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H o liday G ift Guide — see Section Two HIMTINOTON TOWMSMI^S COMMUNfFT NEWSPAPfiA FOUMXD tv WALT HWTHAN — I 0 i 142n4 Y t t r No. 20 O mi F«ftt9» 0M ■ US Per one* Hunonfat Mv U»vg WM9 U9PS twoseetiMU Thursday, f f f y K M H i W * ab^Sorrts ^ osps jim ® ^ ServIciBg 39,000 readers io the Cold Spring Harbor, Haleslie, RuBOngloo Bay, Lioyd Harbor, Eaton's Neck. Asbaroken, Nortbport. E a s t N o r^port, FonS«]odg», Elwood, Conim«cli,Cr«eU«wii, Half Hollo* HIU,. Melville, DIx HUU. HumOoKloo i m i of HaoCiBgloa TowneUp. N u rsing H o m e W ants A d d itional Beds B f Jam e e MerriO ' Staff W riter Tbe Birchwood oursiag home has asked pemlssion of U k Town Zoaiog B o ^ (rf Appeals to add 60 beds to Its South HimtiiunoD faell- tty;te aUeviste what adminis- traiors call a county and sMewMe-crisis la nursing home ** 5 inoUiy fay Steffens, co-owner and admfadatneor of tbe BrUnvood Nntsiag H ubs , urged ai^rovMof *ie expansion, which be said wwddbeto alleviate a d k K t ^ of ueg m n a c b o ine beds in Suffolk and Nassau. ‘“niere are no beds anywhere in NassauandSuffolk,\ Mr. Steffen* seid. “If you were e ldoiy and applied today for a bed. you'd tave to wait many months imHl yoo got one - if you survived the wait.\ Mr. Steffens asked that the board reaffirm approval that it made in 197Z for a similar expan sion that was never followed through hy the nuiTOig home. \We build then because tbe New York State-Oqiartmeot of Hekltb deeided that there was no naed htSuBolk County fsr extra MsplM taemebeda,” Hr. Steffesw sa t d v . ' ^ e y a a r k - a b a o iouiy t t a r m 4 U n ^ $ ^ ^ port of the expansion. County legislators Robert J. Mramk and John O'Neil and State Senator James tack added tbdr voices to missives from county sod stMe health offices urging tbe move by the nursing home. If tte prelimioary plan is ap- Ptofnd. Birchwood construct a 160 X160 fast wing a t the front of the existing btiildiag, feeing Met- vUle Road, to bouse t te adtUttoonl patients. I^ro existing offices wffl beahared toacc«niaodalanNeBS for in residence staff and spouses of p aUots and a smaD adminlst- ratlan office wQl be constructed (» the south sideof tbe buihttng. In addltioo. e garbage compactor wtU be added to tba ahe to reduce tbe Dumbes fl( garbage pick-tip. Allhougii a stoeam id nnlghlw- Ing reMdeots spoto in siggairt of the fneOity, mm neighbor opposed Birchwoods plans, because be said k would be detrimental tobis home, a bistiwical struetute at 60 M d t w Road. James R. Lowry said that In creased traffic genwated by ttn Increase in patients would en danger tbe fooiidatloD of bis home, which was fanflt in IMD and Is iKMeetod hy a m n miinaBce uader w i m i t w iededw idkw it that beds are available,\ be said. Town ordinances allow nursing homes to be bidlt in residential areas, accordiDg to town officials. In answer to tbe claini that added coosthictioa wfll make tbe undei'grmind water level rise, Mr. StaffMis said that “tbarebas been a wattf level problem tm HetvlUe Road for 60 years. R was neitber created nor exacerbated by Bir- cbwood.” L o ^ reeldeots who a ^pm ted tbe measure Mioha of tbe wrslng borne In g lowi^ lenns. '‘I've seen Bir^wood grow from a tabernacle to a school to a very fine nursing home,” said Richard Soho. M M Birchwood Drive. \And my property values have qnadnqiled. 