existing biases?'

One of the comnients he makes is that"... people often make a case for what-ever position they expect or wish to betrue." Because the world is so compli-cated and abounds with so much infor-mation, he says, often people "search forand attend to evidence that confirmswhat they already believe to be true." Hecalls this feature of human thinking"confirmator-y bias."

Board hears first budget draftby Joan Delaney

If preliminary budget numbers hold,there will be a 5.82 percent increase inoverall spending for .the Baldwin SchoolDistrict in 2003-4 in what will be basi-cally a status quo budget in terms ofinstruction. At the Board of Education'sfirst Budget Workshop Session onMarch 5, Superintendent of SchoolsKathy Weiss said, "Our staff is cog-nizant we are in tough financial times."

Although the announced 5.82 percentincrease in spending is technically cor-rect, it is somewhat misleading. Theproposed 2003-4 budget takes outalmost $1 million from the code for cap-ital improvement projects that had beenincluded in last year's budget. It thenredirects this money elsewhere in thebudget. Therefore, although theannounced overall increase is 5.8 per-cent, the real new spending is 5.8 per-cent plus the redirected use of this$990,000.

Instead of district residents receivingjust over $1 million in capital improve-ments for their money as happened lastyear, instead these funds will be usedthroughout the 2003-4 budget to coverother costs.

Baldwin's decision not to fund capi-tal improvement projects from the annu-

al budget anticipates the need for afuture bond issue necessitated becauseof changes in the way- the state now.reimburses such expenses. In the past,districts were reimbursed 54 percent ofcapital improvement costs the year afterthe expenditure. Now districts onlyreceive reimbursements based on alengthy amortized timeline. Districtscan no longer afford to fund capitalimprovements from annual budgets.

However, instead; of putting asidethese monies, it can be expected that thisyear most districts will use these"saved" funds in a somewhat hiddenmanner and redirect them to financeother parts of their budgets. At sometime in the future, residents will then besaddled with additional costs when bondissues for facilities improvements areproposed and expenses to -cover thatindebtedness are added to these previ-ously increased budgets.

Deputy Superintendent of SchoolsLee Chapman, assisted by TreasurerCarol Smith and Senior Account ClerkKathy Brower, presented a' code-by-code overview of the capital and admin-istrative portions of the budget. Theinstructional portion, which representsalmost 77 percent of the budget, will bepresented on Wednesday, March 19, at 8

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The presentation includes a . widerange of interesting methods by whichwe think, make assumptions, reason,and come to conclusions. ProfessorCacioppo^ refers to certain systematicbiases that people have that cause themnot to check out their beliefs against anykind of objective test.

He describes something called, "fun-damental attribution error." We followthis pattern of thinking when we believethat the behavior of another person is theresult of "something about them" ratherthan of the situation in which we findthem. This is in direct contrast to the ten-dency to blame our own faults or short-comings on the situations in which wefind ourselves rather than on ourselves.For example, why is the driver ahead ofus on the road an idiot whereas our roadrage or erratic driving is, at least in ourown eyes, the justifiable result of trafficconditions or other drivers' stupidity?

Additional food for thought focuseson the concept of "groupthink." Many ofus believe that if our colleagues, fami-lies, and associates think as we do, thenwe are safe in our thinking. After all somuch like-thinking, we believe, shouldserve as a guard against faulty reason-Ing. But Professor Cacioppo points outthat there are many instances in our ownlives and in history when like-thinkingpeople fail to "survey alternative possi-

bilities" and look at oilier options. Thisis the dangerous Hip-side of the safely innumbers theory applied lo dunk ing .Could it be possible that die recentNASA tragedy was the result of group-thinking people fai l ing to look outsideof the conclusions of the group despitethere being clues which could haye ledthem lo question the i r assumptionsabout shuttle safely?

Finally, the professor speaks of die-kind of th inking that becomes a self-ful-f i l l ing prophecy. He seems to subscribeto the belief that thinking positively hasa Imge impact in creating positiveresults while negative anticipations canin fact cause negative outcomes.

What does all of this thinking aboutth ink ing have to do wi th l i fe today?Certainly in Baldwin we have seen howmany of these th inking patterns haveaffected perceptions about the commu-nity. There is a grouplhink of vocal, neg-ative people who feed on each other's.negative thinking.

Following a pattern ol confirmatorybias, there are some who use every indi-vidual negative incident lo confirm theiroverall negative view of the community,ignoring the fact that "bad news" hap-pens in'every community.

In the category of se l f - fu l f i l l i ngprophecies, we have seen programs and

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Board members to runby Joan Delaney

Board of Education members MaryJo O'Hagan and Robert, "B.A." Schoenhave confirmed that they intend to runfor re-election. At the Baldwin Library,Kevin Kamen has also indicated that hewill run for re-election to the LibraryBoard of Trustees.

Elections take place at the same timeas voting on the school and librarybudgets, this year on Tuesday, May 20,at the Baldwin High School from 7 a.m.until 10 p.m.

The deadline to file petitions of candi-dacy for both the school and libraryboards is Monday, April 21. Although

the school district is officially closed forspring recess, the office of the DisirictClerk wil l be open to receive petitionsfrom 8 a.m. u n t i l 5 p.m. Petitions mustbe signed by 40 registered voters of I hedistrict.

Board of Education members areelected for three-year terms and LibraryBoard members for five-year terms. Ashort outline of I he rules of e l ig ib i l i t yfor Board of Education members is inthe District calendar, along wi th a syn-

.opsis of the duties and responsibiliies ofboard members.

For further information and to securepetitions of candidacy, residents may

' contact the District Clerk at 377-9274.

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annual luncheon with a wide variety offoods to celebrate Black History monthand honor the teachings of Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. There was a large vari-

ety of food representing- AfricanAmerican, Irish, Italian, Spanish, WestIndian and other ethnic cuisines for themany individuals who stopped by toenjoy the delicious meal and the chance

to greet fellow workers. The event wasorganized again this year by Lou Jones,who explained that this is an opportuni-ty for- the employees to emphasize Dr.

King's philosophy that equality is the

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BLACK HISTORY LUNCHEON: Fromleft are. Carmen Ramos, MariaCole'tta, Lourdes Rodriguez, LouJones, Marie Chipe, and NancySchultz.

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Freepbrt's gift to the New YorkCabaret scene, Jeanne MacDonald, willbe singing at the Duplex CabaretTheatre on Saturday Nights At the Plex,March 15 and 29.

Born .and raised in Freeport, Jeannestill has fond memories of "our town,"and can even recall working in restau-rants on Woodcleft Avenue while goingto high school. Jeanne, with her musicaldirector, Rick Jensen, will present hernew show at 5 p.m. on the twoSaturdays in March.

The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is locat-ed at 61 Christopher Street at SeventhAvenue. Reservations can be made bycalling 212-255-5438. "

Barbara and Scott Siegel of "BackStage" say "for sheer warmth, both as apersonality and as a singer, few com-pare to Jeanne MacDonald. The round,full tones of her voice are so utterly cap-tivating."

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'Parking Lot ImprovementsIn early April, the village will begin

improvements on the library's municipalparking lot. Completion of this workshould take about eight weeks. Duringthis time, there will be no public parkingbehind the library. The following neigh-bors have offered to let library patronspark in their lots: .Our Holy RedeemeerChurch, Compare Foods (using theOcean Avenue entrance south ofMerrick Road - please do not park bythe store itself), HSBC Bank at the. cor-ner of Long Beach and Merrick Road (inthe part of the lot away from the bank)and Citibank (on Sundays only).Municipal parking is also available onSouth Ocean Avenue north of Our HolyRedeemer. Parking is not permitted atthe South Ocean Medical Center at 101South Bergen, or in Elks Plaza. A towingcompany monitors "these lots 24 hoursday. _ . .

Free filmThe library will present a free film,

"About A Boy," based on a British novelof the same name. It is a comedy-dramastarring Hugh Grant as Will, a rich,child-free and irresponsible Londonerwho, in search of available women,invents an imaginary son and startsattending single-parent meetings. As aresult of one of his liaisons, he meetsMarcus, an odd 12-year old boy withproblems at school, who eventuallyhelps Will grow up. Rated PG-13, 105minutes, 2002.

Soul with heartThis book club continues its meetings

on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m: with"What Looks Crazy on an OrdinaryDay," by Pearl Cleage. It takes talent tomake a love story between an AIDS vic-tim and a convicted murderer work, butplaywright/essayist Cleage more thanmeets the challenge in this gutsy, verylikable fiction debut. The group'srelaxed atmosphere encourages partici-pants to offer opinions while discussingthe selected book.

Beginners Internet ClassesOn Saturday, 'March 15 or April 19,

from 9:45 to 1.1:45 a.m., the library willoffer free Internet classes for beginners.Registration is not required, but seatingis limited to 16 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees willlearn how to use a mouse, and the basicsof using the Internet.

Presbyterian Churchcelebrates women

First Presbyterian Church of Freeportinvites all members'of the community toworship together at "A Blessing ofBreads - A Taste of Justice" at 10 a.m.on Sunday, March 16. This special serv-ice celebrates the spiritual gifts ofwomen and recognizes the many bur-dens women bear in the world. On thisspecial Sunday during Women's HistoryMonth, the communion table will be setwith breads from around the world sym-bolic of the breads women have bakedfor centuries.

The liturgical dance company Fruitsof the Spirit from MemorialPresbyterian Church of Roosevelt willdance during the service. All are wel-come, child care is available in the nurs-ery. The Church is located at V78 SouthOcean Avenue in Freeport. For moreinformation, call 379-1114.

St. Patrick's Day concertIn celebration of St. Patrick's Day, the

library will present a free concert by theIrish balladeer Jim Mck.ague, a native ofthe Irish county of Brooklyn, New York,on Sunday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. As ayouth, he grew up on the music of. theClancy Brothers and Tommy Makemand entertained at parties, weddings,pubs and concert halls. He spent 10summers hitchhiking and bicycling

through Ireland. England, Scotland andWales, where he collected more songs, agreat many stories and some wonderfulexperiences. Mr.' Mckague accompanieshimself on guitar and bodhran.

Video course on Ancient RomeOn Tuesdays at 2 p.m., March 18 and

25, Bob Sweeney will present a videocourse on the history of Ancient Rome.The living legacy of Rome remains a

fascinating presence around us. in ourart. architecture, engineering, language,literature, law and religion. The March18 session will focus on The first andsecond triumvirates. The Emperor in theRoman world and the third-century cri-sis. The March 25 session will considerthe shape of Roman society, (lie rise of

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United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau CountyThunderbolts sports team hosts its thirdannual pasta dinner/variety night onFriday, April 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. inthe auditorium of UCP Nassau.

Participants will feast on a deliciousItalian meal of pasta, meatballs, sausage,zili , salad, bread, soda, coffee anddessert. In'addition, several entertainerswill be on hand to thrill the crowd. Aspecial feature is the return of "TheStreet Corner Society," a well-knownsinging group thai brought the housedown last year. There will also be anopportunity to purchase raffles for abounty of baskets featuring gift baskets-with various themes. Door prizes andsurprise gifts arc also scheduled!

All proceeds will .go directly to theteam and will help fund their future

endeavors in the world of competitivesports. The Thunderbolts are a competi-tive sports team for individuals with dis-abilities. They compete in a variety ofsporting events including track andfield, bocci and power-lifting. Theyhave participated in local, regional,

.national and international competitionsand have brought home numerous indi-vidual and team medals in the past sev-eral years.

Their ultimate goal would be to com-pete in the Paralympic Games with themost elite athletes. The team is embark-ing oh a fund-raising endeavor in orderto cover travel and competition expens-es for upcoming events. The pasta din-jier is made possible through donationsfrom generous businesses and the effortsof volunteers.

Tickets are $12 per person and this

event has sold out the past two years.For dinner reservations, contact AudreyAffissio at 378-2000, ext. 280. If youwould like additional information on

helping the team or becoming a sponsor,contact Mary C. Hodge, Thunderbolts •Head Coach, at 378-2000, ext. 421.

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Milburn School celebrates its 50th AnniversaryIvlilburn School is celebrating the 50lh '

anniversary of its opening with a num-ber of activities which are taking placeat "the school. Milburn opened onFebruary 24, 1953, and was dedicatedon April 18, 1953. On February 24, the

staff and students gathered in the gym towatch a movie which was taken on theactual opening day and to celebratetogether with birthday treats.

, Students and staff are now engaged instudying Milburn, Baldwin, -United

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States and world history for the timewhen Milburn has been open. Eachgrade has been assigned a decade andstudents are preparing hall displayswhich reflect those periods. They havedecorated the fence.outside of.the schoolwith birthday greetings and are alsopreparing art projects which reflect thestyles of the last fifty years.

The Milburn Spring Concert will be abirthday celebration for the school. Itwill take place on April 8 at 7:30 p.m.and will feature songs which reflect the

50 years during which Milburn has beenopen as well as songs which celebrateMilburn.

Parents and alumni are invited to acelebration being held in the gym on theevening of Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m.If you would like to be included on themailing list for information about "thatcelebration, please call Mrs. Basilotta,.Milburn School Secretary, at 377-9358to give her your contact information, ore-mail it to Milburns50th@aol.com.

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Charges have been filed by NassauCounty District Attorney Denis Dillonagainst two unlicensed Freeport homeimprovement contractors.

Oliver Bacon, 38, was the subject of acomplaint from a Freeport homeownerwho paid him to do a power washingand painting of the exterior of the house,The power washing was done, but the

painting was not.Reginald Thornton, 37, doing busi-

ness as-Reggie Price Construction, 201North Columbus Avenue was the subjectof a complaint from a Uniondale home-owner who paid hirri more than $28,000to install two bedrooms and do a bath-room renovation. The work was doneslowly and sporadically and final ly

Nuremberg interpreter speaks in BaldwinRichard Sonnenfeldl, Chief

Interpreter for American Prosecution atthe Nuremberg War Crimes trials, willbe the featured speaker at BaldwinDaliya Chapter" of Hadassah's Programon Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. atSouth Baldwin Jewish Center, 2959Grand Avenue, Baldwin. The topic forthe discussion will be: "Can there beanother tyranny like Hitler's? Whatwould w'e have done to stop a dictatorand protect our friends'.'" The evening isfree "of charge and open to the public.

• Mr. Sonnenfeldt's extraordinary lifebegan in Germany. Born Jewish, heescaped from the Nazis in 1938, lied toEngland, was eventually deported, land-ed first in Australia, then in- India,obtained a visa and went to South

America and Cuba to get to the UnitedSlates, all by the time he was 17. Hejoined the U.S. Army, became a citi/.en,served in Europe, becoming the chiefInterpreter for American Prosecution inNuremberg, interrogated key witnessesand defendants of the trials of majorGerman war criminals and likely is theonly person alive who met and talked toall of the 21 defendants.

Afterthe war, Mr. Sonnenfeldt gradu-ated as an electrical engineer, becameprincipal developer of color. TV, con-tributed to NASA's "Man on the Moon"program and since 1982 has served asadvisor to CEOs of many corporationsand sits as director of 13 other compa-nies.

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They are charged with Operating aHome Improvement Business Without aLicense, punishable by up to one year injail.

* * *A 1996 Nissan Maxima was reported

stolen from Exeter Street, Baldwin, onMarch 3-at 9 p.m.

A 1.992 Ford Tempo was reportedstolen on Center Drive, Baldwin, onMarch 6 between 10:30 and I0:45p:m.

A 1993 Honda Civic was reportedstolen on Carnation Avenue, Baldwin,between 8 p.m. March 5 and 7 a.m. thenext morning police said.

A 1993 Plymouth was reported stolenon Marion Place, Baldwin, on March 5.

A 1998 Hyundai was reported stolenfrom Best Car Rental on Grand Avenue.Baldwin on February 13 at noon.

A Matheron Avenue, Baldwin, resi-dence was reported burglarized onMarch 7 between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.Jewelry, a Play Station and a stereo weretaken after entry was gained through anunlocked rear window.

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accused and are presumed innocentuntil and unless proved guilty.

Documented information supplied tothis newspaper will be printed alongwith other police news as space permits,if supplied to us after the disposition ofan\ case.

Early college awareness programThe Freeport School District will

sponsor an Early College AwarenessDay in March to educate middle schoolstudents about preparing for the collegeexperience, what colleges are lookingfor and how to" finance a college educarlion.

The event will be held on Saturday,March 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the

SUNY'Old Westbury campus. Buseswill leave Dodd Middle School at 8 a.m.The featured speaker will be Dr. CalvinO. Butts, III, President of SUNY OldWeslbury. A light breakfast, lunch andrefreshments will be served. R.S.V.P.with the Dodd Main Office if you planto attend.

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What your local girl scouts have been up to!Cadette Troop 2540

Eight girls were honored for earningtheir Silver Award, the second highest.award in Girl Scouting. Congrats to all.

Junior Troop 2342Leader: Joyce Rommel

Members of Junior Troop 2343 wereinvested and rededicated to GirlScouting in December at the traditionalCandlelight Ceremony. The girls

enjoyed the annual Pot Luck Supper(with a Hawaiian Luau theme), ice skat-ing at the Rec Center, decorated the hol-iday tree at the Freeport Police Station,collected food, baby items and toys forneedy children in Freeport, sold GirlScout cookies, made valentines for hos-pitalized veterans, created crafts, earnedbadges and dressed as clowns as theyhelped the Freeport Fire Department forthe 14th year in a row at the Fire .Expo

during Fire PreventionMonth. The troop islooking forward tobowli'ng, theBrownie/Junior SquareDance, the AssociationBake-Off and an end ofthe year trip.

Brownie. Troop 2199Leaders: Donna Riso,Beverly Losee andMary Stein

The Brownies inTroop 2199 took a tripto New York City to seeBeauty and the Beast.The girls also workedon. the "Girl ScoutsLove NY" patch. Theyvisited the historical,areas such 'as theEmpire State Building,NY Public Library,NASDAQ and, ofcourse, Girl Scouts USA Headquarters.

