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THE EAST HAMPTON STAR, EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., MAY 11, 1978 THIRTEEN Parking Lot Is Leased The East Hampton Village Trustees got together Monday night for a short “special” meeting they had called for the purpose of leasing Donald Clause’s 1.5-acre parking lot near Main Beach again. This they did, despite some grumbling over what Mayor Douglas Dayton called a “cost-of-living increase” of ten per cent that Mr. Clause wanted, raising the rent from $7,500 to $8,250. The lot, outside the six-acre portion of Mr. Clause’s 18-acre property that he rents to the Sea Spray Inn Corporation, has been leased by the Village every summer to augment its own parking area at the beach. Without it, as Trustee Amasa Brooks pointed out, the Village would be “in a • »» jam. No Choice There was some talk of trying to haggle with Mr. Clause, but Trustee Edwin Sherrill said he’d already tried that, asking him if he’d accept $ 8 , 000 , and it didn’t work: “He went into a long diatribe of what he could do with $250.” The Trustees agreed they had no choice but to accept the landowner’s terms. (The Sea Spray Inn Corporation has, meanwhile, applied to the Village Zoning Board of Appeals for permis sion to replace a portion of the destroyed Sea Spray building. A story on this application appears on page II—9.) The Village Board also agreed Mon day to pay $3,100 plus a monthly service charge of $25 for a fire alarm system installed by Thompson Central Alarm Services Inc. of Southampton in the “Osborn house” at 101 Main Street, an early 18th century saltbox that was donated to the Village last winter by Lionel and Patricia Jackson and placed in the custody of the East Hampton Historical Society. The Society is paying for a burglar alarm system. Building Survey Finally, the Trustees talked about an inventory of structures built before 1928 that may be undertaken under the auspices of the Village and the Ladies Village Improvement Society for an application to have the entire area within the Village boundaries entered in the Federal government’s “National Register of Historic Places.” The project is still in its very early stages, and the Trustees said they wanted to find out more about it, but they agreed to include $8,500 for it in the 1978-79 Village budget now being prepared by Clerk Donald Halsey. The inventory could cost as much as $19,000 if conducted by a professional staff and may be eligible for partial State funding. Inclusion in the Register provides incentives for historic preservation, such as Federal matching grants for restoration projects, and discourages Federally-assisted projects, such as highways, that would have the op posite effect. East Hampton’s Village Green area, including the South End Burying Ground and Town Pond, was entered in the Register in 1974. V. Schaffner Legislature: Wild Again Amidst a lot of screaming and yelling, the Suffolk Legislature Tues day refused to act on a proposed “Financial Disclosure Law” for County officials and would not ask for the reinstatement of a County marine biologist fired after testifying before a legislative committee about adverse effects to most of the County’s $100 million clam industry by the Southwest Sewer District. It was another wild legislative session — from fiery beginning to stormy end. Again County Executive John V.N. Klein, who has kept his distance from the panel even though invited back to its deliberations when a Republican majority returned in Jan uary, did not sit with the body. At one point, Legislator Louis How ard declared: “Hey fellows, we’re making this thing the zoo we’re accused of.” Then Legislator Martin Feldman proclaimed: “There are times when each of us reaches the limit of his tolerance and, like the Peter Finch character in ‘Network,’ is driven to scream out the window, ‘I’ve had enough!’ This is, for me, just such an occasion.”^ Caused By Caucus? Anthony Noto, the GOP vice chair man of the group, stood to charge that a Republican caucus held at GOP head quarters in Blue Point Monday night was a pivotal factor in the meeting in Hauppauge, declaring that the refusal by the Legislature to reinstate Wayne Valentine, the marine biologist who criticized the Southwest Sewer Dist rict, was a “political” decision reached at the caucus. “I’ll be in no more caucuses,” declared Mr. Noto angrily, later telling reporters: “One guy stands in the way of a huge, giant monster and they have to slay him. This is a conspired effort from the top.” Joseph Caputo, the legislative chair man, terminated the meeting while complaints were being voiced about bills now before the State Legislature that would permit County Federal revenue-sharing funds to help pay for the $1 billion Southwest Sewer Dist rict. “This arbitrary action by the pre siding officer should not