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Olliclal Nevispaper N\ • Village ol Freeport Freeport School District Baldwin School District f i R E E T ^ S S I ? THE FREEPORT BALDWIN L E x m t rpnWT memory conv&u4*t4'^ 54th YEAR, NO. 48 FREEPORT, NEW YORK THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1,1988 PRICE 25 CENTS PER COPY Firemen's Field agreement is lauded “A signiricant economic shot in the arm,” was the way Freeport Mayor Dorothy Storm described the recently signed Village agreement with Philips-Freeport Auociates that will allow for the construction of an estimated $40 million in retail and office space, on two sites within the Village. Philip Pilevsky, a partner in the company, called the agree- , rnent; “an opportunity to bring new jobs, new investment and additional tax revenue into a community that is successfully rebuilding its economy.\ hired by the firm propose to have three entrances to the property to prevent any traBlc congestion. The glass and stone building would be leased for mixed pro fessional uses, including banking, real estate and insurance. Mr. Pilevsky stated the firm also plans to construct a 160,000 square foot shopping center for national tenants on the site of the former Firemen’s Training Field on the east end of the Village. Supermarket $8 million Philips-Freeport Associates has agreed to pay the Vilia^ $8 million for a 2.5.acre site within the heart of the Village commer cial' center bordered by Church Street and Sunrise. Hi^way and for the 9.S acre former Firemen's •Training Field bordered by Sun rise ~ttighway and . Buffalo Avenue. Plans also call for the Villa^ to acquire through con demnation property adjacent to the proposed office coinplex and now privately owAed. \Renaissance\ ' An approximately 50,000 square foot supermarket will anchor the'center, with covered brick walkways allowing easy access to all of the stores. Traffic experts have’ placed the main entrance on Buffalo Avenue to ensure that there is minimal . impact, on. surrounding i^ o r roadways (Merrick Road, Sun rise Highway, Meadowbrook Parkway), And, like the office complex, the plan calls for more parking spaces than required under Village code, 485. Playground Mayor Storm said,“Freeport’s renaissance continues to soar with the arrival on the horizori of Phil Pilevsky. 1 am confident it jWill be a mutually beneficial endeavor for both the Village of FrMport and Mr. Pilevsky.” Plans call for the construction' of a five story building with approximately M,000 square feet, of rentable space. The building will provide offstieet parking with more spaces available than required by the Village Code, 185. The parking area wil be. shielded by landscaping. Experts Mr. Pilevsky said there are already preliminary discussions and negotiations with national retailen and a major super market chain, all designed to complement existing local'mer chants within the Village. A play ground, presently located on Fiiemenb Field will be rebuilt and relocated at. a cost of $200,000 and a church adjacent to the site will be buffered by trees and shrubs. “The Village of Freeport has fought long and hard to regain its economic health and these pro jects will go a long way in secur ing its future,” Mr. Pilevsky said. CREATING ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR FREEPORT - Fraeport Mayor Dorothy Storm rmriowa plana with Philip Pilovtky for tho eroation of 840 million in reuil and office spaed within the Village. , ’Ghosts’ of Freeport past by Elyse David Residents seek answers Oh power future by Sue Morgan ■ Following a general mailing tent by the Village describing Freeport’s plans for meeting hiture power needs, which could include generation by an Inde pendent Power Producer. (IPP) about a dozen residents sought further clarification from the Board of Trustees and General Manager of ElectricUtilities Wil liam Com inos during the November 21 Board meeting. A number of residents teemed to fear that the inclusion of an independent producer would wrest control from the Village and bring increased rates, and they questioned the' need and wisdom of brinring'in independ ent generation. Several main tained that current power sources and the Village's own generation capabilities were suFicient to handle Freeporft needs. But Mr. Cominos reiterated that the Village .would have to expend $35 'c^lion to meet its ' . |contlnu(ilbnp*gt14) Widows, butlers arid maids . were on the agenda of the Free port Old House Society meeting held last Tuesday at the Freeport Memorial Library. The joys and sorrows of restoring a widows entraiic^ a butler's pantry or maid's quarters were eagerly dis cussed by the more than 30 peo ple in attendance. Balustrades and gables, oak mantles and pine doom, even beam'rot were part of this group’s lingo. ' Homes built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were, represe.nt^ front Randall, Lpna,' Ocean and Westside Avenues; Archer Street, Bergen Place, West Woodbine' and' Center Street The current owner’s inter est in rmtoring these homes ranged from contemplation ..to completion and evei^here in . between. Yet, they were all inter ested in the history of their homes and those, who lived and slept there before. Some expressed interest in their predecessor’s caste as well, describing layers and layers of “green metallic” Wallpa^r. Apparently, p a inti^-' a wall in an old bouse means first stripping away layers qf interior .decorating hUtory.'-Pam Carr, owner of a shingld style Vtctoriari on Oceap'^Avenue .wistfully commented, “There’s always hope'^that youll finish.” >'' Bill Dieffenbach, Freeport High. School. Earth Science teacher came to share bis expriences in faithfully restoring .a Victorian in upstate Grandville. Like Mr. Dieffenbach, many Old House Society members brought before and after pictorials - to share and admire. Exchanging skills and plan ning a directory are some of the future plans of the group. Cur rently guided by' an inforriial steering committee consisting of old house owners Katherine Kuchens, Barbara Behrens'and Gary Quilliam, The Freeport Old House Society'expects to elect officers and form committees'in. January, 1989. The next meeting of the Free-' port Old House Society will be heldonTuesday,Decepiber20at. 7:30 p.m. at the Freeport Memor ial Libhiry. The h i ^ g h t of the evening will be a presentation by Bob Raynor of what the Holiday Season was like in Freeport when these old houses were new. 1 Abandoned vehicle penalties?, . see) page 3 I 'Oklahoma'at Baldwin High School y' 4 •* .' . , ' s ! ] ■•'. ■ . • .r J I i ’l 1 W ' * / j i ’ ‘■ i f . ' V • I ''• * ' LK;/ • I W:-' -*'•1. • ■ I ■