GIRL SCOUT JUNIOR TROOP 2090 selling Girl Scoutcookies in front of Associated Supermarket on GrandAvenue in Baldwin. Pictured are Norma Murray, SelenaMyers, Jessica Haa, Erin Murray and Doris Haa.

BROWNIE TROOP 2199 visits the Girl Scouts USA headquarters.Brownie Troop #2221Leaders: Dianne Clark and Deborah

Mays. Brownie Troop 2221 is having a fan-

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The three candidates running this yearfor two positions on the village boardhad an opportunity to discuss theiranalysis of "the village's affairs at adebate last Thursday, which was spon-sored by the Northwest CivicAssociation. •

The candidates explained their back-grounds.for the position in their openingstatements.

Incumbent Don. Mauersbergerdescribed himself as a third-generationFreeporler, and third-generationFreeport fire chief. He was on the board

' for First Nighl Freeport and the ZoningBoard of Appeals. He is retired, whichhe cites as a plus, since "those who thinkthis isn't a full-time job are- mistaken."Later, he said, "Bill and I give this jobfull-time status, [Mr. Caracciolo] cer-tainly cannot make himself available."

Incumbent Bill White, Jr. describedhimself as a life-long resident and 1974graduate of Freeport High School. Hetook over the family insurance business,is a past president of the Exchange Cluband was honored as the 2002Businessman of the Year for Freeport-bythe Nassau County Council ofChambers of Commerce. .He wasZoning Department chairman, and thesoa of Bill White, Sr., Freeporl's mayorfor. 12 years.

Challenger James Caracciolodescribed himself as a 16-year resident,a member of Tom Suozzi's administra-tion, a member of SPLASH, president ofthe GLOW Civic Association and vol-unteer at the Holy Redeemer soupkitchen.

Village budget and taxes

Mr. Caracciolo used his opening state-ment mostly to lash '.out early at theincumbent running mates Bill White, Jr.and Don Mauersberger. Raising hisvoice, he reproached the pair for notattending the CSEA forum two days ear-lier [see story below]. He continued,blaming the pair for raising taxes "anaverage of 13%, over the-last six years"and launching the village's debt to $62million (a Figure cited from the StateComptroller), which will increase to$115 million once the village bondsmoney for a new power, plant in. south

'Freeport. "I bought my dream .househere, I want to stay as long- as I canafford to live here. They have theirhands in your pocket. . . . They knowthat $135 million-is the cap, and they'regoing to spend that money. It's time toelect me to be on the board to say 'no,'to stop this spending."

Mr. Mauersberger and Mr. White bothexplained that the Wissler administra-tion's zero-tax-increase policy wasresponsible for problems that the currentadministration is paying for. "They didnothing, they fixed nothing, they cutback on services," ' said Mr.Mauersberger. We've built miles andmiles of roads," said Mr. White, "andwhen you build roads on someone'sstreet, they invest in their home. After[the rebuilding of] Woodcleft, theamount of private investment wasincredible."

James Caracciolo said he was disap-pointed in the pair's 1999 promises offiscal responsibility and holding the lineon taxes. "The-solution is to stop spend-ing money, that means stop increasingtaxes. Don't put blame on somebodyelse. . . . It's time for a change, their

THE NORTHWEST CIVIC ASSOCIATION hosted the candidates' debate. From, left are Bill White, Jr., James Caracciolo, Don Mauersberger, NWCA PresidentKen Baggtelle, and NWCA moderators Anita Accardi and Paul Del Giudice.

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the crowded and financially-strappedschooj district. Mr. Whit-.'added that it'sgood to hear that people are investing inFreeport.

vision is out of control. They're not lis-tening to the people of this village."

New projects, business,and new homes

Mr. Mauersberger later explainedsome of the village's debt: "$15 millionis for the hydroelectric converter onSunrise Highway," which allows the vil-lage to import cheap electricity fromNiagara Falls, and $50 million will befor a new natural gas power plant. Sincethe old plant is being retired due to com-plaints about pollution, "we need a newplant if we want to keep our energyindependence...We have the lowest elec-trical rates on Long Island...$10 millionwas-to the water department. People diefrom problems with the water; we havepumps that haven't worked for years.We've spent money on Woodcleft, onstreets, on the Rec Center roof. Mr."

* Caracciolo would have us do nothing."He added that Freeport was aggres-

sively attracting new business. "Fiveyears ago, no one would believe thatJaguar would move here," he said, andlisted new businesses in town such asBJ's, Mica by Design, Porsche,Walgreens, a new mini-golf course(coming soon) and others which areexpanding.

He pointed out new condo construc-tion, Main Street Mews, new Victorian-style townhouses set to replace theFreeport Hospital and the "linchpin," the$40 million privately-finded project toput luxury apartments and.retail atFreeport Plaza, the vacant land onSunrise Highway next to theMeadowbrook Bank building.

"They're not investing this kind ofmoney if they don't believe in the com-munity." He suggested that soon,Sunrise Highway was going to look likethe Nautical Mile. Bill White mentionedthe Community Development Agencyand the many storefront rehabilitationimprovements that have occured down-town.

•Mr. Caracciolo added that Freeportshould have Business ImprovementDistricts, where taxes are funneled backinto improvements in the district.

. When asked later if new residentialconstruction was going to negativelyimpact village services, or their costs,Mr.. Caracciolo said, "I'm not sure ifconstruction is a burden. I don't know ifI really understand the question."

Mr. Mauersberger explained that theconstruction projects were designed tolargely consist of homes marketed topeople without children, so that taxgrowth could come without pressure on.

Comments on gang activity

Mr. Caracciolo used a question aboutgangs to direct more criticism at theincumbents. He asked what people fromHempstead=were doing here, referring, toa murder which occured two weeks ago."We need to identify experts and otherresources. There are alternatives to thestreets, like sports. I will improve accessto facilities currently, locked or unavail-able." ' . '

Mr. White and Mr. Mauersberger shotback, however, defending the adminis-tration's record on gangs. "Don't think

for a minute that the village is notaddressing it, or not as a community,"said Mr. Mauersberger. "The PoliceDepartment goes to the Junior HighSchool and the High School every day.''He cited an undercover unit that sitswith gang members and. a programunder which police detectives go to thehouses of suspected gang members andtalk to parents about alternative pro-grams. He said that the village is puttingtogether an awareness program and hasassembled every program available foryouth in the village. The pair also citedthe Adopt-A-Cop program, in whichpolice volunteer their time with fourthgraders.

Oyeroccupancy, code'enforcement and the

attorney general's lawsuit

Bill White called the code enforce-ment office vigorous and said that any-one who saw a problem should report itto him or the village. "Let us know ifyou're not getting satisfaction."

Mr. Caracciolo accused the incum-bents of not representing the people andpracticing selective code enforcement.He urged residents to travel around thevillage and see where the money wasbeing spent.

Mr. Mauersberger assured that the vil-lage has even compliance. He chal-lenged his opponent, saying, "I havenever heard'you come forward to coin-plain before - where have you been?"

Another question asked candidatesabout the Attorney General's lawsuit

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White and Mauersberger skipCSEA candidates' forum

by Jason Gers

Over 80 civil service employees ofthe village were disappointed lastTuesday when incumbent villagetrustees Bill White, Jr. and Don •Mauersberger declined to attend a can-didates' . forum at the FreeportRecreation Center.

The forum, which was to be moderat-ed by representatives from the Leagueof Women Voters, took place on thesame evening as the unit's general mem-bership meeting. The CSEA endorsedchallenger James Caracciolo for theposition last month.

CSEA unit President Peter Reinketold The Leader that the three candidateshad been invited at least a week • inadvance. He found out at 4:30 onMonday, the day before the forum, thatthe incumbents would not be attending."I don't know what reason they- had,"said Mr. Reinke, "It wasn't very reason-able."

Mr. White and'Mr. Mauersberger senta representative to read a statement atthe forum. It was not read, according toMr. Reinke, because "that was not partof the guidelines of the forum."

Bill White, Jr. explained the reasonwhy he and his'running mate did notattend: "The CSEA executive boardmade no secret before the meeting whothey were endorsing, so we didn't feel itwas productive to be there. We know weenjoy support from the rank and file."

"I have a small group" that supportsthe incumbents, said Mr. Reinke. "Theydon't represent the majority." Some of

the union members, he said, were upsetthat the unit's Political ActionCommittee (PAC) had recommended anendorsement for opponent JamesCaracciolo, which was approved by theregion in late February. The PAC, com-prised of the unit's executive board (thepresident, vice president, secretary andtreasurer), chose ther opponent because,said Mr. Reinke, "This administrationhas not been very friendly to this unit. Anew trustee might be receptive...Theyhave not done anything for us except

"ignore us." Mr. Reinke added that hisunit is unusual, since all members areresidents of the village, and thus have "a

• big stake in taxes, the way it's run andsalaries."

No general membership vote wastaken on the matter, said Mr. Reinke. Inaccordance with the bylaws of theorganization, he appointed a PAC to rep-resent the interests of the members. Mr.Reinke has been president of the CSEAunit for four years. The unit recom-mended Bill White, Jr. and DonMauersberger the last time they ran, in1999. .

The union president also explainedthat a petition was being circulated tosupport the incumbent candidatesagainst the union's endorsement. "Thethreat is that they had 100 signatures toput an ad in the paper," said Mr. Reinke.One CSEA member, who wished toremain anonymous, told The Leader thathe was called and asked who he wouldbe supporting, but upon later reflectiondecided that he didn't want his name tobe printed on a public list.

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. Three candidates are competing' fortwo seats on the Freeport Village Board.The term of a village trustee is.fouryears. The Village Board is comprisedof the mayor and four trustees. The elec-tion will be held on Tuesday, March 18,from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the usual gener-al election polling places. Those whoare not sure where to vote can call theVillage Clerk at 377-2254. A list ofpolling places was in The Leader's legalnotices last week, on page 15.

The incumbents are running matesDon Mauersberger and Bill White, Jr.,who are running for the Home RuleParty. The challenger is JamesCaracciolo, who is running under theResponsible Government for FreeportParty.

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biography and answer the following fivequestions:

1. Village taxes have gone up, alongwith electric and water rates. Whatwould you do to keep the village budgetstable, with debt and taxes low? Whatitems are priorities?

2. What kind of initiatives do you sug-gest to improve Freeport, its appear-ance, its business growth, its safety,etc.?

3. What can Freeport do about gangviolence?

4. What should be done about over-occupancy in Freeport?

5. What is Freeport's greatest feature?What is Freeport's worst liability?

James Caracciolo

James Caracciolo is a 16-yearFreeport resident. A self-employed busi-nessman and arborist for 27 years,James has. moved on to his secondcareer, as Deputy Commissioner of theNassau County Parks under TomSuozzi. Within a 10-month period in theTechnical Services Division, James cutovertime costs from $500,000 to under$150,000 and still maintains full publicservices. He and his division built thenew 60-stall Crossover Driving Rangeat Eisenhower Park (to open Spring2003), bringing in this project for under$30,000. At Old Bethpage Villagerestoration, antique barns were beingused to store wood and other materials.Using those same materials,.James builta storage shed and opened the beautifulantique barns for public viewing and 'exhibits.

James is a member of the SPLASHorganization and has actively participat-ed . in the America the BeautifulCampaign to clean up our preserves andwaterways. James is President of theGLOW Civic Association, which has

complimentary concerns such as a bulk-head program, noise pollution, and-sunken boats, all of which affect thequality of life for all Freeport residents.

James and his wife, Nancy, have beenmarried for 15 years, and have threechildren: James, 13, Sergio, 12, andJacqueline, 10. He is a parishioner at'Our Holy Redeemer parish and volun-teers in the soup kitchen. James hasbeen involved with the Freeport-LittleLeague Association and serves as Coachof the P.A.L. Basketball program.

Responses to questions:1. We must minimize spending and

look carefully at the budget available.To keep the budget stable we must do aline item analysis of expenses and rev-enues. I would also take a comprehen-sive look at our debt to see how it can berestructured to save taxpayers' money.Government should be responsible foeinforming its residents of the "true"state of the village's finances. If elected,I would conduct a full investigation andmake known to the residents the vil-lage's financial status. We will not knowthe specific steps needed until we knowthe truth. If elected, my priorities will behonesty and fiscal accountability that isresponsible.

2. Grant monies can be used to devel-, op business areas that are struggling to

thrive in today's economy. Freeport hasa very viable up-and-coming area in andsurrounding the Guy Lombardo-Merrick Road hub which, when devel-oped, will spread; making the gatewaydown to our beautiful Nautical Mile thatmuch more inviting, and also offer moresafety than if that same area is full ofempty "buildings and storefronts. Grantmoney and; busine&j^,., developmentshould not be used for' political patron-age.

3. First we must acknowledge that wehave a gang problem. I would identifyexperts and other resources to supportthe Police Department in finding solu-tions. We cannot continue to be in denialabout the severity of the gang violencehere in Freeport preying on Freeport'syouth. Our children need alternatives tothe streets. We must, work on providingaccess to children and families to ourparks, and have organized activities.Sports can help keep kids away fromgangs, not just Little League. I willexplore all avenues available and opti-mize access to facilities currently lockedor unavailable.

4. We must be fair in our practices ofCode Enforcement and focus on absen-tee landlords, not hardworking families.The Building Department must enforcethe existing laws across the board, notselectively, or not for, again, politicalpatronage.

5. There is no one greatest feature: wehave many, i.e, cultural diversity, thewaterfront, parks & recreation center,active service clubs and an outstandinglibrary. We have all of the ingredientsfor success but they have not beentapped by the present administration.We have a community with optimismfor the future, baby boomers, newcom- •ers, seniors and young families.Together we' enjoy a nautical setting,cosmopolitan multi-cultural restaurants,businesses small and large and in addi-tion a caring community of people.

Our worst liability is missed opportu-nity and cynicism under the stiflingtenure of the present administration. Ibelieve that there is still hope for stabi-lizing Freeport. If the people elect me as

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Bill White, Jr.

Bill White is a native Freeporter and a1974 graduate of Freeport High School.He.attended Colgate University wherehe received a Bachelor of Arts inEconomics. Bill has been in ihe insur-ance business in Freeport for almost 25years, and is a partner in the White andRe Insurance Agency on SunriseHighway.

Trustee White was appointed to theBoard of Trustees in June 1998-to fill avacancy, and was subsequently electedin March 1999. Prior to serving-on theBoard; he was a member and DeputyChairman of the Zoning Board ofAppeals for 13 years and also served onthe Lydia Hall Hospital Task Force andthe Over-occupancy Task Force in sev-eral administrations. He serves withTrustee Don Mauersberger as theVillage Board's liaison to the PublicWorks, Building, Electric, Police andFire Departments, and the CommunityDevelopment Agency."

Bill is active in the business commu-nity. He is a long-time director of theFreeport Chamber of Commerce, serv-ing on several steering committees. InOctober 2002, he was honored asFreeport's Businessperson of the Yearby the Nassau County Council of theChambers of Commerce. He is past 'president of,the Exchange Club ofFreeport, an international service organ-ization focusing on child-abuse preven-tion. He has served 'on the local

• Salvation Army Advisory Board.Bill resides on Freeport's waterfront

with his wife Elizabeth and daughtersLauren and Jennifer.

Don Mauersberger is a lifelongFreeport resident and a .third-generationFreeport volunteer firefighter since1964. He attended Freeport schools andwas a professional firefighter for theVillage of Garden City.

He served as Chief of the FreeportFire Department in 1979. He has sinceserved on numerous committees in the

•department, including budget'and train-ing. Don has received several firefight-ing awards, including an Award ofHonor for rescue of a civilian at a housefire, the Nassau County FirematicService award in 1992, the FreeportRepublican Club "Man of the Year

Award," in 1993 and the 1995 Rotary. Club Civic Leadership Award.

Trustee Mauersberger was elected tothe Board of Trustees in March 1999.Prior to that-he was chairman of theMayor's Task Force on Over-occupan-cy, board 'member of First NiglilFreeport, and a member of the* ZoningBoard of Appeals. He serves w i l hTrustee Bill While as the 'Vi l lageBoard's liaison to the Public Works.Building. Electric, Police and FireDepartments, and the Communi tyDevelopment Agency. He serves on dis-joint village-school-community leadertask force, which focuses on youthissues.

Don resides on Whaley Street wilh hiswife Marilyn and daughters Kalherineand Lauren.

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Trustees White and Mauersberger arerunning as a team. The following con-stitutes their joint answers:

1. One method of stabilizing vil lage'budgets and leveling off real properlytaxes is to stimulate and expand the vil-lage's tax base with new businesses.Freeport is. attracting major economicgrowth to the village through its recentrevitalizalion projects, which have led tonew jobs, expansion of current business-es and investment in .new enterprises,largely due to the physical improve-ments to the village thai have beenaccomplished over the pasl six yearsduring the Glacken administration.

The major revitalizalion of our wafer-front area, returning the WoodcleTtAvenue "Nautical Mile" to a majorattraction for residents and tourists, hascreated an excellent location for busi-ness expansion and development. Thisnationally-recognized, award-winningrenovation effort raised and re-paved theroadway by more than Iwo feet and vir-tually eliminated flooding, added brickwalkways, antique-style lighting,benches and planters, along wilh the.Esplanade, a new dock space and parkarea at the midway point, and removedoverhead util i ty wires. It was first ofmany major projects in the village'soverall revitalization program. Inresponse, Woodcleft properly ownersand new investors have expanded to addnew businesses, rebuilt and repairedexisting structures, established a family-oriented atmosphere and added a newtax base.

The construction of the Plaza Westproject on Sunrise Highway will includethe complete rehabilitation and restora-tion of the Meadowbrook Bank

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.Building, a Frecport landmark, restoringit to the tax rolls. The new.constructionof approximately 200 residential unitsabove 25,000 square feet of new retailspace at this site will have a major eco-nomic impact on the downtown businessdistrict and will also provide new rev-enue to the existing lax base in the cen-tral area of the village.