be inter- pretated as this Legislature supporting these bills,” declared Legislator John Foley in the mayhem as the meeting broke. Tempers were so hot at the session that for a while a break was called as a means to permit anger to subside. It didn’t. Democratic Argument Not only were Republicans attacking Republicans. The session started with a Democrat attacking a Democrat. Legislator Joseph Bassano, a Demo crat who in 1976 and 1977 was the panel's vice chairman, hit at Democrat Robert Mrazek for saying at a civic meeting recently that Mr. Bassano had surrendered his “independence of judg ment” by having two relatives — a son and a son-in-law — on the Southwest Sewer District payroll. Mr. Bassano said that although his son still remained working for Bo we, Walsh Associates, the principal en gineers for the sewer project, his son-in-law had been “laid off. If I had any clout my son-in-law wouldn’t have been laid off,” he asserted. Subsequently, in being a leader of the fight against the “Financial Dis closure Law,” authored by Mr. Mrazek, Mr. Bassano yelled at Mr. Mrazek: “I don’t know what kind of books you read, ‘Mein Kampf and Marx-Lenin. They all start off for the good of everybody, then everybody ends up in chains.” The Proposal The “Financial Disclosure Law” would require County officials, both elected and appointed, to file state ments listing their assets and liabili ties, including information about real estate dealings, and would set up a “Board of Public Disclosure” to rule on conflicts of interest “or other im propriety.” There’d be criminal sanc tions, including a three-month jail term for officials, for “deception or mis representation.” “I have tried to consult with each and every Legislator,” said Mr. Mrazek, of the law, which he first introduced last year. Mr. Howard harked back to Mr. Bassano’s earlier criticism of Mr. Mrazek concerning his comments on the Bassano relatives on the Sewer District payroll and said in light of “the statements you made” he wanted to table the “Financial Disclosure Law” for a month. Other Legislators criticized sections of the Law. John P. Finnerty said that he objected to listings of credit card debts over $1,000. Mr. Mrazek said a debt of over $1,000 was a “liability.” He said he modeled the law on “other disclosure laws drafted in New York State and across the country” and repeated that he tried to get the ideas of other Legislators on revisions. “Your law is going to force people like me who is not rich out of politics,” said Mr. Noto. Criticism “You told me last week you’d vote for the law,” Mr. Mrazek said to Noto. “I don’t recognize what the problem is,” said Legislator Floyd Linton. “Some people are looking to pick at things in order to obstruct the move ment of needed legislation,” said Mr. Foley. “What does it mean owing $1,200 to Macy’s or Shell Oil?” said Mr. Finnerty. “Any people wheeling and dealing in property and doing things unethically,” he said, were operating at a far larger deficit, they’re “constantly in hock, pledging and re-pledging.” “It’s unfair for you to put us in this position,” Mr. Bassano told Mr. Mrazek. Mr. Mrazek told of being a Con gressional aide in Washington when a man who had been a Senator for decades retired, with $9 million. “This can be repeated with a lot of poli ticians,” he said. Six Votes \Let’s move it along,” Mr. Caputo cut in. The panel’s ten Republicans, one Conservative, and Mr. Bassano voted for tabling the bill for a month. The remaining six Democrats voted against that. Mr. Mrazek later charged he had been “reliably informed” that the decision to move against the “Financial Disclosure Law” had been made at the GOP caucus Monday night. Mr. Valentine was fired last month by John Flynn, Commissioner of the County Department of Environmental Control and administrator of sewer projects in Suffolk, after he told a committee of the County Legislature, investigating the Southwest Sewer District, that plans for “stream aug mentation” in the district was just a “cosmetic” approach. “Stream augmentation” is being proposed to offset the sewer project’s drying up of lakes and streams and changing the salinity proportions in the Great South Bay, thus potentially destroying the bay’s shellfish resource. The system is designed to send 30 million gallons of wastewater out to sea daily, fresh water which otherwise would mix into the bay. The bay is the source of 60 per cent of America’s clams. Embarrassment “Consider the absurdity of these circumstances,” said Dr. Feldman, noting that Mr. Valentine had been asked to testify before the Legisla ture’s environmental control commit tee on the issue of salinity changes to the bay because of sewering, and thus possible effects on shellfish. But, his “information proved embar rassing to his superiors,” said Dr. Feldman. “I suggest that this Legisla ture is