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5 I · 'I'· 'D'\ , ,.,: ieI' Iii\\ 'h \ '0 ',.-., H' '11 ! SlP i. ··emocrats Stl.. ., Ig tlng ·.I.own ' .• a • -it .':1\ ,n> '00 'II: ;-~~-~~-~----- 'by ,InltIatIJJ. !Howard Isli:p~s Democratic,P&tYisstillltching for:a light with town ihall. The Dem()clf.\ts lostacoul\t bame last MGnth to ioverrule the tOWIl 'clerk',s de'clsion lnvalii'<i!3ti;nrg two liropt>s'ed v()terreferendums. Now they say 'they Win ::pllliSll~ ran :~,peal (mone of tnese 'Pl()positiom. Islip's D~m()crats had ,gath:el'ed ;p'(~ti tit)D, s'ignatllr~sinanattempt to ipl~e twa :refenmda :before town voters. One proposal 'w0wd ;fel\ee :the :town b4:rardto atlopl:a'itoWll: budget neB:y~that was :20 'percent less than 1:994'8. The 'otner wollld :estaBlish :a ;system :41vlding ISlip into four 'CouneUmat'ic distrl~ts,with town boanlmembers ,elected'ta :repre- sent a:$l)eeilic'district. In his :O~teb'el' 14 decision\ Justice Mieh:ael Mullen dismissed the request to :annul 'Town 'Clerk ,Joan ,Johlfst)n~s. niJing invalidatln.genougb :signatures ta k~p thepl'OpoSiuo'DS 'of (the ballot. '1he State Supr~m~ Oom jtlStit:e dis- missed. tire Dem()Crats~ petition because th'e wording used()n the petitions ta eXplain the :referendums was teChnie31- 1y imp'FO})el'-.Theface sheet on tbepeti- tions~xpl~in~d th.e ,si:g,n~rs were \reque-sting a local law to ~lltlrolize a mandatotyFefemrrdum.'9t \The Tow\ll Clerk noted, correctly, that thel'e ]silO statutol)7 ~utltnrity for e'nacting a local law to au-thorlze a mant1atotyrei'erendum;\ M~el1 stated. :Age 7, 1982 ElizabethSuto. RUled by a drunk driver ~n February 241994) on .Bell Blvd. itl'Cedar Parh, Texas, If you don't stop your friend from driving drunk, who will? Do whatever it takes, FRIENDS OOtn LET FRi(NDSDRIVI DRUNK , ' US btipartrhen\(jf TMnsponlltron If :the :srgnaturesarev.ailid., the town woatdsimplypl:acetne ~propositi(m hefore :thevoters hetween '69 ;and 75 rdaysfromwhenpetiti'ons were 'filled 'Yfiith ,the der1c. No ilocalblw isreqaired. Mul'~R ,state'dthat\dlis was D'ot, as p-etition:et:'S'attomey :a>rgaes, mel\elya ,tecbnicality,. 'T;}tey ,rep'aredthe Ian· 'gaage fof their ,petitions ;and, cle'arIy, tn'is 1'S wb:at:tl<rey were asking tor:: :a local law authorizing a nrandatoryref· 'erendum,\ Mullen :ru1~d. ButIslip,~rtroemttcCommittee Chair ,Joseph 'Ilagel,mann sct)fied :at MuUen~s 'd~dsi'On.\I -expe~te'd tllat <to llappenm Sllffol'k \County. Let~s see what vv-ill bap. pen in the App'ellate Division 1 iI in Brooklyn, he :said. '\We feeltbat 'court will ...... : ~ ......... 'sun' '. ·n 1 ., '~lri ... , ... at' ':1.. e - ~mmiJ:ir nlf I'.\'''' ,ut:: ' ' .. pJ,3 flUU'.&\.U''6 f 'WI· ,fJA· ....... ' .. :.~ u' tlte petitions. 'The 'people who signedtbe petitions knewwhattheywere:signing~\ 'The Democra!i's ;attomey-, JaM lien, :said the appe'alwiU not be fil~duntil tlr~y :recelve~ullen';s :s:rgned ora1er, which be expects this week. He said the basis 'of the ;appealwill be the ,same ;a.tgmnent they offered Mullen. \That ,the ruling was 'a mistake of sulJ.. stance 'over {om; \every3Re knew what tkey were signing. 'The .judge sholiltdnot have placed thereferen<ium petiti'ons under dIe same :strict :scrotinythat 'can· didates\ !petitions are,\ I,;ecsaid. . \It remly shouldn:~t be liP to tnepeo· pIe 'who put uptheprQpo'S'itioll tonnike :sure 'of :the 'correct wonfing on the ref- erendum..Th:at is th:er~sponsibmty of the town when ,fll'ey :place the reteren· dum before thevotex:s,lI he :said. Hagelmann ;sro:d the 'appeal 'was :pur- sued' 'on tnecouncilmatic districts, ;and llotthe mandatoty :20pereent budget cut, for linanc1alreasons. '''It all ,comes down to how ,much you can aFford taught. I believe '1hatOll the ward :system, we will lightthem to the bittererrd,~hesaid. 'Though itS Mullrennoted, the law specifies that pl'Qpositi()ns :for council- maticdistriets is ;a legilima.te :subject of a voler referendum, the 2() percent bud- ~ 'getredaCtlOR proposalls not. \There is x: :simply no :statutory basrsfor such a '&' ,prQwsition '. '. ,.toallow 'it would lead ta\ :5 draGS. Why Aot;a 1100 percentredacnon . .:t i,ntihe operating budget,\ MulleR ;stated. i~ In her September :30 ttetennination, ~ -Johnson upheld objections to the peti- tronsfil:ed' :by ISlip Democrats, which~ 'called for the town board to let .Islip' :~ residents vote fon ~irpn:;p'()'Sed :refer- '3 enda. She cited various reasons for ;g .., eliMinating signatures, including sign.- .~ 'et:s who we-renot registered voters,o :srgners wlro didn't include ttreir elec- ,~ tron district and impr~perly 'recorded '~ witness statements. One ,oftlte Factor.s Johnson cited to :invaltdatecertain signatures was that \the n~es of the ,signers '. . . do not ap,pea:r on tire l:ast preceding town assessment roll, ;as re\quired by law,\ herrulirrg :states. 'To appear on the assessment roll, you m'USt own taxable ,prop'ertyin the town •• BAYPORT VILLAGE MARKET Come InAndCo'mpare Our Prices... You'll Be Surprised!! BAYPORT MEATS LONDON MOSEBY BROIL C:: D s IA9 .... '1.49 .... STUFFliD PORK CHOPS '1.\111. COKE 12pk: Cans 'Z.99 +ta)(& dep. Lipton Te .... g. 100 ct. ' 1.99 reg,. $4.99 reg, S2,99 Cotte .. elle :8,..kst ••• •• th,... S'our ere •• TlSSM. Reg .• Ute or Free 4pk.1120 et. 99 C .g e reg,$1,39 1602, Wish ..... S.'ad Drea.lng asst. S02-. eel ... uno Frozen Ravioli '1.59 reg. $2,B9 DELI DEPT. a .. ,·sH •• d 0._ ........ ROAST BEEF I 4' 5. lb. BOIl'·' Head . ......... HAM I 4.\ .•. PRODUCE DEPT. Yellow ONIONS 69 C . ...... . u.s'. #1 RED PEARS \C .... Southern Grown TOMATOES 79 C .... 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