By continuing to provide residents.and commercial investors a_ stable eco-nomic base, low-cost utilities and excel-lent services, Freeport has been able toattract new investors such as TimeEquities, Inc., which is investing over$30 million in the Plaza West Project aswell as $3 million in the Main StreetMews project, and Anray CustomBuilders have filed plans to develop aVictorian-style 16-unit condominiumcomplex on the site of the formerFreeport Hospital • at Ocean andSouthside Avenues. All three projects,scheduled to break ground this year, willexpand the tax base while at the sametime add attractive new buildings, jobopportunities and much-needed servicesfor our residents.

Additional business development inthe past few years includes the B.J.'sShoppers Discount Club, which recon-structed and expanded the formerCaldor Building on Mill Road, and alsoadded a retail gas facility for its mem-bers," as well as adding the properly tothe tax rolls. The new marina and boalsale facilily recenlly .opened on SoulhMain Slreel which, again, added build-ings to the tax rolls.

'Freeport's priorities are Ihe needs ofils residents. By providing excellenlmunicipal services, superior parks andplaygrounds, and an aclive re'crealionalcenler, Ihe village is insuring the conlin-ued economic growlh and the success ofthe community.

All of this has been accomplishedover the past six years while the villagemanaged to recover from a $10 milliondeficil incurred by the previous adminis-tration. The Glacken Ad.ministralionresponded .to the immediate road andinfrastructure repairs that had been neg-lected for years by repaving and repair-ing five major roads a year. All of ihesecapilal projecls have been financed over20 years at very low inleresl rales,spreading the cost out over 20 yearsrather lhan paying Ihe full cost of eachproject all al once. Major renovationsand improvements -have been accom-plished at the village's parks, publicbuildings, recreation center and IheNautical Mile by scheduling the re-pay-ment of these capital investments overthe life of the improvement's with long-term bonds, thereby benefiting all ofour residents, both now and equallyspreading the burden of repayment overthe useful life of the improvemenls.

2. Much of whal we have accom-plished over the past six years has beenvery effective in attracting new residentsand economic growth to the village.Property values have increased, androads, streels, parks and playgroundshave been renovaled and improved. Thevillage participated in an innovative pro-gram, with the assistance of the FederalEmergency Management Agency andthe New York State Office ofEmergency Management, in elevating23 homes in the low-lying flood areas,effectively eliminating constant flood-ing damage to those homeowners.". The administration has identified sur-

plus municipal property and sold it forresponsible government, returning these .properties to .the tax rolls, therebyexpanding the=tax base.

3. Gangs are and continue to be anational problem. The Freeporl PoliceDepartment long ago moved pro-active-ly to interdict the spread, of gang 'involvement in our community. Ourpolice deparlment has established inno-

.vative programs, which have beenextremely effective in building Iruslamong law enforcement officers, youngpeople and parents in order to educateand prevent involvement with gangactivity.

The "Adopt-A-Cop program bringsvolunteer o police officers and fourlhgrade sludents in the villages four ele-mentary schools'together with regularclassroom visits, providing the young-sters with pne-on-one contact withpolice officers. The program builds abond between the children and volunteerofficers and offers them another adultrelationship they may turn to for adviceor help during the. pre-leen and teenageyears when they may face serious chal-lenges and choices.

The Middle School Mentoring pro-gram developed by Ihe Freeport PoliceDepartment addresses the needs of pre-teen youngsters by providing 3-6 offi-cers as mentors to middle school youthidentified by the school as being in needof extra guidance. The officers meetwith, students weekly arid attend eventsat the Recreation Center with them dur-ing the after-school hours, providing asafe and positive environmenl for theyoungsters.

The Gang Awareness Suppression andPrevention Program was developed andhas been mainlaihed as a three-prongprogram to prevenl gang involvemenl inFreeport. Our police officers, with thedirect cooperation and -assistance of IheFreeport School District, present infor-mation to parents, school staff and thesludents concerning the various indica-tors of gang involvement. Young peoplelearn first-hand the true dangers ofbecoming part of street .gang aclivily.When a youngster is believed "lo havebecome involved with a gang, officersvisit Ihe individual's home, speak direcl-ly to the youngster's parenls and family,and meet with the young person at theschool. This type of pro-active interven- ,tion has been very effective in helping ayoung person recognize the seriousnessof gang activity.

In -addition, Freeport'S police depart-menl, over the past years, has assistedneighbor groups in creating .anti-gangactivily commiltees to help them recog-nize the signs of gang activily and pro-tect their youngsters from associatingwith gang members. This administrationwill continue programs such as these,which along with constant and vigorouslaw enforcement, will ultimately elimi-nate this menace from our community.

Freeport is fortunate to.have a full- 'time police force staffed by professionalpolice officers, many of whom reside inour -village and all of whom are well-trained in handling all forms of assis-tance to the public, as well as crime pre-vention and intervention. These peopl'eare dedicated to ensuring the safety ofeveryone in the village. The PoliceDepartment reported an overall 11%reduction in crime rate over the past sixyears and maintains a record responsetime for answering police calls for assis-tance.

4. The Freeport Board of Trustees has

been.pro-active in efforts to eliminatethe problem of over-occupancy in the.village for the past six years.- TrusteeDon Mauersberger chairs Ihe Over-occupancy Committee and Trustee BillWhite is also a member of the task force,which works closely with other villageagencies to identify over-occupancy sit-ualions and correcl them.

Trustee Mauersberger, as a Freeportvolunteer firefighter and a past FireChief, is particularly familiar wilh thedangers that over-occupancy present toindividuals and families who-have beenvictimized by unscrupulous landlordsrenling unsafe apartments in over-crowded buildings. Un'der the Glackenadministration, dilapidated, over-crowd-ed firetrap buildings have been bull-dozed by court orders obtained by thevillage. Through expanded civil courtinjunction proceedings, summonses forviolations, and thorough investigation ofcomplaints, this administration will con-tinue to fight against over-occupancy.Much has been accomplished, but moreneeds to be done. Constant vigilance,effective prosecution, arid forcefulpenalties are the policies of this admin-istration.

5.-Freeport's great feature is-the vasldiversity of its people, who have chosento live, work and play here. They pro-vide the community wilh a broad array

of cullural and elhnic representation.Freeport has the advantage of beinglocated only 30 miles from-Manhattan,enabling the community to offer anurban environment within a suburbansetting. With an authenlic workingwalerfronl, a commercial business area,a variely of residential possibilities,including affordable waterfronl homes,single-family lownhouses, co-ops andapartments, a thriving recreational and

commercial boating industry, and a localvillage government which is directlyresponsive to the residents, Freeportprovides the best possible place to liveand work.

In our opinion, Freeport has no "lia-bilities." However, like all municipali-ties, we must hold the line on taxes, con-tinue lo provide low-cost, safe electricand water services, and be ever vigilantof the safety, of our residents in these

troubled times.Finally, and most importantly, we

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the quality of education in Freeportschools and extend whatever assistancewe can to provide a safe and productiveatmosphere in the schools.

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against Ihe village (which charges' Ihevillage wilh discriminatory housinginspections) and how over-occupancywas being addressed.

Mr. Caracciolo advocated focusing onabsentee landlords and said lhal con-,slruclion work was being done withoutthe proper permits. He said he was notfamiliar with the Att.orney General'slawsuit.

Mr. Mauersberger said that the village-would win Ihe lawsuil, arid mat it waswilhoul merit He said the village was"aggressively pursuing over-occupan-cy," despite Ihe difficulty in getting Iheproper search warranls to investigatehomes.

Mr. White said that the village would"not let the Attorney General run theFreeporl Buildings Deparlmenl." Healso asked how Mr. Caracciolo couldknow, jusl from looking, whether abuilding had the proper permits on nol.He cited some over-occupied houseswhich had recently been restored tocompliance and said that other munici-palities were coming lo Freeport foradvice on the matter.

Who does the village's work?

The candidates were also askedwhether or not the village should hirecontractors to replace village employ-ees. Mr. Caracciolo called the villagebudget a "big pot of gold" and askedwhy it couldn't do the work in-house,since paying for contractors involvestheir profit and iheir overhead costs. Mr.Mauersberger replied that "there .is atime and a place for both. You work inthe Parks Department. Tom Suozziwants to outsource the parks workers;"

Snow removal and services

Mr. Caracciolo used a question about

snow removal to assert a repetitivetheme of his, lhat services were i\ol dis-tributed equally throughout the village.He exclaimed, "Lucky me!," attributingIhe good plowing near his Home to liv-ing on Guy Lombardo "Avenue, nearTown of Hempstead officials and villagedepartmenl heads. The incumbentsdenied thai there was any inequity ofservices in the village, and stressed thatthe "storm was the .second-worsl LongIsland has ever faced. The snow-plow-ers "haven'l had any praclice," jokedMr. White, adding that every personholds differing opinions on how thesnow should be plowed. Mr.Mauersberger offered thai citizens com-plain no malter how the village conduclscerlain business. "There's Iwo sides,"saying lhal some citizens complainabout the village not giving enough-tick-ets, and others complain, after receivingtickets, that the village is not compas-sionate enough.

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Mr. Caracciolo used his final state-ment to repeat his crilicisms of the vil-lage finances and tax increases. Hepointed out problems wilh.loitering, lit-tering and noise pollution, and said that"there is still hope for stabilizingFreeport."

Mr. White used the lime lo emphasize. how village governmenl affects peopleevery day. "When you switch on yourlight, that's our power plant. When youflush the John, that's our water. Whenyou drive-to work, those are our roads,and when you go through the stop sign,the local police take care of business."

Mr. Mauersberger finished by sayingthat "Freeport was fragmented for a lot'of years. The Glacken team workstogether. We don't need infighting-." Hesaid that he and Mr. White were up-frontand forthright, and invited any residentwith a problem to look him up in thephone book and call him.

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Our introduction to FranchiseHelp,Inc. came in 1998 when the DowntownDevelopment Committee met with the'company president Mary Tomzack. Thecommittee was very impressed with Ms.Tomzack and her presentation, but atthat time, the chamber needed someoneto help us with civic planning questions.Since the release of the downtown study'in April of 2000, there have been manypositive changes in Baldwin. Some

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Weitzman announced today that the coun-ty, which a year ago expected to end 2002with a $29-million shortfall, has actuallyclosed its books for the year with a $40<million surplus. "While this is a large stepin the right direction," Mr. Weitzman said,"Nassau still has a structural deficit ofapproximately $300 million that must beclosed by 2006. We need to continue towork very hard to achieve additional per-manent decreases in expenditures orincreases in revenues to bring Nassau backto fiscal hea'th."

Among the reasons cited by Mr.Weitzman for the financial turnaround:better management of county resources,reduction of the county's workforcethrough attrition and early-retirementpackages, increased sales-tax revenues,and an increase of approximately $23 mil-lion in state and federal aid.

He acknowledged that while "one-shots," revenue enhancers that boost thecounty's bottom-line without addressingthe underlying structural deficit, still playa part in balancing Nassau's budget, thecounty's reliance on them has been greatlyreduced. In 2002, Nassau received $101million of non-recurring revenues, whichincluded $78 million in aid from theNassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA),$10 million in prior-year surplus funds,and-$10 million from the settlement of aconstruction contract dispute; however,

' this is down from a high of $358 million in1999.

"The adopted 2003 budget depends on 'even less of these 'one-shots,' " explainedMr. Weitzman, further indicating theprogress being made in correcting thecounty's structural imbalance. "Withoutthe NIFA aid, which will end in 2004, thecounty would have still been facing a .deficit for 2002. "A year ago, the countyexecutive announced that 1,200 countyjobs would be cut to effect a .permanentreduction in payroll-related expenses," thecomptroller explained. "During 2002 thecounty was able to reduce its headcount byalmost 1,000 employees without layoffs,which translated into savings of almost$11 million for the last few months of the •fiscal year. The county expects to achieveadditional headcount reductions this yearthrough further attrition and retirement.

"Increased use of technology in countyoffices' and streamlined operating proce-dures will help make up the difference inpersonnel." .

Continued risks to Nassau's financialfuture, reported the comptroller, includethe troubled national economy and stock .markets, their impact on sales-tax revenueand pension costs, unresolved union con-tracts, a continued rise in health-insurancepremiums, and New York State's own-financial difficulties that impact on man-dated expenses, such as Medicaid. Theconcern with rising employee health-insurance costs was the focus of a whitepaper released earlier this year by thecomptroller, comparing Nassau's practicesto those of other large municipalities.

"Despite the state of the national econo-my," said Mr. Weitzman, "Nassau had avery strong year in sales-tax revenues.Collected sales tax in our county rose fourpercent over 2001 collections, or about$34 million, which compared very favor-ably with the sales-tax collections of othermunicipalities in the New York metropoli-tan area."

In addition, the Nassau UniversityMedical Center (NUMC) remains a seri-ous financial concern, with Nassau Countyresponsible for $256 million of its debt,said Mr. Weitzman. The county must con- 'tinue to work with NUMC to find ways ofensuring its ongoing viability, thus reduc-ing the county's financial exposure.

The comptroller stressed the need forthe establishment of a Nassau Sewer and

Storm Water Authority, as proposed by thecounty executive. "Establishing such anauthority would," explained ComptrollerWeitzman, "enable the county to reducespending in the county's general fundwithout increasing the cost to existingratepayers - a win-win situation. We esti-mate that with such an authority, Nassautaxpayers would save approximately $25million annually, and that would have a

material impact on reducing the structuraldeficit in 2004. and 2005."

On the positive side, even in the face ofrapidly rising employee pension andhealth-insurance costs, mandatedMedicaid costs, and other expenses thathave beset municipalities throughout thestate, the county's 2003 budget remains inbalance, he reported, chalking that up toNassau's new fiscal conservatism.

"With NIFA looking over our shoulders,retaining the power to take control of thecounty, should we fallen Nassau cannotafford the luxury of overly-opiimislicbudgeting practices. While the surplus '

. represents only approximately one-and-a-half percent of the county's total budget."concluded Comptroller Weitzman. "theseare solid numbers."

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LIPA's track record,after its takeover ofLILCO a few years

back, has been excellent. Electricityrales were lowered, rapid response lostorm damage was increased, customerconcerns were given a high priority andalternate sources ef energy, such asimporting electric power from up-staleareas, wcra-pursued. Ils currenl manage-menl is to be applauded for these efforts.

However, its proposal lo install an off-shore wind farm opposite lo and alongJones Beach Slate Park, stretching fromJones Inlet to Robert Moses Stale Park,raises a number of questions and con-.ccrns. According to a Newsday articleon January 27, LIPA's response toGovernor George Pataki's request tohave New York Stale utilities generating25 percent of their elcctricily fromrenewable sources by 2013, was toannounce its intention to install 25 to 50wind turbines, towering 488 feet high,just three miles off the Jones Beachshore. Many of the facts and statementspresented by LIPA's management at-thispress conference raise a number of ques-tions and concerns.

For instance, LIPA "wants to lead thestale in renewable technologies." That'sa fine and noble objective, but 'what'sthe rush? There are many sensitive envi-ronmental questions that must beanswered before a projecl of Ihis magni-tude is installed. Has LIPA conducted allnecessary environmental impact stud-ies? How will fish habitats in this areabe affected? Will bird migrations beendangered by forty 488-foot towers?How will humans be. affected, such ascommercial fisherman, recreationalboaters, low flying airplanes or helicop-ters? How will the millions of beach vis-itors feel when they come to enjoy theregion's seascape only to see toweringturbine towers across the horizons threemiles away from shore?

Why is LIPA asking private develop-ers to stake out $150 to 200 million forthe project? If private developers con-struct such a wind farm, who will ownthe turbines? Who would service aridrepair them? How would developersintegrate their amortization rates intotheir charges for their electrical rates?Would there be a surcharge to LIPA cus-tomers for the project's ultimate payoff?

According to an April 2002 assess-ment by the American Wind EnergyAssociation, electricity costs from thewind farm .would be 6 to 9 cents perkilowatt hour. Conventional electricalgeneration rate costs currently average4.5 cents per kilowatt hour. How areLIPA customers going to react to a pos-sible doubling of their electricity rates?

LIPA also acknowledged that the 50turbines would only contribute 1.6 per-cent of electricity to their total grid'selectricity needs. How much electricalproduction could be realized if thisamount was invested in new high techproduction methods, using clean burn-ing natural gas or the new hydrogenfuels that are coming?

Why is LIRA locating these turbinesonly 3 to 6 miles off shore arid not 20 to30 miles further out into the oceanwhere they would be less intrusive? Is itbecause the wind farm's closeness toshore would make it more visible when

LIPA shows off its project to visitingdignitaries?

Over the centuries, the Jones Beachshoreline has attracted and been praisedby millions. It was written about by

•American Indians, early colonists andpoets such as Walt Whitman. These peo-ple recognized the area's great naturalbeauty and lauded it. Robert Moses cre-ated Jones Beach State Park in tribute tothis beauty and for the benefit of count-less future generations. He banned all

'commercial construclion excepl forbeach facilities, so that this natural stalevista could be preserved. Wouldn't LIPAbe guilty of "visual pollution" with awind farm so close to shore and be incomplele contradiction to RobertMoses' intentions?

Has LIPA considered all of the naturalcontingencies thai could be destructiveto a potential wind farm? How wouldhurricanes affect it? What effect wouldslorm surges or minor tidal waves haveon these 400-foot plus towers? Whileour region only has occasional earth-quakes, what would be the effect ofthese tremors on these fragile turbines?

We are all for renewable energy tocreate electricity. Many of us. have beenfollowing this science since the middle1970s when energy shortages firstoccurred. Photovotic cells, solar panels,fuel cells, geothermal methods andhydrogen fuel are just a few of (he disci-plines that show promise. Shouldn'tLIPA explore in depth all these options „before it endorses a $150 to $200 mil-lion wind lurbine farm?• Is (his going to be another Shoreham,

which wa'silLCO's do\\ v><\ ' ^V,,;;d aturbine wind farm with us Ingr. costsand low yields be. LIPA's fu tu reShoreham? With -wisdom and fore-thought LIPA could avoid such an out-come by answering 1'or itself and thepublic at large many of the above pre-sented considerations. Yes. LIPA hasanticipaled and' attempted lo answersome of these .questions on its website,but the devil may be in the details.