1 siqiport K. I can't lidiA of a single reason to Mipoaeit.” '“niere U no traffic from the home,''said William Dennis, of 06 Birchwood Drive. George Betorliog, traffic ex pert, of AmityviUe, said tbM the addfon woidd have a \ minimal effoctcDtrafRe,” adding I f O t r ^ per day tor a M pMcest inOnmie on tediwiwd M v e . \Urn capa^ tty tbero Is much grester than tlM,’’ heaakL - ' T O P O F TH E NEWS Referenduip Set In District Thre HoSlaglaa SebosI DW iirUree Beard efBdueattea has set vater rehree*un en Nove^Mr Xt at wHA time taxpayers ma voM to Implement ta t t f f aad east savlap. healtb cm eaMy Improvtimaats aad ensattmtien a f weaaaa's tocBMea at Bam ttagtoaffighSiteel. Fael oO aavtaga estimated at fft.lOO. ceaplBd wlli tieetrielty tavlBga to e ^ a OMIO a year tageanw. eeaU be aceaapBAad irltfa itoi laataltallnB t f anir ilr— ■miini i a tloa or rcplacesaem sf beating aad veuMatlia necreto: lew pawer lataaftsciial Bxtares ; tatWated panab aad gbndng. ao- ciwdlaf to the trtaal beard. CeaU are ad pnojOOs appreval by Valero weotdelewibedtoti'h n e m oap Wp^eem o £ of toe inMni eofto la Federal and stale aH. Twa piopisllitai wO be preseWad: PropasMse A wO Mel $a0M0l.ii&eBcfllina«ed«»O4t0tortmgyiBadiBeatlaaaBd OIMM tor bealffi and safety ImptwremaMas Friaosltten B aa- itoaai to be ased tor Ibcrisei OOkOttpIni laterestfrom the rsservs toder reom meiWIcaHtas. aa recamaeadadaadmTMe Nlae of Fedwal law. For litorBuiloB c a l tbe Cali let dark aStTO-Hii. weabdaya between 6:90 adg. and 6 p-m. M m d . i-'fltnW li “ (loopilal care coats t i n 8 day, able at BirdiwMd It would cost ISO a day. The difference In what we are paying in taxes by w«ra of medicaid and mpdteare to stag gering. A bost of SuICtdk poltticUns m t letters to the xoning board in sup- SoSSfliTt is plenty of co expsoloo. ‘Beeidte. I’ve made several 1 ^ fiu itib ing bomeXhat face iM viaeltoad and pmtitoly obstruct tbe view of tbe complex from the remdential area w o ^ b e pressrved. ■B Ibe land was b d d la s l a ^ tout to i W . i G ^ a f i sSd ffiat xoulngon wotdd e sai^t.w itii the f a i i ^ e nature of the HTOa. \The variance search will speak for ttotof,\ said Hr. Amri- “tSSE tootf 'SqBanfaet.wUrn toUHttottiHs to grant tbe requmt.” Ur. Amel- klnsHd. calls to nursing homes and found M a n y Faces o f H u n tington Township A g ricultural Issues Various members of the As sembly Agriculture Committee came to Long Island last week to bear local opinions on agricul- turri issues. First to testify was Huntington's Assemblywomsn Toni Rettaliata. Mrs. Rettaliata spoke to the group about a project sbe has been working on this year, a “ Long is- Uod R ^ o n u l Pood Market.\ As prime MXtosW of an Assembly bill wttnih wouM\CKate a \r^ o n a l market AsMct\ Mrs. ReUalisU to hopeful of garnering enoogb loqal support for the market to bdppuab tbe bllVoto of committee w h m it to now stalled; Utaoders are not keeping pace wiUi the rest of the state in terms of personal income. Last year, total personal income Increased by S.S p er cent in Nassau and Suf- fribCounUes. Mrs. Rettaliata also pointed out that while per capita income Increased by S.S per rent in the state last year, on Long Is land tt only rose by 7.7 per cent. -'“Tbe advantages of a Regioaal Pood Market Facility would be to enhance tbe standing of Long . lagiFSeconomy in general and tbe fodd^rioatry In particular,\ said H n . S edallau. Acconttng to tbe Assemblywo man, Long Island needs the economic stimulus that a regioaal market can generate, since Long ‘Here's e way Co dull the bite of inflation through a ^ n e ral reduc tion of food costs” H n . RmtallMa told those present at the bearing, adding that “otu- complM depen dence cm New Yock City’s nmat, ftob and vegetable markets is coiBtterproductIve. “The major porUon of locally grtR » T e g e lables and locally xaugiM sh has to be taken to toe m i a n n r i i end Hunts P iM mar- <fcel8. Ilda mesm a donUe trip, off toe Island and back again. A reg- tonat markot would eUminaCe this wutefDi depcDdency wUle also providing for sddltlwial jobs and fax revenues.” she Hated. INSIDE HUNTINGTON TOWNSHIP Commonity Clips • 5 Crossword -13 Table Talk - 13 Sweepstake Winner - 4 W e d d li^ - 8/9 Editorial -18/19 Downstage • 15 Children - 17 Sports - from 20