duty-bound to underwrite the security of a County employe who presented information at our request ... the integrity of this legislative body is on the line. The Southwest Sewer District, with all of its implications, represents the single greatest threat to the fiscal survival of Suffolk County. That fact has not been lost on the taxpayers, they are up on their feet and are wondering aloud just where their elected representatives were hiding while this scandalous project was veering out of control.” Dr. Feldman said he’d like to see the ouster of Mr. Flynn in connection with the Valentine affair, and said he “would further condemn the County Executive for abetting the disreputable conduct of a department head under his personal supervision.” Question of Truth “Candor and initiative are qualities to be cultivated and encouraged in all public servants,” he said. “If the truth is neither welcome nor protected within this chamber, then how do we go about our business? If we are not here to examine all the facts,” said Dr. Feldman, “then why are we here?” “If we cannot live up to our obligations under the [County] Char ter, then the message to the taxpayers and the Wayne Valentines of Suffolk County is clear,” he said. “We have no business sitting here, meddling with their lives and their financial security.” George A. King, chairman of the Long Island Baymen’s Association, called the Valentine firing “just like Nixon’s Saturday night massacre.\ Other representatives of baymen’s groups also spoke against it. County attorney Howard Pachman said, though, that Mr. Valentine, who worked for the County for nearly three years, was a “provisional employe” and could be fired by his superiors at their discretion, without a hearing. “All the scientists at DEC are provisional and all the engineers are permanent,” declared Mr. Noto. “That’s so if the environmentalists don’t agree with the engineers, out they go.” DEC Side However, Legislators Denis Hurley and John O’Neil said they wanted to hear the DEC “side” of the issue. Dr. Feldman read from memos from superiors of Mr. Valentine at the County agency, including one which charged Mr. Valentine’s ouster follow ed his being abusive. Dr. Feldman said he was surprised that Hurley and O’Neil after, he said, last week agree ing to back a call for Valentine’s reinstatement, now had reservations. “I can’t imagine now what fiddler is now fiddling so we’re losing support,” he said. “I am not a fan of Commissioner Flynn’s,” said Mr. Hurley. “I don’t think I jump to a fiddler.” “Deep down you realize why he was fired,” said Dr. Feldman. Supporting Mr. Valentine’s rein statement were the Legislature’s Democrats and Republicans Noto and Michael Grant. The remaining Repub licans and one Conservative voted against it or abstained. A move to make Mr. Valentine an aide to the Legislature’s Budget Re view Unit also failed. Then Mr. Noto stood and charged the vote against Valentine had been set at the GOP caucus, and the battling continued. Mr. Caputo charged that the prior Democratic Legislature didn’t move to have two aides of County Labor Commissioner Lou V. Tempera rein stated after they were ousted by Mr. Tempera and complained to the Legis lature. “Last year Tempera got away with everything,” he declared in a shouting match with Mr. Bassano. Other Matters Also at the meeting: • Some $31,300 was added to the Capital Budget for renovations to three historic buildings in Suffolk. These were the “Old Mill” at Blydenburgh Park in Smithtown ($7,500), the “Third House,” the headquarters at Indian Field, County Park in Montauk ($18,- 500), and the “Hawkins-Jacobsen House” in Yaphank ($5,300). The renovations will be made by the County’s Department of Parks and Recreation. • Some $3,800 was appropriated for the East End Arts and Humanities Council and $1,620 for the Choral Society of the Hamptons. • A total of $25,000 was authorized for repairs of the “deck” of the Ponquogue Bridge in Hampton Bays. • Alice M. McCaffrey of East Hamp ton was appointed a member of the County Handicapped Advisory Board. • Some $500 was allocated for dismantling the look-out tower at Shinnecock Inlet. After the meeting ended abruptly, at about 6 p.m., with debate cut off on the pending State Legislature bills on the Southwest Sewer District, Dr. Feld man left the meeting room muttering heatedly. “Doctor, don’t be angry at me,” said Mr. Caputo. “It’s nothing personal, only business.” Karl Grossman Last Days to Register for Southampton College's Summer Session I May 2 2 -Ju n e 16 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES MINI CATALOG LISTING Business & Public Management Introduction to Administration Overview and introduction to concepts and tools available to administrators of business, non profit and governmental or ganizations. 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