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by Jason Gers

OPINIONSSome environmental-ists have recentlyfound themselves torn

over the idea of putting energy-generat-ing windmills off of the coast of LongIsland. While alternative energy islooked upon favorably by environmen-talists, some have also wondered if theremight be complementary drawbacks -affect on birds, marine life or on theview. While a certain amount of skepti-cism is appropriate for any major publicworks project, it seems that the outpour-ing of skeptical questions for LIRAreflects sometimes-licit a clear, reasonedviewpoint, but rather a lack of willing-ness to try something that just seems toonew of an idea, too foreign.

'What about (he birds?''Is this going to be

another Shoreham?''we need to look at the

technology more.'

Many concerns 'that LIPA has beenfaced with are important, but many ofthese obvious questions have alreadybeen considered. The Phase II SitingAssessment, an independent report onthe project paid for by LIPA to help it todecide what kind of wind farm to set up,considered an extremely broad range.ofissues: animal life, recreational boating,shipping lanes, water depth, hurricanes,even historical shipwrecks that might bedisturbed. [LIPA's web site iswww.lipower.org] Instead of blindly fir-ing a barrage of unfocused questionsinto the-public debate, which casts avague dooming doubt on the project, cit-izens should inform themselves on theanswers to some of these questions first.Decisions should be made based on thefacts, not on generalized doubt.

One issue, bird danger, has drawn a.large potential backlash against the proj-ect. The out-of-context demand, "Whatabout the birds?" is spoken as if LIPAhasn't already taken this into considera-tion. The LIPA research cites studies onwind farms in a dozen states, Canadaand several European countries whichfound that, for the most part, birds sim-ply avoid the windmills. Compared toother mundane dangers the birds face,such as communication towers, win-dows, antennas, cars, etc., an estimatedfatality rate of 1-2 birds per turbine peryear doesn't seem so bad. 1 -2 per year isthe amount of dead birds one of our staffwriters finds every summer, killed byfrom flying into, his backyard slidingdoors. It is easy to stand up tall andblame the windmills here, but windmillswould be no more guilty of killing birdsthan any other activity we already par-ticipate in and hold to a lower standardof proof. Hunting birds is, after all, stillacceptable, arid bird fatalities in pollut-ing jet engines haven't seemed to" stopany of us from trying to book cheapplane tickets over the Internet.

It especially irks me when people ask,"Will this turn out to be anotherShoreham?" We can be certain that itwill be if critics continue to invite thisself-fulfilling prophecy. If people areworried about possible drawbacks andproblems in the plan, they should dotheir homework and focus on "makingsure the project is done right."

It is all too easy to say that "we need,to look into the technology more."Eventually, it becomes necessary tomake a decision and put all the big talkinto action. This kind of deferral justmeans that we will have to build moredirty power plants in the meantime, orworse, force this responsibility onanother, less affluent region, ajid thenimport the electricity at a high cost.

We all use electricity, more than everwith our computers and air conditioners.Yet somehow our willingness to acceptpower generation has not caught up'withour ability to burn electricity withoutconsidering where it comes from.

Activists may shut down the IndianPoint nuclear power plant and they have •effectively benched the diesel genera-tors in south Freeport.- Well, if nuclearand diesel are too dirty and dangerous,the alternatives are natural gas andrenewables. But, if citizens, especiallyenvironmentalists, ' continue .fightinglarge-scale natural gas projects on LongIsland and Brooklyn, and if we opposethe windmills here, where can we expectto get our electricity from? While ourstandards for accepting a power projectgrow ever higher, the old clunkers arestill in place all over the Island, churn-ing out foul fumes because we are tooafraid, and too critical, of cleaner alter-natives. .

Long Island does not generate enoughelectricity to power itself. We cannotsimply expect that people elsewhere aregoing to be willing to build the kind of

• plants that we oppose. Electricity costs alot here, and it is partly a result of ourunwillingness to shoulder.the burden ofpower generation ourselves.

The LIPA/LIOWA windmill plan isvery promising and should be welcomedto Long Island as a creative and practi-cal solution to century-old problems ofenergy production and its drawbacks.It's clean, it's safe, and it won't rely onany sort of fuel prices, which seem to begoing higher and higher these days.

The threat of terrorist attacks shouldhave Long Islanders very concernedabout where their electricity is comingfrom. If someone were to blow up thedams at Niagara Falls, the lights wouldgo off all over New York State, leavingour "first responders" in the dark as theytry to keep'us safe. With political strifecasting doubt on the global oil supplyfrom Nigeria to the Middle East to

- Venezuela, it is wise to support this proj-ect, which advances the All-Americangoal of independence. It's time to stopall the NIMBYism, the paralyzing fearsof doing something innovative and the

. subtle hypocrisy which allows people toclaim the banner of environmentalist!!,and yet do nothing to advance the cause.

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PUBLIC NOTICESNOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. COUNTRY-WIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Pltf. vs. GLORIASOLOMON, et ol. Defts. Index #00.-006185.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sdledated May 14, 2002,1 will sell at public auctionon the north front steps of the Nassau CountyCourthouse, 262 Old Country Rd., Mineola? NYon Mar. 26, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. prem. k/a 15 WestRoosevelt Ave., Roosevelt. NY a/k/a Section 55,Block 427, Lot 54-55, 153. Approx. amt. of judg-ment is $165,406.75 plus costs and interest. Soldsubject to terms and conditions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale and the right of theUnited States of America to redeem within 120days from the date of sale as provided by law.W. GERARD ASHER, Referee. ESCHEN «tFRENKEL. LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 93 East Main.St., BayShore, NY. #52771FL #646P 4x 2/20. 27, 3/6, 13 'NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: J. B. ATM SERVICE. LLC.Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/10/03. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served., SSNYshall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 240Hickox Avenue, Woodmere, New York 11598.Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #6476x2/20. 27. 3/6. 13, 20. 27NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: MR. ACE, LLC. Articles OfOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofStdte of New York (SSNY) on 02/10/03. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has.been desig-nated as-agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst it may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC. c/o Steven M.Lester. Esq.. 325 Merrick Avenue. East Meadow,New York 11554. Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose.FL #648 6x 2/20. 27. 3/6. 1'3, 20, 27

PROBATE CITATIONSURROGATE'S COURT - NASSAU COUNTYTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPEN-DENT .

TO: Attorney General of New York and ALEXAN-DER LEVINE and any and all unknown personswhose names or parts of whose names andwhose place or places of residence areunknown and cannot after diligent inquiry beascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and nextof kin of said GERTRUDE LEVINE. deceased, andif any of the said above distributees namedspecifically or as a class be dead, their legalrepresentatives, their husbands or wives, if any,distributees and successors in Interest whosenames and/or places of 'residence and postoffice addresses are unknown and cannotafter diligent inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGS:WHEREAS, SYLVIA KABACK who Is domiciled at211 East 70th Street, Apartment 15D. New York',NY 10021 makes application to the .Surrogate'sCourt of our County of Nassau, to have (a) cer-tain instrument(s) In writing, a will dated9/8/1995. relating to both real and personalproperty duly proved as the Last Will andTestament of GERTRUDE LEVINE deceased whowas at the time of his/her death domiciled at320 West Merrick Road (Meadowbrook CareCenter) Freeport. NY In said County of Nassau.

THEREFORE, you. and each of you, are citedto show cause befote the Surrogate's Court ofour County of Nassau, at the Surrogate's Court,Nassau County Courthouse, at Mineola .in theCounty 'of Nassau, on the 9th day of April 2003at 9:30 a.m. of that day why the said Will andTestament.should not be admitted to probateas a Will of real and personal property and

Letters Testamentary issue to: SYLVIAKABACK

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have causedthe seal of the Surrogate's Court of o'ur saidCounty of Nassau to be hereunto affixed.

WITNESS: HON. JOHN B. RIORDAN. Judge ofthe Surrogate's Court of our said County

of Nassau, at the Surrogate's Office, atMineola, in the said County, the 11th day

of February, 2003.ALBERT W. PETRAGLIA, CLERK OF THE

SURROGATE'S COURT. This citation is served upon you asrequired by law. You are not obliged

to appear in person. If you fail toappear. It will be assumed that youconsent to the proceedings unlessyou file written verified objections

thereto. You have a right to have anattorney-at-law appear for you.

STUART W. MOSKOWITZ .Attorney for PetitionerOffice and P.O. Address2876 MERRICK ROADBELLMORE, NEW YORK 11710516-409-0769FL #649 4x 2/20. 27. 3/6. 13NOTICE OF FORMATION OF REGISTERED LIMITEDLIABILITY PARTNERSHIP. NAME: KIMMEL, BLAU &GOLDMAN LLP. Certificate of Registration wasfiled with the Secretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 02/12/03. Office location: NassauCounty. SSNY has been designated as agent ofthe LLP upon whom process against it may be

• served. SSNY shall mall a copy of process to theLLP, 265 Sunrise Highway, Suite 32, RockvllleCentre. New York 11570. Purpose: For the prac-tice of the profession of Certified Public

Accountancy.FL #653 6x 2/20. 27. 3/6. 13. 20. 27

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WACHOVIABANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY FIRSTUNION NATIONAL BANK), AGENT FOR BREENCAPITAL SERVICES CORPORATION, Pltf. vs. JESSEMORTIS, JR.. et al Defts. Index #02-007612.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saledated Dec. 13, 2002,1 will sell at public auctionat the 'Nassau County Courthouse, on the northfront steps. 262 Old Country Rd.. Mineola, NY onMar. 21, 2003 at 9:30 a.m., prem. k/a Section55, Block 230, Lot 257. Sold subject to terms andconditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.MURRAY SEEMAN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY. Attys.for Pltf.'l2 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY #53108FL#655P 4x2/27, 3/6, 13,20

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUMORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-TEMS, INC.

. Plaintiff.AgainstSNARDYN MARCEUS.

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 7/19/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthFront Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd.. Mineola. NY on 3/28/2003at 9:00 AM premises known as 92 Woods Ave.,Roosevelt, NY 11575ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and Improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being In the Town'ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew YorkSection 55 Block 420 Lot "219 Approximateamount of lien $170.361.33 plus Interest and

, costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment. Index # 01 /6249 .TRACY S. REIFER, Esq.. Referee.Shapiro and DiCaro :250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One. Rochester.NY 14624Dated: 2/10/2003 File #: 01-39168r|vrFL #656 4x 2/27. 3/6.-13. 20 -NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: BONACASA REALTY COM-PANY, LLC. Articles of'Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 02/14/03. The latest date of dissolution Is12/31/2052. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against It may be served.SSNY shall mall a copy of process to the LLC,c/q^Jjpsgflh Bonacasa, 2640 Harvey Avenue,Oceahside, 'New York 11572.' Purpose: For anylawful purpose. • 'FL #657 6x 2/27. 3/6. 13. 20. 27. 4/3NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME; EAST END MANAGEMENTLLC. Articles of'Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (SSNY) on02/14/03, The latest date of dissolution Is12/31/2102. Office location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLCupon whom process against It may be served.SSNY shall mall a copy of process to the LLC,115 Connecticut Avenue, Long Beach, NewYork 11561. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #658 6x 2/27. 3/6, 13. 20, 27. 4/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUCHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPOR-ATION

Plaintiff,AgainstSARAH BLOUNT;etal,

Defendants)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 12/18/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Rd.. Mineola, NY on 3/27/2003 at9:30 AM premises known as 32 East GreenwichAvenue, Roosevelt, NYALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being In the Town OfHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew YorkSection 55 Block 483 "Lot 290-291 Approximateamount of lien $149,173.01 plus Interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment lndex# 6876/02

. Gabriel S. Kohn, Esq., Referee.Jon B. Felice & Associates, P.C. (Attorney's forPlaintiff) .11 East 44th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY10017Dated; 2/20/2003 File #: BBFCH 2490 macFL #660 4x2/27. 3/6. 13. 20PROBATE CITATION

SURROGATE'S COURT - NASSAU COUNTYTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPEN-DENT

TO: GEORGE 0. JACOBUS, JR., GARY GEORGEGRAY, and any and all unknown persons,whose n'ames or parts of whose names andwhose place or places of residence areunknown and cannot after diligent inquiry beascertained, distributees, heirs-at-law and nextof kin of said Emma W. Gray, deceased, and If

• any of the said above distributees namedspecifically or as a class be dead, their legal

- representatives, their husbands or wives. If any,distributees and successors In interest whose

names and/or places of residence and postoffice addresses are unknown and cannotafter diligent Inquiry be ascertained.

GREETINGS:WHEREAS, BRUCE WILLIAM GRAY who is domi-ciled at 49 Madison Avenue, Freeport, NassauCounty, NY makes application to theSurrogate's Court of our County of Nassau tohave (a) certain Instrument(s) In writing, a willdated November 29,1993, relating to both realand personal property duly proved as the LastWill and testament of Emma W. Graydeceased who was at the time of her deathdomiciled at 49 Madison Avenue, Freeport, insaid County of Nassau.

THEREFORE, you. and each of you, are citedto show cause before the Surrogate's Court ofour County of Nassau, at the Surrogate'sCourt, Nassau County Courthouse, at Mineolain the County of Nassau, on the 9th day ofApril, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. of that day why thesaid Will and' Testament should not be admit-ted to probate as a Will of real and'personalproperty and

Letters Testamentary Issue to: Bruce WilliamGray' IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, .we have caused

the seal of the Surrogate's Court of our said.County of Nassau to be hereunto affixed.WITNESS: HON. JOHN B. RIORDAN, Judge Of the

Surrogate's Court of our said County ofNassau, at the Surrogate's Office, at Mineola in

the said County, the 19 day of February 2003.SealMALONE, TAUBER & SQHN P.C.Attorney for PetitionerOffice & P.O. Address147 W. Merrick RoadFreeport, NY 11520

S/ Albert W. PetragliaCLERK OF THE SURROGATE'S COURT

This citation Is served upon you as required bylaw. You'are not obliged to appear in person. Ifyou fail to appear, It will be assumed that youconsent to the proceedings unless you file writ-ten verified objections thereto. You have aright to -have an attbrney-at-law appear foryou.FL#661 4t 2/27. 3/6.13.-20

NOTICE (= OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. BANG 'ONEFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Pltf. vs. ROSACARTER A/K/A ROSA B. CARTER INDIVIDUALLY'AND AS SURVIVING TENANT BY THE ENTIRETY OFCHARLES CARTER, Deft. Index #2471/02.Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and saleentered Nov. 20. 2002, I will sell at public auc-tion at the north .front steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse. 262 Old Co'untryRd.,Mineola, NY on Apr. 1, 2003 at 9:15 a.m. prem.k/a 27 E. Seaman Ave.. Freeport, NY. Said prop-

. erty located on the northerly side East SeamanAve., 143.11 ft. westerly from the corner formedby the intersection of the said northerly-side ofEast Seaman Ave. with the westerly side of JaySt.; RUNNING THENCE SW along the northerlyside of East Seannan Ave..56 ft. to the land nowor formerly of Donald Simpson; THENCE NWalong said land now or formerly of Donald•Simpson 125.07 ft. to land now or formerly ofJohn A. Lemora; THENCE SE along said landnow or formerly of John A. Lemoro 7 ft.; THENCENE still along said last mentioned land, 49 ft. toland now or formerly of Susan C. Smith; ThenceSE along said land now or formerly of Susan C.Smith 125 ft. to the northerly side of EastSeaman Ave., the point or place of BEGIN-NING. Approx. amt. of judgment Is $118,019.21plus costs and Interest. Sold subject to termsand conditions of filed judgment and terms ofsale. EUGENE SCHAFFER, Referee. COHN &ROTH, 100 East Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY.#53171FL 662P 2/27. 3/6. 13.20

NOTICE OF SALE ' •SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUNORWEST MORTGAGE, INC.

Plaintiff,AGAINSTKEITH R: WRIGHT. SR., ET. AL •

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly dated 1/26/2001 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at the NorthSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Rd., Mineola. NY on 3/27/2003 at9:00 AM premises known as 59 BROOKSAVENUE, ROOSEVELT. NY 11573ALL .that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and Improvements theronerected, situate, lying and being In the TOWNOF HEMPSTEAD. County of NASSAU and Stateof New York Section 55 Block 314 Lot 174, 175,207. Approximate amount of Hen $175,191.97plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold sub-.ject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #027141/99-ANGELO D. RONCALLO, Esq., RefereeSteven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney for PlaintiffP.O. Box #1291, Buffalo, NY 14240 (716) 204-2400 Dated: 2/21 /2003 MFFL #663 4t 2/27, 3/6, 13, 20 .NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: LAUNDRY. DEPOT NORTHERNLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with theSecretary of State of New York (-SSNY) on02/03/03. Office location: Nassau County. SSNYhas been designated as agent of the LLC uponwhom process against it may be served. SSNYshall mall a copy of process to the LLC, 420

Doughty Boulevard, In wood, New York 11096..Purpose: For any lawful purpose.FL #666 3/6, 13.20.27,4/310NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY: NAME: 123 STERLING LLC. Articles ofOrganization were filed with the Secretary ofState of New York (SSNY) on 02/13/03. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom processagainst It may be served. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to the LLC. 20 Crossways ParkNorth, Woodbury, New York 11796. Purpose: Forany lawful purpose.FL #667 6x 3/6, 13, 20, 27, 4/3.10NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: 147-57 FARMERS BOULE-VARD ASSOCIATES, LLC. Articles of Organizationwere filed with the Secretary of State of NewYork (SSNY) on 02/24/03. Office location:Nassau County. SSNY has been designated asagent of the LLC upon whom process against it .may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy ofprocess to the LLC, 31 Garden Lane, Lawrence,New York 11559. Purpose: For any lawful pur-pose.FL #668 6x 3/6. 13. 20. 27. 4/3 10 .

