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Qlticial Newspapei « Village of Freeporl Freeporl School District Baldwin School District IHf L eader FREEPORT. NEW YORK. SEFTEMBER26,1985 . 51st YEAR, No.23 'IvlEiVlOi^lAL LIB R A R 'l' FRPr . HY 11520 PRICE 25 * PER COPY . Feuding Continues In Freeport GOP Baldwin Library Explains Purchase Cries Of Unity Marred By Legal Action FREEPORT - The intra-party feuding in Freeport’s local Republican Party does not appear to be over, although ExecuUve Leader ^ y m o n d - Malone has won anothertenn. Malone’s victory occurred at first. CoromiUeeman’s Council meeting following the recent Republican primary. But “ total peace” was marred by serving of legal Village Fetes Grover Family Trustee Explains $ank Acquisition Proposal_^ FREEPORT • A1 Grover, and hp sons, Al, Jr. and Dante, waved their way from Freeport High School to the Freeporl' Recreation Center this past Sunday, S^tem b er 22, as Uiey took part in a parade in their The- day had been de<dared “ Grover Day” by F ^ p o r t Vil lage Mayor Dorothy Storm and the parade along Merrick Road, was followed by a reception at the'Rec Center. 'Grover, accompanied first by .his son, Al Jr. and later by Dante, had made the 3.000 mile trans- AUahtic crossing from Nova Scotia to Portugal in a 26-foot “ GrovetbuUl” skiff with diesel- cun Evlnrude motors. The trip, with only one stop ' in the Azores for refueling, established a world record and was made even more difficult by the encountering of a hurricane and two severe storms. Sharing the spotlight with Al, Al J r. and Dante, were his other ihree children and his wife, Rosemarie.“Artie” Grover, all of whom kept the Grover fam- • ily’s waterfront business going: kept day-by-day, even hbur-by- - hour records of the trip; and served as liaison w i^ the media. They also sweated out the more than 24-hour ^riod when the skifihit the hurricane and was un able to conuDUnicale with other vessels or land.. At the reception Grover was the recipient of several presenta tions, including a proclamation from the village, presented by Village Mayor Storm, and a plaque which she gave luro on behalf of the. people who were present at the reception and who purchased tickets for S7..SP. Also presented to Grover were a letter from President Reagan arranged for by Congressman Norman F. Lent, who ilso had a proclamation for Grover; a certifi cate from Hempstead Town Pre- by JosJ7 Delaney BALDWIN - Leonard Melman, president of the Baldwin l i b r ^ Board .of Trustee^ and Walter Hat^r, director of the Library, came fore the Baldwin Board of Education on Wednesday, &ptember d special public meeting whose agenda was for library offidals to out- line.their decision to acqum.the European A m erica B a ^ . The bank b u i l ^ g , adjacent to the' library, had become available frr purchase last June. Although- the' library is a separate entity,. whose policies are dedded by hs own Umtees. for purposes of taxation or land purchase the library must work through the school district. In fact, the library building and property is owned by the school district. . . According to Melman, the cost would be: S434.000 for the pur chase of the property as well as acquisition costs, $319,000 for new construction to tie the two buildings together, and $106,000 for renovations to both the old and new buUtHng as well as mov ing costs, for a total of $860,000. Melmah briefly outlined the history of the library’s need for space stressing the need for more shelf and storage space, quiet reading and research space. He noted that in recent years the library has hot been able to render to the community the serv ices it requires, much less expand those services, as have many other libraries. Although a referendum was turned down papers on re-elected com mit^-, man Eddie Monroe: The discussion whhin the party structure began at the end of last year, when a past GOP Executive LMder, Fred .Hager, so u ^ t the Republican comihaton for mayor. Hager won the oom- tnalion, wresting it from Mayor Dorothy Storm, who had recently gave out nominating petitions to all but 13 of the then seated Republican -oomnuUeepersons. The 13 were Hager supporters, including Hager himself, and two of his co-running .mates: Eddie Monroe and Charles Mehrmanh. The primary was held Septem ber 10 in 25 of the 26 election dis tricts. Thirty-five of the victorious A/vivuijr .iMMUl, uAu incis. ininy-nvc oi u ic vicwnuua been appointed to fill out WilHam commiteeperson candidates were H. While’s term upon his rcsig- aUeged to_be Malone support- nalKm, .Stona alre^y_ d ^ . ers; 12 to be on the Hag'wjearn •fOf point to both Grand Avenue and the^arking loU U would b e in this area that a general circulation desk would be located. This type' of Ue-in would be most' eco nomical, said Melman, as it •would result-in one l i b r ^ with better traffic flow, fewer prob lems with thefts at numeraus exits, and would not require additional staffing. The acqui sition and renovation would open up traffic flow, eliminate clutter and enable the library to'accom modate the patrons even at peak times. If the two buildings were kept separate, Melman said, additional personnel would be required to service and supervise both buildings. . The p l a n _ ^ s for mainluiung existing exits as emergency exits for safety reasons. Gained would be 6,000 square feet of property (4,500 in the bank and 1,500 square feet in the tie- in area), and approximately 15 . . parking spaces. As shown in the renderings, the bank area would house the children’s department. A series of ramps as well as stairs w'ould three years »go by the voters. . connect the two buddings, which .....I.. ... \ -tman ... — are on difierent levels making both buildings accessible to the handicapped as is r^uired by law. (Presently whh grant monies, the library Is proceeding with construction of a bathroom ■ on its existing first floor to be accessible to the handicapped.) In discussing the impact on the taxpayer, Melman stressed that the increase would be moderate with the exact figure dependent : bond t i n u u u . UOU ailK ’MKMJ . dared she wanted a term of her own. and she and Hager each heading a separate slate, catmc before the f ir ^ caucus, under a new state law, of all registered Republicans in the zone. While Hager won that round. Storm’s forces took the^ caucus results to court and a caucus was mandated, a caucus Storm then won. . . Hager arid his slate, on the Home Rule Party line went on to oppoie the Storm people in the general' election in March, but Storm and her feIlow<candi- dales won. . Following the election, I ^ o n e ride. Three p^hions w*ere tied and declared' vacant by the Republican Commissioner on the Nassau County Board of Elecrions, allowing ^ e Commit teeman’s Council to make the • selection. The newly elected meinbcrs of the Freeporl Republican Com mitteemen’s Counefl roet;SaUir- day morning, September 21, a t - the Exempt Firemen’s Hall. The . business of the meeting was to nominate and elect an-Exeenrive Leader to serve for a two year term. The meeting was dosed ' (Cent, on Page 12) marily — Mel said — be cause it was thought to be too expensive, many residents have supported the idea of expansion. According to Melman, when the bank property became avail able, many patrons assumed the library w'outd attempt to acquire the space. An informal petition available for patrons* signatures has produced over 3,000 names in support of the acquisition. H.bcr « p i.in e d « w c h iu e fs. i t prcliminuy*^ renderings, which •’if **'? « h o o l^»ncU As ^o w s Ue-in cnnst^cUon be- “ tween the two-buildings with en- trances and exits t l that: tie-m MJ^ (Coni, on Page 9) .. RIDING THROUGH FREEPORT. Waving at friends and fellow-resi dents lining Merrick Road during Sunday, September 22*s parade honoring Al Grover, members of the Grover family say a “ thank you” for Ihe vUlaoe’s “ welcome home\ celebration. Al Grover, Sr. Q.y, Al, Jr. (c.): and Dante Grover (r.) ride on a float made of a Grover- built boat, similar to the one the Grover's used in establishing their .recent world record tians-atlanllccrossing. story, this page.) i • p- fe' f c ■ i/ M . w . : ■