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUWASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A.

Plaintiff,AgainstDAVID L. TODD; CONSTANCE J. TODD A/K/ACONSTANCE TODD, et al.

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a-judgment of foreclosure and sale <.duly entered 9/11/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell.at public auction at The NorthSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY on 4/9/2003 at10:30 AM premises known as 123 DehnhoffAve.. Freeport, NY 11520ALL that certain' plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being In the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew YorkSection 55 Block 246 Lot 42 & 43 Approximateamount of lien $217,671.61 plus Interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index # 01 /006559 .VALERIE M. ROTHMAN, Esq., Referee.Shapiro and DICaro • . .250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One, Rochester NY14624Dated: 2/27/2003 File #: 00-36349r jvrFL #669 4x3/6,13, 20. 27

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. BANK OFNEW YORK AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING

- AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SERIES 2000-A1,Pltf. vs. TAMMY MILLS, et al, Pefts. Index#12787/02. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosureand sale dated Dec. 8, 2002.1 will sell at publicauction at the north front steps of the NassauCounty Courthouse, 262 Old Country Road,Mineola, N.Y. on April 8. 2003 at 9:00 a.m. Prem.k/a: 333 Archer St., Freeport, N.Y. Said premisesknown and designated as and by Lots 91-92and 93 and parts of Lots 90 and 94 on a certainmap entitled "Map of Bayvlew at Freeport, NY,Sept. 1906 surveyed by Alvin G. Smith. C.E.,Freeport, NY" and filed In the office of the Clerkof the County of'Nassau on Sept. 26, 1906 asmap no. 305, new map no. 2174 which said lotsand parts of lots when taken together as oneparcel are more particularly bounded anddescribed as follows: BEGINNING at a point onthe southerly side of Archer St. distant 450 ft.easterly frorrvthe corner formed by the inter-section of the said southerly side of Archer St.with the easterly side of Bayview Ave.; RUN-NING THENCE south 87 degrees 26 minutes eastalong the southerly side of Archer St., 80 ft.;RUNNING THENCE south 2 degrees 34 minuteswest 150 ft.; RUNNING THENCE north 87 degrees26 minutes west 89 ft.; RUNNING THENCE north 2degrees 34 minutes east 36 ft.; RUNNINGTHENCE north 27 degrees 55 minutes east 17.75ft.; RUNNING THENCE north 2 degrees 34 min-utes east 67.96 ft.; RUNNING THENCE south 87degrees 26 minutes east 1.40 ft.; RUNNING

• THENCE north 2 degrees 34 minutes east 30 ft.,to the southerly side of Archer St. at the point orplace of BEGINNING. Approx. amount of judg-ment Is $291,058.85 plus costs and interest. Soldsubject to terms and conditions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale. JONATHAN A. MOORE,Referee. DRUCKMAN & SINEL, Attys. For Pltf.. 242Drexel Ave., Westbury, NY.FL #670 4x3/6. 13. 20. 27NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an order enteredby the Supreme Court of the State of New York.County of Nassau, on the 20 day of February,2003. Bearing Index number 2097/03, a copy ofwhich may be examined at the Office of theClerk, located at 240 Old Country Road,Mineola, New York, grants me the right toassume the name of CHARLES OBREGON. Mypresent address Is 87 Nassau Avenue, Freeport,New York; my date of birth Is February 9, 1965;and the place of birth Is San Jose, Costa Rica;the present names Is CARLOS L. OBREGON.FL #672 3/13 \NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITYCOMPANY. NAME: KENDALL REALTY ASSOCI-ATES LLC. Articles of Organization were filedwith the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY).on 01/14/03. Office, location: Nassau County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC

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. from previous pageupon whom process against It may be served.SSNY shall mall a copy of process to the LLC, 77North Centre Avenue, Suite 304, RockvllleCentre, New York 11570. Purpose: For any law-ful purpose.FL #673 6x3/13. 20. 27. 4/3! 10. 17

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. WACHOVIABANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY FIRSTUNION NATIONAL BANK), CUSTODIAN FOR PLY-MOUTH SPV2, Pltf. VS. BARBARA ANN JOHNSON,et al, Defts. Index #02-011757. Pursuant to Judg-ment of foreclosure and sale dated Jan. 15,2003. I will sell at public auction.on th'e northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd., Mlneola, NY on Apr. 15,2003 at 10:30 a.m. prem. k/a Section 55, Block249, Lot(s) 217-218. Sold subject to terms andconditions of filed Judgment and terms of sale.JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY,Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip. Dr., Great Neck, NY.#53143FL#674P4x3/13. 20, 27. 4/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY. COUNTRY-WIDE HOME LOANS, INC., Pltf. VS. VIOLETA GON-ZALEZ, et al, Defts. Index #02-6482. Pursuant toJudgment of foreclosure and sale dated Nov.21, 2002,1 will sell at public auction on the Northfront steps of the Nassau County Courthouse,262 Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY on Apr. 15,2003 at 9:45 a.m. prem. k/a 10 Matson Rd.,Roosevelt, NY a/k/a Section 55, Block 546, Lot 3.Approx. amt. of judgment Is $232,734.24 pluscosts and interest. Sold subject-to terms andconditions of filed judgment and terms of sale.MICHAEL F. INGHAM, Referee. ESCHEN &FRENKEL, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., 93 East Main St., BayShore, NY. #53277FL#675P4x3/13. 20, 27. 4/3 ;

Notice Is hereb.y given that an Order grant-ed by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, onthe 18th day of October, 2002, bearing theindex number IN 02-016260 a copy of whichmay be examined at the Office of the Clerklocated at 240 Old Country Road, Mlneola,New York, grants me the right to assume thename of Marisol Payamps. My present addressIs 447 W. Merrick Rd.. Freeport; the date of mybirth Is March 13, 1976; the place of birth isNassau County Medical Center (East

,Jvleadow): the present name Is MorisalPayamps.FL #6763/13

NOTICE OF ADOPTIONRESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees of the

Incorporated Village of Feeport, by virtue of.the. authority Invested by law, cqndlupr^d. .a"public hearing' he'ld' on the 24th day ofFebruary, 2003. to amend'the Code of theIncorporated Village of. Freeport, by amendingChapter 201 entitled "WATER', by amendingARTICLE 1 entitled "GENERAL REGULATIONS' by.repealing §201-2, entitled Application for waterservjce;.effect; §201-6, entitled Notice ofchange of ownership; §201-9, entitledInstallation regulations.; §201-13. entitled MeterInstallation.; §201-14, entitled Responsibility fordamage to meters.; §201-16, entitledTemporary water supply: accessories; and§201 -17 entitled Water furnished outside village;and, adding new Sections §201-2, entitledApplication for water service; effect; §201 -6.entitled Notice of Change of ownership; §201-9, entitled Installation regulations.: §201-13, enti-tled Meter Installation.; §201-14, entitledResponsibility for damage to meters.; §201-16,entitled Temporary water supply; accessories;and §201-17 entitled Water furnished outsidevillage", which reads as follows:A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND CHAPTER 201, ENTI-TLIED "WATER" OF THE CODE OF THE INCORPO-'RATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, BY AMENDINGARTICLE I ENTITLED "GENERAL REGULATIONS" BYREPEALING SECTIONS -201-2, ENTITLED APPLICA-TION FOR WATER SERVICE; EFFECT; 201-6, ENTI-TLED NOTICE OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP; 201-9, ENTITLED INSTALLATION REGULATIONS.; 201-13, ENTITLED METER INSTALLATION,; 201-14, ENTI-TLED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO METERS.;201-16, ENTITLED TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY;ACCESSORIES.; AND 201-17, ENTITLED WATERFURNISHED OUTSIDE VILLAGE; AND ADDINGNEW SECTIONS 201-2, ENTITLED APPLICATIONFOR WATER SERVICE; EFFECT; 201-6, ENTITLEDNOTICE OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP; 201-9,ENTITLED INSTALLATION REGULATIONS.; 201-13,ENTITLED METER INSTALLATION.; 201-14, ENTITLEDRESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO METERS.; 201-16, ENTITLED TEMPORARY WATER SUPPL.Y;ACCESSORIES.; AND 201-17, ENTITLED WATERFURNISHED OUTSIDE VILLAGE;BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFTHE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF FREEPORT,NEW YORK AS FOLLOWS:Section 1. Section 201-2 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Application for water service; effect." whichreads as follows is hereby repedled:201 -2. Application for water service; effect.

A.-Forms. All applications for water.service,for the use of water or for any modification orrepair of an existing installation shall be madein writing to the office of the Village Treasurerby the owner of the premises in the prescribedform and must state all uses to which the wateris to be applied.

B. Compliance. The making of application

for water service and the granting of a permittherefore shall constitute an agreement by the

• owner to comply with all the provisions of thisArticle as well as all rules and regulations pro-mulgated by the Water Department of th'eIncorporated Village of Freeport.Section 2. Section 201-2 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Application for water service; efJect." whichreads as follows Is hereby adopted:201 -2. Application for water service; effect.

A. Forms. All applications for water service,for the use of water or for any modification orrepair of an existing installation shall be madeIn writing to the office of the Superintendent ofWater.by the owner of the premises in the pre-scribed form and must state all uses to whichthe water is to be applied.

B. Compliance. The making of applicationfor water service and the granting of a permittherefore shall constitute an agreement by theowner to comply with all the provisions of thisArticle as well as all rules and regulations pro-mulgated by the Water Department of theIncorporated Village of Freeport.Section 3. Section 201-6 of the Code of theIncorported Village of Freeport, entitled "Noticeof change of ownership" which reads as followsis hereby repealed:201 -6. Notice of change of ownership.Notification of change of ownership of anypremises, property, building, structure, enclo-sure or locality having a service connection toa main shall be made to the office of theVillage Treasurer, with the name and address ofthe party to whom such Is conveyed, withinforty-eight (48) hours after the conveyance isdelivered.Section 4. Section 201-6 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Notice of change of ownership' which readsas follows is hereby adopted:201 -6 Notice of change of ownership.Notification of change of ownership of anypremises, property! building, structure, enclo-sure or locality having a service connection toa main shall be made to the office of theVillage Treasurer and the Superintendent ofWater, with the name and address of the party

" to whom such is conveyed, within forty-eight(48) hours after the conveyance is delivered.Section 5. Section 201-9 of the Code of the

' Incorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Installation regulations" which reads as followsIs hereby repealed:201-9. Installation regulations. (Amended 7-12-71; 2-11-74)

A. Installations. Each service pipe, curb cockor box, tap, tee or wet ci/Uhat is Installed, con-nected, replaced or reposed'shall be Inspect-ed and approved by a duly, authorized agentof the Water Department prior.to use. The loca-tion of any point of connection to the watersystem shall be that designated by the WaterDepartment.

B. Discontinuance. Each service pipe, curbcock or box, tap, tee or wet cut that is to bereplaced or discontinued shall be inspectedand approved by a duly authorized agent ofthe Water Department at the time of suchreplacement or discontinuance. The connec-tion, tap or taps of any service line which maybe disconnected-by reason of replacement,repair, demolition or other cause shall be killedor disconnected at the main at the ownersexpense. Charges for water rents for the oldservice will continue until the disconnection hasbeen Inspected as reaulred by this section.Temporary use of water throughthe old service may be granted at water rentson file in the village office and shall be by aspecial agreement, in writing, with the WaterDepartment.

C. Private property. The installation, connec-tion, replacement or repair of any service lineor part thereof within any private property lineIs subject to Inspection of each such change oralteration of said service line.

D. Notification. Notice of any proposed tap,connection or modification of service from themain to the meter shall be served at the officeof the. Superintendent of the WaterDepartment no less than twenty-four (24) hoursIn advance of any such tap, connection ormodification. Such notice shall be accompa-nied by tap or inspection.receipt. In case ofemergency, the Superintendent of the WaterDepartment or his authorized agent may waiveor delay this requirement.

E. Street openings. All service work beyondthe property line requires a street opening orsidewalk permit as set forth'in the Code of theIncorporated Village of-Freeport.

F. Size and depth. All service lines shall havea four-foot cover using the established streetgrade as a base. Separate taps shall require aminimum street opening of three (3) squarefeet and shall be dug to a depth of six (6) inch-es below the water main. Openings made formultiple taps or any other service shall bemade In the dimensions and kept clean asrequired by the Water Department. Wet cutopenings shall be five by seven (5 x 7) feet. Anydeviations from these requirements shall besubject to a special ruling by the WaterDepartment. No Water Department employeeshall do any work in an opening that is haz-ardous.

G. Size of taps. New and replacement tapsshall be either three-fourths (3/4) inch or one (1)

inch and multiples thereof as per the scheduleIn 201-11. Connections two (2) Inches and larg-er shall be wet cuts. The minimum service linefor residential, commercial and industrial useshall be one (1) inch. For residential use, the sizeof the tap or multiples thereof and the size ofthe service shall conform. Three fourths-Inchconnections shall be provided to receive athree-fourths-inch meter. For business andIndustrial use, the size of the tap or multiplesthereof, the size of the service and the size ofthis meter shall conform; except where headersfor battery Installation of meters are made orwhere expansion is anticipated. Battery settingsof meters shall Include horizontal headers, two(2) gate valves for each meter and angle-typeback pressure valves for all but one (1) of themeters.

H. Separate taps and services. There shall bea separate tap and service for each building,except an accessory building, or premises. Noservice shall be slamesed or otherwise con-nected to any other building or premises. Eachseparate store or place of business In one (1)building shall have a separate tap and service.Any deviation is subject to a special ruling bythe Water Department.

I. Multiple occupancy. Any building orpremises having or designed to have multipleoccupancy, be It industrial, business', residentialor any combination of recognized uses, shallcomply with Subsection H whenever practicaland mechanically possible. Where, in the opin-ion of the Water Department, an exception Isnecessary and the capacity of theservice line Is adequate, more than one (1)meter may be Installed on a service line, one(1) for each occupancy.

J. Cross-connections.(1) It shall be unlawful to cross-connect any

private source of water supply or any liquidsupply, source or storage with the piping,plumbing or fixtures connected to the villagepotable water supply. Where such a conditionis found to exist, the village water supply will bedisconnected and service re/used until suchcross-connection has been removed or the vil-lage water supply has been protected by adevice or devices acceptable to the StateCommissioner of Health. All expenses shall becharged to the owner of the premises.

-(2) If the physical connection Is subject toback pressure and a hazardous substanceinvolved, the village water supply shall be pro-tected by an air gap or a reduced pressureprinciple backflow preventer, if the physicalconnection Is subject to back pressure and anonhazardous substance Involved, a doublecheck valve assembly may bemused.

"(3) "If the physical coifnecToh .Is, fjcr?%d|e£tto back pressure and a hazardpursulSstanceinvolved, the village water supply shall be pro-tected by an air gap or a reduced pressureprinciple backflow preventer. If the physicalconnection Is not subject to back pressure anda nonhazardous substance involved, a doublecheck valve assembly may be used. Onlydevices acceptable to the State Commissionerof Health may be used. (Amended 9-20-82 byL.L. No. 11-1982)

K. Service lines.(1) All service lines two (2) inches In diameter

and smaller may be either. Type K seamlesscopper tubing or one hundred sixty (160)pounds per square inch black plastic water ser-vice tubing. Copper tubing may be used In dryclay or sandy soils, and plastic tubing shall beused when the service is Installed in meadowbog, corrosive or salty soil. Plastic tubing shallnot be used unless the electric house servicehas been rod:grounded by methods approvedby the New York Fire Underwriters and FreeportVillage Electric Code.

(2) Plastic tubing shall be copper tube sizeoutside diameter and have a pressure test rat-ing of one hundred sixty (160) pounds persquare inch. Plastic tubing shall be polyethyl-ene and conform to (PE-3406) the AmericanSociety for Testing Materials Designation D2239,or polybutylene and conform to (PB-2110) theAmerican Society for Testing MaterialsDesignation D2581-67.

(3) Plastic tubing shall be run to the streetside of the meter only, and all ends of the plas-tic tubing shall be equipped with stainless steelinserts, and end connections shall be compres-sion-type, with angle grip seals. Cold flaring ofplastic shall not be permitted.

(4) Service lines two (2) Inches in diametermay be either plastic tubing, copper, cast ironol wrought iron. Service lines larger than two (2)Inches In diameter may be either In copper,cast iron or wrought iron. No sweat Joints, leadgoosenecks or galvanized connections shall beinstalled In any part of any water service.

L. Sewer trench. Any water service linelocated in the same trench as a sewer linemust be located above and to one (1) side ofthe sewer line and at least one (1) foot awayfrom the sewer line.

M. Sleeved services. All services under con-crete slabs, floors or other solid material on thestreet side of the meter shall be sleeved.

N. Curb stops. A curb valve, the same size asthe service line, must be installed on each ser-vice and be complete with curb box andcover. Curb valves must have a full round wayfor straight through water flow and conform tothe American Water Works Association stan-dards.

- (1) Curb valve fittings.(a) Curb valves one (1) inch and smaller shall

be fitted with a stationary- rod and enclosed inan extension-type two-piece curb box with theupper section not less than one and one-fourth(1 1/4) inches inside diameter, with a heavycast-iron top marked water, into which a brass/bushing is embedded and tapped for the cast-iron access plug.

(b) Curb valves one and one-half (1 1/2)Inches and two (2) inches shall be fitted with a.solid tee head and enclosed in an extension-type two-piece curb box with a lock-typecover .marked water and with the smaller sec-

. tion not less than two and one-half (2 1/2) inch-es inside diameter.

(c) Curb valves three (3) Inches and largershall be fitted with a two-inch square operatingnut and enclosed in a screw-type three-piececurb box with a lock-type cover marked waterand with the smallest section not less than fiveand one-fourth (5 1 /4) inches Inside diameter.

(2) Curb valves two (2) inches and smallershall be brass or bronze of the free turning plugor ball-type. Plug, valves shall have a straightself-lubricated balanced plug with sufficientlow friction washers and O-rings to assure a per-manent watertight seal. Ball valves shall have abrass or bronze self-lubricated perfect sphereball with rubber seat ball support and two (2)O-rlngs in the stem to assure a permanentwatertight seal.

(3) Curb valves three (3) inches and larger.shall be cast-iron gate valves with nonrisingstem, bronze disc and two (2) O-rings In thestem.

(4) Curb valves shall be located approxi-mately two (2) feet Inside the curbline and five(5) feet from any tree or pole with the top ofthe curb box and cover at the establishedgrade of the curb cut or the established gradeof the curb and sidewalk. Other locations mustbe approved by the Water Department.

O. Air conditioning. Use of water for air con-ditioning shall conform to all of the provisions ofvillage ordinance.

P. Underground sprinklers. Any undergroundsprinkler (Irrigation) system connected to the vil-lage water system shall Include a doublecheck valve assembly acceptable to the StateCommissioner of Health. (Amended 9-20-82 byL.L. No; 11-1982)

Q. Automatic fire sprinklers. The water avail-able for any automatic fire sprinkler system shallbe supplied by a separate water service from

'the water main not less than four (4) Inches Indiameter and equipped with a check valve.No antifreeze or foreign substances, either liq-uid or dry, shall be introduced Into the systemexcept as specifically provided by Se@«on5500, NFPA No, 13, of the National F«eProtection Association recommendations,dated May, 1969. or later revision thereof. Thewater service connection to the water mainshall be by wet cut. Drawings showing anddescribing the automatic fire sprinkler systemand bearing the stamp of approval of the NewYork Fire insurance Rating Organization and/orthe Factory Mutual Engineering Division shall befiled in duplicate with the Water Departmentprior to making the wet cut. (Amended 4-24-72)

R. Nonconformlng. Any fire sprinkler system inuse and not conforming to the requirements ofthis Article shall be made so to conform withinsixty (60) days after notice by the WaterDepartment. Upon failure to comply with thenotice of the Water Department,'the WaterDepartment may do or cause to have donesuch work as may be required to carry out theintent of this Article and charge the premisesfor the cost.

S. Backflow and backsiphonage devices.The village potable water supply system shallbe protected against contamination frombackflow and backsiphonage by the owner ofthe premises by providing and maintaining suit-able devices acceptable to the StateCommissioner of Health. Approved devicesmay be Installed at each outlet or cross-con-nection, which threatens contamination frombaclkflow, or an approved device may beInstalled in the water service adjacent to thewater meter. The owner of any existing waterservice or connection that threatens contami-nation from backflow or backsiphonage shallinstall'such device or devices within thirty (30)days .after notice. All devices must be installedin an accessible location and exposed to viewfor ease of inspecting and testing.

T. Hose bibs. All hose bibs shall be protectedfrom backflow or backsiphanage by: baromet-ric loops, vacuum breakers, check valvesand/or backslphonage/backflow preventers.

U. Water outlets. Water outlets to boatdocks, swimming pools, Industrial process orchemical lines, tanks or vats, pumps and/orsteam lines shall be protected from back pr-essure, backflow or backsiphonage by air gapsand/or backslphonage/backflow preventers.Potable water connections to boiler feed watersystems in which boiler water-conditioningchemicals are Introduced shall be madethrough an air gap or provided with a reducedpressure principle backflow preventer assem-bly. (Amended 9-20-82 by L.L. No, 11-1982)Section 6. Section 201-9 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"installation regulations" which reads as follows

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from previous pageis hereby adopted:201 -9. Installation regulations.

A. Installations. Each service pipe, curb cockor box. tap. tee or wet cut that is installed, con-nected, replaced or repaired shall be inspect-ed and approved by a duly authorized agentof the Water'Department prior to use. The loca-tion of any point of connection to the watersystem shall be that designated by the WaterDepartment.

B. Discontinuance. Each service pipe, .curbcock or box. tap, tee or wet cut that is to bereplaced or dsconflnued shall be Inspectedand approved by a duly authorized agent otthe Water Depertment at the time of suchreplacement or discontinuance. The connec-tion, tap or taps of any service line which maybe disconnected by reason of replacement,repair, demolition or other cause shall be killedor disconnected at the main at the ownersexpense. Charges for water rents for the oldservice will continue until the .disconnection hasbeen inspected as required by this section.Temporary use of water through the old servicemay be granted at water rents on file In the vil-lage office and shall be by a special, agree-ment. In writing, with the Water Department.

C. Private property. The Installation, connec-tion, replacement or repair of any service lineor part thereof within any private property lineis subject to inspection of each such change oralteration of said service line.

D. Notification. Notice of any proposed tap,connection or modification Of service 'from themain to the meter shall be served at the officeof the Superintendent of the WaterDepartment no less than forty-eight (48) hoursin advance of any such tap. connection ormodification. Such notice shall be accompa-nied by tap or inspection receipt. In case ofemergency, the Superintendent of trie WaterDepartment or his authorized agent may waiveor delay this requirement.-

E. Street openings. All service work beyondthe property line requires a street opening orsidewalk permit as set forth In the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport. However, norestoration shall start until the limits of restora-tion are established by the Village of FreeportDepartment of Public Works. .

F. Size and depth. All service lines shall havea four-foot cover using the established streetgrade as a base. Separate taps shall require aminimum street opening of five (6) feet squaredand shall be dug to a depth of Six (6) inchesbelow the water main. Openings made for mul-tiple taps or any other service shall be made inthe dimensions and kept clean as required bythe Water Department. Wet cut openings shallbe five by seven (5 .x 7) feet. Any deviationsfrom these requirements shall be subject to aspecial ruling by the Water Department. NoWater Department employee shall do any workIn an opening that is hazardous.

G. Size of taps, New and replacement tapsshall be either three-fourths (3/4) Inch or one (1)inch and multiples thereof as per the schedulein 201-11. Connections two (2) inches and larg-er shall be wet cuts. The minimum service linefor residential, commercial and industrial useshall be one (1) inch. For residential use, the sizeof the tap or multiples thereof and the size ofthe service shall conform. Three forths-inch con-nections shall be provided to receive a threefourths-inch" meter. For business and Industrialuse, the size of the tap or multiples thereof, thesize of the service and the size of the metershall conform, except where headers for bat-tery installation of meters are made or whereexpansion Is anticipated. Battery settings ofmeters shall include horizontal headers, two (2)gate valves for each meter and angle-typeback pressure valves for all but one (1) of themeters.

H. Separate taps and services. There shall bea separate tap and service for each building,except an accessory building, or premises. Noservice shall be siamesed or othewise connect-ed to any other building or premises. Each sep-arate store or place of business in one (1) build-ing shall have a separate tap and service. Anydeviation is subject to a special ruling by theWater Department.

I. Multiple occupancy. Any building orpremises having or designed to have multipleoccupancy, be it industrial, business, residentialor-any combination of recognized uses, shallcomply with Subsection H whenever practicaland mechanically possible. Where, in the opin-ion of the Water Department, an exception isnecessary and the capacity of theservice line is adequate, more than one (1)meter may be installed on a service line, one(1) for each-occupancy.

j. Cross-connections.(1) It shall be unlawful to cross-connect any

private source of water supply or any liquidsupply, source or storage with the piping,plumbing or fixtures connected to the villagepotable water supply. Where such a conditionIs found to exist, the village water supply will bedisconnected and service refused until suchcross-connection has been removed or the vil-lage water supply has been protected by adevice or devices-acceptable to the StateCommissioner of Health. All expenses shall, becharged to the owner of the premises.

(2) If .the physical connection Fs subject toback pressure and a hazardous substance

involved, the village water supply shall be pro-tected by an air gap or a reduced pressure'principle backflow preventer. If the physicalconnection is subject to back pressure and anonhazardous substance Involved, a doublecheck valve assembly may be used.

(3) If the physical connection is not subjectto back pressure and a hazardous substanceinvolved, the village water supply shall be pro-tected by an air gap or a reduced pressureprinciple backflow preventer. If the physicalconnection is not subject to back pressure anda nonhazardous substance Involved, a double

. check valve assembly may be used. Onlydevices acceptable to the State Commissionerof Health may be used. (Amended 9-20-82 byL.L. No. 11-1982)

K. service lines.(1) All service lines .two (2) inches in diameter

and smaller are to be Type K seamless coppertubing.

(2) Service lines larger than two (2) Inches indiameter may be either in copper, cast iron orwrought Iron. No sweat joints, lead goosenecksor galvanized connections shall be installed in.any part of any water service.

L. Sewer trench. Any water service line loct-ed in the same trench as a sewer line must belocated above and to one (1) side of the sewerline and at least one ((1) foot away from thesewer line.

M. Sleeved services. All services under con-crete slabs, floors or other solid material on thestreet side of the meter shall be sleeved.

N. Curb stops. A curb valve, the same size asthe service line, must be installed oh each ser-vice and be complete with curb box andcover. Curb valves must have a full round way

• for straight through water flow and conform to• the American Water Works Association stan-

dards.(1) Curb valve fittings.(a) Curb valves one (1) Inch and smaller shall

be fitted with a stationary rod and enclosed Inan extension-type two-piece curb box with the

. upper section not less than one and one-fourth(1 1/4) Inches Inside diameter, with a heavycast-iron top marked water, into which a brassbushing is embedded and tapped for the cast-iron access plug.

(b) Curb-valves one and one half (1 .1/2)Inches and two (2) inches shall be fitted with asolid tee head and enclosed in an extension-type two-piece curb box with a lock-typecover marked water and with the smaller sec-tion not less than two and one-half (2 1 /2) Inch-es inside diameter.

(c) Curb valves three (3) inches and largershall be fitted with a two-inch square operatingnut and enclosed In a screw-type three-piececurb box with a lock-type cover marked waterand with the smallest section not less than fiveand one-fourth (5 1 /4) Inches Inside diameter.

(2) Curb valves two (2) inches and smallershall be brass or bronze of the free turning plugor ball-type. Plug valves shall have a straightself-lubricated balanced plug with sufficientlow friction washers and O-.rings to assure a per-manent watertight seal. Ball valves shall have abrass or bronze self-lubricted perfect sphereball with rubber seat ball support and two (2)O-rings in the stem to assure a permanentwatertight seal.

(3) Curb valves three (3) inches and largershall be cast-iron gate valves with noiirisingstem, bronze disc and two (2) O-rings In thestem.

(4) Curb valves shall be located approxi-mately two (2) feet inside the curbline and five(5) feet from any tree or pole with the top ofthe curb box and cover at the establishedgrade of the curb cut or the established gradeof the curb and sidewalk. No curb boxes are tobe installed in the concrete sidewalk withoutthe approval of the Water Department. Otherlocations must be approved by the WaterDepartment.

O. Air conditioning. Use of water for air col-nditionlng shall conform to all of the provisionsof village ordinance. •

P. Underground sprinklers. Any undergroundsprinkler (irrigation) system connected to the vil-lage .water system shall include a doublecheck valve assembly acceptable to the StateCommissioner of Health. (Amended 9-20-82 byL.L. No. 11-1982) . -

Q. Automatic fire sprinklers. The water availl-able for any automatic fire sprinkler system shallbe supplied by a separate water service fromthe water main not less than four (4) inches indiameter and equipped with a check valve.No antifreeze or fojelgn substances, either liq-uid or dry, shall be" Introduced Into the systemexcept as specifically provided by Section5500. NFPA No. 13, of the National FireProtection Association recommendations,dated May, 1969, or later revision thereof. Thewater service connection to the water mainshall be by wet cut. Drawings showing anddescribing the automatic fire sprinkler systemand bearing the stamp of approval of the NewYork Fire Insurance Rating Organization and/orthe Factory Mutual Engineering Division shall befiled in duplicate with the Water. Departmentprior to making the wet cut. (Amended 4-24-72)

R. Nonconforming. Any fire sprinkler system inuse and not conforming to the requirements ofthis Article shall be made so to conform withinsixty (60) days after notice by'the Water

Department. Upon failure to comply with thenotice of the Water Department:, the WaterDepartment may do or cguse to have donesuch work as may be required to carry out theintent of this Article and charge the premises.for the cost.

S. Backflow and backslphonage devices.The village potable water supply system shall,be protected against contamination frombackflow and backslphonage by the owner ofthe premises by providing end maintaining suit-able devices acceptable to the StateCommissioner of Health. Approved devicesmay be Installed at each outlet or cross-con-nection, which threatens contamination frombackflow, or an approved device may be-Installed in the water service adjacent to thewater meter. The owner of any existing waterservice or connection that threatens contami-nation from backflow or backsiphonage shallinstall such device or devices within thirty (30)days after notice.'All devices must be installedIn an accessible location and exposed to viewfor ease of Inspecting and testing.

T. Hose bibs. All hose bibs shall be protectedfrom backflow or backslphonage by baromet-ric loops, vacuum breakers, check valvesand/of backslphanage/backflow preventers.

U. Water putlets. Water outlets to boatdocks, swimming pools, industrial process orchemical lines, tanks or vats, pumps and/orsteam lines shall be protected from back pres-sure, backflow or backslphonage by air gapsand/or backslphonage/backflow preventers.Potable water connections to boiler feed watersystems in which boiler water-conditioningchemicals are introduced shall be madethrough an air gap or provided with a reducedpressure principle bakflow preventer assembly.(Amended 9-20-82 by L.L. No. 11-1982)Section 7. Section 201-13 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Feeport, entitled "Meterinstallation", which reads as follows Is herebyrepealed:

. 20M3. Meter installation. (Amended 2-11-74)A. Cost. Meters one (1) inch or less in diame-

ter shall be Installed by the Water Departmentwithout charge for meter or installation. Title tothese shall remain In the Incorporated Villageof Freeport. Meters over one (1) inch in diame-ter shall be approved by trie WaterDepartment and Installed and paid for by the

- owner with title remaining with said owner.B. Size. For residential installations (single-

family dwellings), three-fourths-inch fittings shallbe provided to receive three-fourths-inchmeter couplings furnished by the WaterDepartment. For multiple dwellings, business,commercial and Industrial installations, the sizeof the meter shall conform to the size of thewater service, except where headers for bat-tery installation of meters are made or whereexpansion Is anticipated. Battery settings ofmeters shall Include horizontal headers, two (2)gate valves for each meter and back pressurevalves for all but one (1) of the meters.

C. Location. Meters shall be installed horizon-tally no higher than four (4) feet from the floorand as near as possible to where the serviceenters the building. Passage to the metershould be at least five (5) feet in height. Areasurrounding the meter must be kept free ofobstructions and should be of sufficient widthto enable the Water Department representa-tive to inspect, maintain and read the meter.•Installation should be in the cellar or utilityroam. Installation in a crawl space, garage,except heated commercial garages, or underthe floor is prohibited. Upon notice, the ownerof any premises having a meter improperlylocated shall have said metei relocated In'accordance with the requirements of this sec-tion. If such meter Is not properly relocatedwithin ten (10) days ajter the receipt of anotice, the Water Department may perform or'cause to have performed the required workand charge all costs to the owner of thepremises.

D. Facilities.(1) The owner shall provide facilities and sup-

port for the setting of the meter in each installa-tion or alteration of water service according -tothe Water Department Ordinance and thePlumbing Code.

(2) The village.wiu furnish the Jumper for anymeter not greater than one (1) inch in diame-ter.

E. Valves. Each meter shall be connected toany service line by meter couplings or flangesto a shutoff valve on each side of the meter.

F. Connections. 'There shall be no connec-tion to the service line between the main andthe meter.

G. Submetering. The sale or charge for waterby any owner to any consumer is prohibited.

H. Pits. Outdoor meter pits may be installed,upon approval of the Water Department, whenInside location of a meter is shown to bemechanically or practically impossible. Each pitfor three-fourths-inch .and one-Inch meters shallbe of standard-type and material, a minimumof twenty (20) inches In diameter, thirty-nine(39) inches in depth and with standard cast-iron cover and shall provide unobstructedaccess to the meter. Such meter shall be locat-ed at least one (1) foot above ground waterlevel. Pit sizes for all meters shall be subject tothe approval of the Water Department to pro-vide adequate space for maintenance of themeter. Installations and maintenance of all pits

shall be at the expense of the owner.I. Licensed plumbers. All work performed

under this section shall be done by a plumberlicensed by the Village of Freeport or byemployees under his supervision, except thatactual Installation of meters one'O) inch or lessin diameter shall be done by the WaterDepartmen.t of the Incorporated Village ofFreeport.

J. Seal. Upon installation, each meter shallbe sealed by the Water Department.Thereafter, no seal shall be broken nor anymeter removed without written permission fromthe Water Department. This provision shallapply to' all meters, whether title to such meterbe In the Incorporated Village of Freeport orindividually owned.Section 8. Section 201-13 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Meter installation", which reads as follows ishereby adopted:201-13. Meter installation. (Amended 2-11-74)

A. Cost. Meters one (1) Inch or less in diame?ter shall be installed by the Water Departmentwithout charge for meter or installation. Title tothese shall remain in the Incorporated Villageaf Freeport. Meters over one (1) inch In diame-ter shall be approved by the WaterDepartment and Installed and paid for. by theowner with title remaining with said owner.

B. Size. For residential Installations (single-family dwellings), three-fourths-inch (3/4) fittingsshall be provided to receive three-fourths-inch(3/4) .'meter couplings furnished by the WaterDepartment. For multiple dwellings, business,commercial and industrial installations, the sizeof the meter shall conform to the size of,thewater service, except where headers for bat-tery installation of meters are made or whereexpansion is anticipated. Battery settings ofmeters shall, include horizontal headers, two (2)gate valves for each meter and back pressurevalves for all but one (1) of the meters.

C. Location. Meters shall be installed horizon-tally no higher than four (4) feet from the floorand as near as possible to where the serviceenters the building. Passage to the metershould be at least five (5) feet in height. Areasurrounding the meter must be kept free ofobstructions and should be of sufficient widthto enable the Wa'ter Department representa-tive to inspect, maintain and read the meter.Installation should be in the cellar or utilityroom. Installation in a crawl space, garage,except heated commercial garages, or underthe floor is prohibited. Upon notice, the ownerof any premises having a meter Improperlylocated shall have said meter relocated inaccordance with the requirements of this sec-tion. If such meter is not properly relocatedwithin-ten (10) days after the receipt of anotice, the Water Department may perform orcause to have performed the required workand charge all costs to.the owner of thepremises.

D. Facilities.(1) The owner shall provide facilities and sup-

port for the setting of the meter in each installa-tion or alteration of water service according tothe Water Department Ordinance and thePlumbing Code.

(2) The village will furnish the Jumper for anymeter not greater than one (1) inch in diame-ter.

E. Valves. Each meter shall be connected toany service line by meter couplings or flangesto a shutoff valve on each side of the meter.

F. Connections. There shall be rvo connec-tion to the service line beween the main andthe meter.

G. Submetering. The sale'or charge for waterby any owner to any consumer Is prohibited.

H. Pits. Outdoor meter pits may be installed,upon approval of the Water Department, whenInside .loc.ation of a meter is shown to bemechanically or practically impossible. Each pitfor three-fourths-inch (3/4) and one-inch (1)meters shall be of standard-type and material,a minimum of twenty (20) inches in diameter,thirty-nine (39) inches in depth and with stan-dard cast-iron cover and shall provide unob-structed access to the meter. Such meter shallbe located at least one (1) foot above groundwater level. Pit sizes for all meters shall be sub-ject to the approval of the Water Departmentto provide adequate space for maintenanceof the meter. Installations and maintenance ofall pits shall be at the expense of the owner.' I. Licensed plumbers. All work performedunder'thls section shall be done by a plumberlicensed by the Village of Freeport or byemployees under his supervision, except thatactual installation.of meters one (1) inch or lessIn diameter shall be done by the Wate.rDepartment of the Incorporated Village ofFreeport.

J. Seal. Upon installation, each meter shallbe sealed by the Water Department.Thereafter, no seal shall be broken nor anymeter removed without written permission fromthe Water Department. This provision shallapply to all meters, whether title to such meterbe in the Incorporated Village of Freeport orIndividually, owned'.

K. Replacement.' (1) The Water Department shall replace all

meters without charge for those one (1) Inch orless in diameter.

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(2) The Water Department may direct theowner of any metet over one (1) inch in diame-ter to promptly replace any worn meter or ameter that has been in service for fifteen (15)years at the owner's expense. Should the ownerfail to comply with an order to replace, theWater Department may replace or cause to bereplaced any worn, obsolete and defectivemeter and charge the cost to the owner of thepremises.Section 9. Section 201-14 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Responsibility for damage to meters", whichreads as follows is hereby repealed:201-14. Responsibility for damage to meters.(Amended 7-12-71)

A. Negligence. The owner of any premiseswherein a meter has been installed shall beresponsible for the meter or for any damage tothe meter caused by carelessness, freezing, hotwater, backflow intrusion, tampering, theft orany other violation of this Article. The cost forthe repair or replacement of a damagedmeter or replacement of a stolen meter shallbe charged against the owner of the premisesserviced.

B. Repairs. Routine repairs of meters, of one(1) inch or less not resulting from carelessness ornegligence on the part of the owner of thepremises shall be made by the WaterDepartment without charge. Upon notificationby the Water Department, the owners shallmake all necessary repairs to any meter qverone (1) inch in diameter at such owner'sexpense. Should the owner fail to comply, withan order to repair, the Water Department mayrepair or cause to have repaired any suchdefective meter and charge the cost to theowner of the premises.

C. Replacement. The Water Departmentshall replace all worn, obsolete and defectivemeters without charge for those one inch orless in diameter. When notified by the WaterDepartment, the owner of any meter over one(1) inch in diameter shall promptly replace anydefective meter at the owner's expense.Should the owner fail to comply with an orderto- replace, the Water Department mayreplace or cause to be replaced any worn,obsolete and defective meter and charge thecost to the owner of the premises.

D. Winter storage. Meters may be winterstored with the Water Department. B/eaking ofthe seal and removal of the meter shall be byor under the direction of the WaterDepartment. The Water Department will sealthe meter after it has again been placed in ser-vice.

E. Testing. All meters shall be tested periodll-cally by the Water Department, and the WaterDepartment may remove a meter at any timefor such testing and substitute another metertherefor either temporarily or permanently.Section 10. Section 201-14 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Responsibility for damage to meters" whichreads as follows is hereby adopted ;201-14. Responsibility for damage to meters.(Amended 7-12-71) .

A. Negligence. .The owner of any premiseswherein a meter has been installed shall beresponsible for the meter or for any damage tothe meter caused by carelessness, freezing, hotwater, backflow intrusion, tampering, theft orany other violation of this Article. The cost forthe repair or replacement of a damagedmeter or replacement of a stolen meter shallbe charged against the owner of the premisesserviced.

B. Repairs.(1) Routine repairs of meters of one (1) Inch

or less not resulting from carelessness or negli-gence on the part of the owner of the premsesshall be made by the-Water Department with-out charge.

(2) Upon notification by the WaterDepartment, the owners shall make all neces-sary repairs to any meter over one (1) inch indiameter at such owners expense. Should theowner fail to comply with an order to repair,the Water Department may repair or cause tohave repaired any such defective meter andcharge the cost to the owner of the premises.

C. Replacement.(1) The Water Department shall replace all

meters without charge for those one (1) Inch orless In diameter.

(2) The Water Department may direct theowner of any meter over one (1) inch in diame-ter to promptly replace any worn meter or ameter that has been In service for fifteen (15)years at the owner's expense. Should the ownerTall to comply with an order to replace, theWater Department may replace or cause to bereplaced any worn, obsolete and defectivemeter and charge the cost to the owner of thepremises.

E. Winter storage. Meters may be winterstored with the Water Department. Breaking ofthe seal and removal of the meter shall be byor under the direction of the WaterDepartment. The Water Department will sealthe meter after it has again been placed in ser-vice.

F. Testing. All meters shall be tested periodi-cally by the Water Department, and the WaterDepartment may remove a meter at any timefor such testing and substitute another metertherefore either temporarily or permanently.

Section 11. Section 201-16 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Temporary water supply; acccessories." whichreads as follows is hereby repealed:201-16. Temporary water supply; accessories.

A. One-family. The rent for temporary watersupply for the construction of each one-familybuilding with accessory buildings and appurte-nances shall be ten dollars ($10).

B. Other buildings. The rent for constructiion. for apartment buildings with their accessory'buildings and appurtenances shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each twenty-five (25) unitsor fraction thereof, and for business and indus-trial Buildings with their accessory buildings andappurtenances, it shall be twenty-five dollars($25) for each one hundred fifty thousand(150,000) cubic feet or fraction thereof.

C. Accessories. The water supply for acces-sories and appurtenances constructed on thesame premises or for expansion of or additionto an existing building at a later date may beby metered service already in use on saidpremises.

D. Expiration. The maximum period for anunused temporary permit shall be one (1) year,otherwise for the life of the building permit.

E. Refund. Failure of the applicant to usewater due to lack of construction or any otherreason shall not entitle the applicant to anyrefund.

F. Payment. Payment for all temporary watersupply shall be at the time of the granting ofthe building permit and shall be.made at theoffice of the Village Treasurer.Section 12. Section 201-16 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Temporary water supply; accessories." whichreads as follows is hereby adopted:201-16. Temporary water supply; accessories.

A. One-family. The rent for temporary watersupply for the construction of eoch one-familybuilding with accessory buildings'and appurte-nances shall be at a rate established from timeto time by the Village Board of Trustees.

B. Other buildings. The rent for construtlon forapartment buildings with their accessary build-Ings and appurtenances shall be establishedby the Superintendent of Water who shalldetermine the estimated water usage by usinga similar sized building of similar use.

C. Accessories. The water supply for acces-sories and appurtenances constructed on thesame premises or for expansion of or additionto an existing building at a later date may beby metered service already in use on saidpremises.

D. Expiration. The maximum period for anunused temporary permit shott-be one (1) year,othewise for the life of the building permit.

E. Refund. Failure of the applicant to usewater due to lack of construction or any otherreason shall not entitle the applicant to anyrefund.

F. Paymeat. Payment for all temporary watersupply shall be at the time of the granting ofthe building permit and shall be made at theoffice of the Village Treasurer.Section 13.. Section 201-17 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Water furnished outside village" which readsas follows is hereby repealed:201 -17. Water furnished outside village.

A. Responsibility. Consumers of water ser-viced from village mains to buildings or premis-es outside the village boundaries shall be sub-ject to all the terms and conditions of thisArticle.

B. Rents. Water rents to consumers outsidethe village boundaries shall be twenty percent(20%) greater than those paid by consumerswithin village boundaries.

C. Deposit. Applicants for use of water out-side the village boundaries shall pay, to theoffice of the Village Treasurer, for their ownmeter, together with an estimated rent for a six-month period as determined by the WaterDepartment. This deposit may be used by thevillage as payment for any unpaid rent or othercharge.Section 14. Section 201-17 of the Code of theIncorporated Village of Freeport, entitled"Water furnished outside village" which readsas follows is hereby adopted:201 -17. Water Furnished outside village.

A. Responsibility. Consumers of water ser-viced from village mains to buildings or premis-es outside the village boundaries shall be sub-ject to all the terms and conditions of this

. Article.B. Rents. Water rents to consumers outside

the village boundaries shall be twenty percent(20%) greater than those paid by consumerswithin village boundaries.

C. Deposit. Applicants for use of water out-side the village boundaries shall pay, to theoffice of the Village Treasurer, for their ownmeter, together with an estimated rent for a six-month period as determined by the WaterDepartment. This dposit may be used by the vil-lage as payment for any unpaid rent or othercharge.

D. Failure to maintain deposit. When a con-sumer outside the village boundaries whosedeposit balance falls below 50% of the estab-lished deposit amount, the Village Treasurershall on the next quarterly bill, reestablish thedeposit estimated by the Water Department.

E. Failure to make payment. When a con-sumer outside the village boundaries falls to

make payments for three (3) consecutive quar-ters, and does not have any deposited fundsremaining may have their water service discon-tinued, and the Village may place a lienagainst the property. Service will not be regctl-vated until the consumer outside the villageboundary makes full payment and reestablish-es the six-month deposit.Section 15. This local law shall take effectimmediately upon filing with the Secretary ofState.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the foregoingamendment shall be entered In the minutes ofthe Board of Trustees of the incorporatedVillage of Freeport, and published In theLeader and a printed copy thereof postedconspicuously In at least three (3) public placesin the Incorporated Village of Freeport, NassauCounty, New York.

STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU,VILLAGE OF FREEPORT.'ss: I, ANNA KNOELLER.Clerk of the Village Of Freeport, NassauCounty, New York, do hereby certify that theforegoing is a true and correct copy of anamendment duly adopted and enacted bythe Board of Trustees of the said Village at ameeting of the Said Board of Trustees, after apublic hearing duly called and held in the con-ference Room of the Municipal Building of theVillage of Freeport, New York on the 24th day •of February 2003, at 8:00 o'clock In the evening,and of the whole thereof, 'as entered upon theminutes of the proceedings of the said Boardkept by me as Village Clerk.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set myhand and affixed the Corporate seal of saidVillage this 3rd day of March, 2003.

Anna KnoellerVillage Clerk

Dated : Fr^eport, New YorkMarch 3, 2003

FL 677 IT 3/13 :

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGBY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 Section269 of the Building Zone Ordinance. NOTICE Ishereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS ofthe Town of Hempstead will hold a public hear-ing In the Town Meeting Pavilion, Town HallPlaza, One Washington Street, Hempstead,New York on March 19, 2003 at 9:30 A.M. & 2:00P.M. to consider the following applications andappeals:THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 9:30 A.M.246/03. NO.WOODMERE. - Leonard & BethFliegel, Renewal of grant to maintain 6' highfence; maintain 15' high tree within the clearsight triangle.,-S/E cor. 6aklelgh,sR'd!,, &Strathmore St. a/k/a 824 Oakleigh Rd. '247/03. SOUTH HEMPSTEAD - John J. Yeandel,Renewal of grant to maintain 2-familydwelling., S/W cor. Maple Ave. & Locust S't..a/k/a 1134 Maple Ave.248/03. WEST HEMPSTEAD - Greenpoint SavingsBank, Renewal of grant to maintain onedetached, double-faced, illuminated 15' x 3'9"sign, overall size 112.5 sq. ft.; overall height 15',setback 5' from front property line & 10' fromside property line., S/s Hempstead Tpke., 120.19'W/o Nassau Blvd., a/k/a 611 Hempstead Tpke.249/03. WANTAGH - Daniel Harel, Renewal ofgrant to maintain detached, double-faced,illuminated ground sign, overall height 16'6",overall size 104 sq. ft., setback 2' from northerlyproperty line (Sunrise Hwy.) & 7' from westerlyproperty line (Grove St.)., S/E cor. Sunrise Hwy.& Grove St., a/k/a 3270 Sunrise Hwy.250/03. OCEANSIDE - Myron Travel d/b/a Scruba Dub Laundromat, Renewal of grant to use-part of premises for coin-operated laundro-mat., S/E cor. Brower Ave. & Madison Ave.,a/k/a 2781 Brower Ave .251/03. OCEANSIDE - 4Z Enterprises d/b/aTobacco Connection, Renewal of grant tomaintain one detached, double-faced Illumi-nated ground sign, overall size 96 sq. ft., overallheight 17'6". setback 5' from Montgomery Ave.& 4' from Long Beach Rd., N/W cor. LongBeach Rd. & Montgomery Ave., a/k/a 3224Long Beach Rd.252/03. NR. WESTBURY - Christopher & GloriaGoodwin, Maintain 6' high fence., S/s FairviewAve., 267.36' N/o Ladenburg Dr., a/k/a 681Fairview Ave.253/03. NR. BETHPAGE - Bryan Cassinera,Maintain 6' high fence.. S/E cor. Martha Blvd. &Adele PL, a/k/a 3632 Martha Blvd.254/03. EAST MEADOW - Leonard & ElizabethWald, Variances, front yard setback on DeSotoPI., rear yard, maintain bl-level wood deckattached to dwelling., S/W cor. Clearmeadow.Dr. & DeSoto PL, a/k/a 348 Clearmeadow Dr.255/03. NO. BELLMORE - Louise Cestaro,Maintain 5' & 6' high fences., N/s Cayuga Ave.,466.57' N/o Oswego St., a/k/a 1305 CayugaAve.256703. - 257/03. BELLMORE - Hal Levin.Maintain shed higher & larger than permitted;Maintain 5' high fence., W/s West Shelley Rd.,250' N/o Ray PL, a/k/a 974 West Shelley Rd.258/03. WEST HEMPSTEAD Longo Ice Works. Inc.d/b/a Rita's Real Italian Ices, Use premises tomaintain two (2) walk-up windows for existingretail store (sale of ices) , N/E cor. HempsteadTpke. & Wellington Rd., a/k/a 616 HempsteadTpke. (Negative Declaration issued underS.E.'Q.R.)259/03. OCEANSIDE - John & Evelyn Rocco,Variances, side yard, side yards aggregate.

maintain partial garage conversion & additionboth attached to dwelling., E/s Oceanside Rd.,316.08' N/o Judith La., a/k/a 3263 OceansideRd. '

' 260/03. SEAFORD - Christopher & Keri AnnWhidden, Variance, front yard average set-back, construct front & side addition & openroofed over porch both attached to dwelling.,"E/s Brook La., 70' N/o Westbrook Dr., a/k/a 1985Brook La.261/03. BELLMORE - Roland E. Graham,Variances, lot area occupied, front yard set-.backs on Bellmore Ave/ & Garfleld St., con-struct wood deck attached to dwelling., S/Wcor. Bellmore Ave. & Garfield St., a/k/a 1428Bellmore Ave. .262/03. - 263/03. ELMONT - Juan J. Gutierrez,Use premises for place of public assembly &amusement (maintain expansion to existingbar/restaurant & cabaret with d.j. & dancing);Waive off-street parking., S/s Hempstead Tpke..76.57' E/o Elm'ont Rd., a/k/a 491 HempsteadTpke. (No S.E.Q.R. determination made)264/03. WEST HEMPSTEAD - Daniel & EleanorHarris, Maintain shed higher & larger than per-mitted., E/s Richard St., 214' S/o Baldwin Dr.,a/k/a 23 Richqrd St.265/03. - 267/03. ROOSEVELT - New Lucky KingCorp. c/o Tony Cheng, Use part of premises forcoin-operated laundromat (40 washers & 40dryers); Maintain outdoor storage area in con-junction with hardware store; Variance in off-street parking & permission to park in frontyards setbacks on Nassau Rd. & W. ClintonAve., N/W cor. Nassau Rd. & W. Clinton Ave.,a/k/a 453/455A-455D Nassau Rd. (NegativeDeclaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)268/03. EAST MEADOW - N.Y. SMSA LimitedPartnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Install •twelve (12) wireless communication antennas& equipment shelter with two (2) gip.s. anten-nas attached thereto all on roof of existingbuilding., S/E cor. Hempstead Tpke. & EastMeadow Ave., a/k/a 1900 Hempstead Tpke.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED START-ING AT 2:00 P.M.269/03. BELLMORE Larry Weinberger, Variance,front width at street line, construct dwelling with2-car garage., N/s Easa PL, 50.08' E/o Jason Dr.270/03. - 271 /03. NR. ISLAND PARK - J & M MotorCars, Ltd., Use premises for the display & sale ofused cars partially displayed in front yards set-backs on Austin Blvd. & California Pi. No.;Variance in off-street parking & permission topark in front yards setbacks on Austin Blvd. &California PI. No., N/E cor. Austin Blvd. &California PI. No., a/k/a 4501 Austin Blvd.(Negative Declaration issued under S.E.Q.R.)272/03. OCEANSIDE - Swiss Ranch Estates, Ltd.,Variances, subdivision of lot, front width atstreet line, construct dwelling •& garage withInsufficient access pursuant to Sec. 280A ofTown Law., W/s Brower Ave., 264.47' N/oSunnyside Rd. (Negative Declaration Issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)273/03. OCEANSIDE - Swiss Ranch Estates, Ltd.,Variances, subdivision.of lot. front width atstreet line, construct dwelling & garage withInsufficient access pursuant to Sec. 280A ofTown Law., W/s Brower Ave., 254.39' N/oSunnyside Rd. (Negative Declaration issuedunder S.E.Q.R.)274/03. OCEANSIDE - Swiss Ranch Estates, Ltd.,Variance, front yard average setback, con-struct dwelling with garage., W/s Brower Ave.,184.55' N/o Sunnyside Rd. (NegativeDeclaration Issued under S.E.Q.R.)ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO TKE ABOVE HEAR-ING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE 'BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHING-TON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.Interested parties may appear at the abovetime and place. At the call of the Chairman,the Board will consider the Decision andReserve Decision calendar.

By order of the Board of Appeals,Gerald G. Wright, Chairman

Joseph F. Pellegrini, Secretaryto the Board of Appeals

FL 678 IT 3/13NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT' - COUNTY OF NASSAU.Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding,Inc.. Plaintiff against Mary Washington, et al.,Defendant(s). Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale entered herein and datedFebruary 6, 2003,1. the undersigned Referee willsell at public auction at the north front steps ofthe County Court House, 262 Old CountryRoad, Mlneola, County of NASSAU, State ofNew York, on April 14, 2003 at 10:00 AM, premis-es at the southwesterly corner of VirginiaAvenue and Maxson Avenue, being a plot 80feet by 120 feet and known'as 37 VirginiaAvenue, Village of Freeport, State of New York.Approximate amount of lien $250,687.19 plusinterest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to provisions offiled judgment. Index Number 02-015449.Dated: March 3, 2003. Robert C. Mangl, Esq.,Referee.Zavatsky, Mendelsohn, Gross. Savlno & Levy,LLP. Attorneys for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 510. 33Queens Street, Syosset, New York 11791 -0510FL #679 4x 3/13. 20. 27. 4/3 '

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from previous pageCHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPOR-ATION,

PlaintiffAgainstREYNALDO A. ARIAS; et al. . '

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 4/15/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at The NorthSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262 •Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY on 4/16/2003 at10:00 AM premises known as 521 South OceanAvenue, Freeport, NYALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau 'and State ofNew YorkSection 62 Block 173 Lot 291 Approximateamount of lien $206,097.37 plus interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index* 018851 /OOMichele Bencivinni, Esq.. Referee.Jon B. Felice & Associates, P.C. (Attorney's for.Plaintiff)11 East 44th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY10017Dated: 2/28/2003 File #: BBFCH 1546 macFL #680 4x3/13. 20. 27. 4/3

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAUHOMESIDE LENDING, INC.,

Plaintiff,AgainstTERRENCE WATTS A/K/A TERRENCE Q. WATTS;PATRICIA WATTS, et al.

Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and saleduly entered 10/28/2002 I, the undersignedReferee will sell at public auction at The NorthSteps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 262Old Country Rd., Mineoja, NY on 4/15/2003 at9:00 AM premises known as 179 EastPehnywood Ave., Roosevelt, NY 11575ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land,with the buildings and improvements thereonerected, situate, lying and being in the Town ofHempstead, County of Nassau and State ofNew YorkSection 55 Block 439 Lot 452 Approximateamount of lien $176,197.20 plus interest andcosts. Premises will be sold subject to provisionsof filed judgment Index # 01/019587ANGELO D. RONCALLO, Esq., RefereeShapiro and DiCaro250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite One. Rochester NY14624Dated: 3/3/2003'File tt: 01 -42259r jvrFL #681 4x3/13.20.27.4/3 :

PUBLIC NOTICE . 'Please take notice that a Special Board of

Trustees Meeting of the Incorporated Village ofFreeport, Municipal Building, 46 North OceanAvenue, Freeport, New York, is scheduled forMarch 19, 2003, at.7:30 pm, for certification by

. the Board of Trustees declaring the results ofthe March 18, 2003 election.

Anna.Knoeller, Village ClerkDATED: MARCH 11.2003

' FL682 IT 3/1 3 _Notice of Formation of Dial A DVD LLC, Art. ofOrg. filed Secy, of State (SSNY) 11/5/02. Officelocation: Nassau County. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whom process may beserved. SSNY shall mail copy of process: P.O.Box 488, Baldwin, NY 1 1510. Purpose: any lawfulpurpose.FL6836T3/13. 20. 27.4/3. ID. 17 _' Notice Is hereby given that an Order grant-

ed by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, onthe 4th day of March, 2003, bearing the indexnumber 2003/03, a copy of which fViay beexamined at the office of the Clerk located at240' Old Country Road, Mineola, New York,grants me the right to assume the name ofRalph William Pinckney. My present address is50 West Woodbine Dr.; Freeport, N.Y.; the dateof my birth is 4/28/40; the place of birth is SouthCarolina; the present name is Ralph WilliamBailey, a/k/a Ralph William Pinckney.F\ #6»4 It 3/13

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETINGMARCH 26, 2003

NOTICE IS HERE'BY'g'iven that a hearing will beheld before the Zoning Board of Appeals onWednesday. March 26, 2003. at 7:00 P.M. in theMain Conference Room of the MunicipalBuilding, 46 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport,New York, on the Appeals and Applications ofcases as they appear on the calendar; residen-tial applications that do not extend their priornon-conforming status may be called first;public participation. The Board will meet at 6:30P.M. to discuss cases previously, on the calen-dar, no public participation.#10-2002 - Sotiris Nicolaou - 205 Guy LombardoAvenue - Adjourned from February 26, 2003 -Restore, repair fire-damaged to its original con-dition as a two-family dwelling - A non-con-forming building may not be reconstructed orstructurally altered during its life to an extentexceeding in aggregate cost 50% of the fairvalue of the building unless said building ischanged to <J conforming use; No buildingdamaged by fire act of God or act of publicenemy to the extent of more than 60% of its fairvalue, exclusive of the foundation, shall berestored or rebuilt; Non-conforming with zon-ingregulations herein specified for the district inwhich it is located. Sec, 62, Block 77, Lot 2 -Residence AA.#53-2002 - Jose & Rosa Bonifacio - 16 AtlanticAvenue - Install 79' of 6' high solid wood fence

• and 58' of 4' high open wood fence - No open

type fence similar to a chain link fence shall beerected, placed or maintained in excess offour (4) feet in height and no stockade solidfence or enclosure shall be erected, placed ormaintained to more than three (3) feet Inheight within the front yard from the propertyline to the front building line in any ResidenceAA, Residence A or Residence ApartmentDistricts. Any other stockade solid fence, opentype fence and enclosure shall not exceed six(6) feet in height. No enclosure or wall shall bepermitted in Residence AA, Residence A orResidence Apartment districts If constructed ofstone, concrete, masonry, brick or similar-typematerial unless a special permit pursuant toVillage Ordinance 210-12 is obtained. Non-con-forming with zoning regulations herein specifiedfor the district in which it is located. Sec. 62,Block 50, Lots 24,132 - Residence A.#55-2002 - Paul Gi'anferrara - 183 SportsmanAvenue - Install 47' of 4' high and 53' of 6' highsolid white PVC fencing on the north side and38' of 4' high and 62' of 6' high solid white PVCfencing on the south side - No open typefence similar to a chain link fenoe shall be

. erected, placed or maintained in excess offour (4) feet in height and no stockade solidfence or enclosure shall be erected, placed ormaintained to more than three (3) feet Inheight within the front yard from the propertyline to the front building line in any ResidenceAA, Residence A or Residence ApartmentDistricts. Any other stockade solid fence, opentype fence and enclosure shall not exceed six(6) feet In height. No enclosure or Wall shall bepermitted in Residence AA, Residence A orResidence Apartment districts if constructed orstone, concrete, masonry, brick or similar-typematerial unless a special permit pursuant toVillage Ordinance 210-12 is obtained. Non-con-forming with zoning regulations herein specifiedfor the district in which it is located. Sec. 62,Block 89, Lot 10 - Residence A.#01-2002 - E.C.A. Construction - 100 IrvingAvenue - Adjourned from February 26, 2003 -Rehearing'Application of February 24, 2002 -Code Compliance - Split property; build new.one-family dwelling - No building shall be erect-ed on a lot whose area is less than 5,000 squarefeet and with a minimum street frontage of 50';Principal building on any.lot shall not covermore than 30% of its area; Non-conforming with

. zoning regulations herein specified for the dis-trict In which it is located. Sec. 54. Block 336, Lot116-Residence A.#01-2003 - Michael Solomon - 85 WoodcleftAvenue - Code Compliance - Proposed char-ter boat with Coast Guard Certification of 140people - Charter Boats shall provide space foreach three passengers based on Coast GuardCertification; All charter boats which have acapacity of 100 passengers or more, based onCoast Guard Certification, shall provide park-

ing for at least two busses. Non-conformingwith zoning regulations herein specified for thedistrict in which it is located. Sec. 62, Block 177,Lot 32 - Marine Commerce.#07-2003 - Perfecting Faith Church - 311 NorthMain Street - Interior alterations for proposedchurch (bathrooms, office space and assemblyareas) Requires one parking space for eachthree seats provided, based on Maximum seat-ing occupancy; Non-conforming with zoningregulations herein specified for the district inwhich it is located. Sec. 55. Block N, Lot 259 -Service Business.INTERESTED PROPERTY OWNERS and other per-sons should appear at the above time and'place to have questions answered and tovoice opinions.

'BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:ANNA KNOELLER, VILLAGE CLERKFL 685 IT 3/13

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Board considers organizationby Joan Delaney

In a presentation by MichaelGiaquintb and William C. Gorges of theNew York State Association of BusinessOfficials- that was extremely compli-mentary of, existing-* staff, the BaldwinBoard of Education was given four pos-sible options concerning the futureorganization of the Central Officeadministrative functions.,,

The district hired these consultants inanticipation of the 2004 retirement ofDeputy Superintendent Lee Chapmanwho is presently responsible for bothbusiness and personnel and the retire-ment, "some time in the future" ofSuperintendent Kathy Weiss.

The officials spent three days, .September 30, October 1, and October2, speaking with district staff Lo deter-mine the interaction and functions ofCentral Office staff. Mr. Giaquinlodescribed the staff, particularly Dr.Chapman and Dr: Weiss, as people whoare carrying too many responsibilities,making it difficult for them attend tosome of the details of these functions'-asthey might like. He described Dr...Weissas a workaholic whose many responsi-

bilities did not leave time for the"visionary" aspects of her position. Hesuggested that her position should allowher time to focus more on instructionalleadership.

lie noted that the options that werebeing suggested were intended to relateto the district's educational mission,enhance teaching and learning, have asound financial basis, be affordable andprovide for a seamless transition.

He stressed that there is no one per-fect organizational pattern. It was laternoted that until 1996 when AssistantSuperintendent for Personnel PhylisAlmenoff retired, there were three assis-tant superintendents. After her retire-ment and upon the assumption of per-sonnel responsibilities, Dr. Chapmanwas given the ti t le of DeputySuperintendent. The AssistantSuperintendent for Instruction is JeffreyHollman, who replaced Dr. Peter Lynchwho retired last year. Several decadesago, when then Superintendent ofSchools Fred Shore also oversaw busi-

• ness and finance for'the district, therewas an Assistant Superintendent for

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Board hears first budget draftfrom page 5

p.m. at the District office. A final reviewwill take place on March 26, when-ten-tative revenue information will beadded.

The administrative portion includescosts for such categories as the office ofthe superintendent, school board,-busi-ness administration, treasurer, legal,personnel, public information, andsupervision1 as well as the salaries andbenefits for those employees. While allof the codes in this category, remain fair-ly stabile, the percentage of salary thatthe district must pay for the state retire-ment fund for support staff and for theteacher retirement fund has increaseddramatically. In this administative codeonly, the state retirement fund costs willbe up $126,955 and the teacher retire-ment costs up $45,000..

Dr. Chapman noted, "Because thestate did not do well on the investmentsof their money for these funds, theincreased costs have been passed downto the districts." The district must nowpay 11 percent of payroll salary for thesupport staff state retirement, fund and2.5 percent of total salary, up from .36percent, for the teacher retirement fund.Another, large increase in this adminis-trative code is tha.t of $34,935 for socialsecurity. Total hospital, medical anddental costs are up $92,360. The entireadministrative code shows an increaseof $1,066,045 over last year's budget of$7,579,705 although this includes somesalary expenses that have been recededfrom last year when new positions, suchas several .deans, were listed separately.

In the category of capital, whichincludes such items as maintenance,operation, new mini buses, and thesalaries and benefits for employees whowork in these areas, the budget is down$207,580. This reduction occursbecause virtually all the annual funding-for capital improvements projects, aspreviously noted, has been eliminated.

Again, the big increases are for thestate retirement fund with an increase of$268,365 over last year, Social Securityup $28,915 and total hospital, medicaland dental increases of $90,030.

Dr. Chapman outlined a series ofsmaller repairs for each school. The onecapital project, they will undertake is thereplacement of the original middleschool bleachers for $100,000. The stateallows districts one capital improvement,.project a year, up to $100,000, with theold reimbursement policy. The purchaseof three new mini-buses is proposedalthough this may be changed to twobuses if that state aid is froz'en.

Fuel expenses are always projectedhigh since those casts are volatile. Thisyear, the district has already spent .$166,000. Last year the total bill for theentire year was $116,000. Dr. Chapmannoted, "We're all right for this year b u t -we could have problems if costs contin-ue this high in the future." He also saidthat since using Freeport Electric for thehigh school, allowed because 100 feet ofhigh school.grounds lies in Freeport, thedistrict has saved more than $100,000 ayear.

In the past, administrators havestressed that education is a "labor inten-sive business." Most of the annual budg-et increases, therefore, tend to reflectcosts related to labor - contractualsalary increases and benefits. However,there has usually been room to enhanceinstruction by adding courses, increas-ing staff, lowering class size or institut-ing new initatives. For the 2003-4school year, the district is simply tryingto hold the line.

The tax impact on residents will notbe known until final state aid numbersare received. The proposed Governor'sbudget would cut state aid dramaticallyand projected figures show a $1.8 mil-lion cut for Baldwin. Local legislatorshave pledged to fight to restore thosemonies, but it remains to be seen howmuch success they will have duringthese lean economic times.

Individual property owners will alsosee additional changes in the percentageof the school budget they are responsi-.ble for funding depending on how theirindividual assessesments were raised orlowered by the county's new totalreassessment.

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.Elementary Education and one forSecondary' Education and personnelresponsibilities were under a director.

The first option shows two assistantsuperintendents, one for teaching andone for business, with each sharing per-sonnel responsibilities for their areas. Anegative of that option is that therewould be some inconsistencies in per-sonnel oversight. Also, it does notrelieve the Superintendent of Schools ofany responsibilities.

The second option would give someof the traditional assistant superintend-ent responsibilities to a number of direc-tors who would have expanded respon-sibilities.' The third option would include a

superintendent and two assistant super-intendents but add a director for person-nel functions.

The fourth option would include threeassistant superintendents and also addan assistant to the superintendent to dealwith ""day to day issues." It was notedthat because the existing administratorshave so many responsibilities, research,testing and assessment suffer. Later,

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Board President James Scannell clari-fied, saying, "It's not that we don't haveresearch; it's a matter of who is doingit." The last option, described as the 'most traditional, would provide for theeasiest transition and would provide aclearer chain of command.

The board will use these options inhelping them decide how to change ormodify the existing organizationalstructure. Mr. Giaquinto stressed thatthe present structure really only worksbecause of the extraordinary efforts ofthe existing administrators.

•There was board discussion on whichcomes first - looking for people or set-ting up the structure with the jobdescriptions. Dr. Weiss pointed out thatthe state organization of personnel offi-cers has available various job descrip-tions which can be used for guidance.Board member Mary Jo O'Hagan notedthat the position of Assistant to theSuperintendent could be "crafted in avariety of ways," requiring'differentqualifications. .

As far as salary is concerned, theDeputy Superintendent's salary reflectshis added responsibilities.

RELIGIOUS CALENDAR sponsored byDaniel J. FullertonPresident

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activities fail because people havedecided ahead of time that these initia-tives "can't work." We have also seencriticisms that are personal and nasty asnegative motives are leveled at commu^nity leaders and elected officials.

It would be interesting to loo.k at our"x. views of a wide range of public issues -

from community situations like chang-ing demographics, beautification,achievement 'in the schools, and lawenforcement to larger issues such aspolitical ideology, governmental compe-tence, party politics, budgetary prioritiesand national security and see how ourthought processes influence our opin-ions.

Do we read the newspaper and listento the news to learn new information orsimply to accumulate those "facts"which confirm our existing biases?

.Do we attribute negative qualities tothose elected officials we dislike whilewe excuse those we like and blame theirshortcomings and failures on the situa-tions in which they found themselves?

Do we attempt to broaden our infor-'m'alional "base by"re1Rfing papers"~ahd"watching news programs with a varietyof viewpoints so that we can expand andtest our thinking? Do we only associatewith or tune in those people with whomwe already agree?

And do we, by our attitudes andactions, create self-fulfilling conditionsand then say, "I told you so."

Teachers have an enormous impact onour lives. The acerbic comments of myold professor have often caused me tostop mid-sentence when offering anopinion, only to rephase my commentsto say, "To be honest, I really don'tknow. I don't know enough yet to havean opinion."

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