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-'i ■: t h I :] :] > Levy Forum tonIgM seepages ■^t^flbUTK/Dn I BEGJNNfNG ON H PAGE 11 Ntwspap*^ village o( Freeport Freeport School District • Baldwin School District m & O R T BALDWIN Lum 55lhYEAR.N0.9 FREEPORT, NEW YORK. THURSDAY, MARCH 2.1989 PRICE 25 CENTS PER COPY Tftree parties slug it out by Maurice For^e TwehT candidates from three contending parties engaged in verbal contest at a forum arranged by the Northwest Civic Association and in the end k fl it to the voters to ^ve the verdid in the municipal elections Tuesday. M a r^2 1 . • The candidates* n i ^ t was held last Thursday evening. February 23 from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Free* port Memorial Library, where the civie association di^iensed w ith its tegular busine^ to make engagements, but that after she left for her other dates, the two trustees will , come from their -ICaffeeklatches.- . The Mayor'said she worked closely with the Main Street met' chants in reopening the former mall and in upgrading the entire shopping strip and with the new develops of the former Fir& men's Field. Freeport Plaza and other enterprises. Mayor Storm. Trustees V icto r Cohen and Ralph Smith, and Village Justice Michael. Solomon are running on the >^lUge Party line. 8IZ1NQ UP T H £ c a n d i d a t e s at a fbnm i aponaorad by th« Wottfiwaat CMo Aaaodatlon laa< ;Thunday fa a sparM crowd o f Fraaport votara. Idayoral. tniataa and Jutfeial nemlnaaa took part. fiaUngquaatlonsfromthoaaattandksg. ^ Eight ’outs' challenge four ‘ins’ for Village Mayor, trustees and ludge way for the debate. Starting from different pre- m iia and offering separate perv pectives. the conlrovm y came down to the chkHeiiten datmlngthal theyniaich cutieat statos was half-empty and loting Cqusd and thirjiiiaiinbeiia mar- si^iKng a record to prove h was half>fuH and gaining because of the p o lkks o f the past four years. M a y o r S torm 'a Agenda CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR o f Fraapoct. from left, Anne Jeen Caccletore off the'Homa Rula- Democrat CoaOtion. Vbieem Campion o f the Future Party and kscumbem Mayor Dorothy Storm of the VBaga Party, outSna thair platforma a t the NWCA eancSdataa night laat weak. Judge OK's Republican Committee meeting by Maurice Forge State Supreme Court Justice Robert Roberto on February 27 vacated tbe temporary stay pre* viously ordered that e q m n ^ the Republican Committeemen’s C o u n ^ from bolding its meeting on Thunday, Febnmiy 23. and rakd that the Committee may proceed bolding ^ scssios on tbe postponed <frte. Wednesday, March I. Judge Roberto also ruled that tb e F r e e p o r t C o m m itte e members may dheoss and take ection on whatever tu^ccts t h ^ choose but not to make pobtic any action taken on endorsement of «-*~<^**** for tbe Ma^ch 21 Village dectiop. until be has given bis decision on the apptica' tion for an izgunction on Friday, March 3 in tbe Nassau County Counhouse o f the' Kdv Y o ^ State Supreme Court to Mineola. The orid& d ^ y was granted by Justice Cabrid S. Kohn on appScation of U o n d Socolov and Rden Patorzo, Repubtican Committee members m Freeport, wfaoo are s n ^ o r t ii^ tbe caodi- -dates o f the Home Rule* Democratic Coahtimr in March. They alleged that the istestioa o f tbe Council sras in effect to D 08 >> inate a Repuhtican s l ^ consist- mg o f the Village Party candi- dates and that this could only be done in a primary or a caucus open to aD repstertd Repubti- cans in Freepo r t The o r ip B ^ motion for as injunction was serwd on AngeF ina Collin. Executive Leader of tbe Freeport RepoNican Com mittee. She .was represented, in court by Hanisoo J. Edwards, coQosd for the VOlage Repubti* can Committee. A tto r n ^ V. Roy Cacciatote representing Mr. Socolov and M t Patorzo, spgke for his mother, Anna Jean Caedatore. who, ahhough a declared Repub- beau, is fuaning for Mayor on the Home Rule and Demomatielines with a slate of two for trustees and Charles C Mehneann for VniageJudlff.. - _ _______ - __ Mr. Caceiatore. in presenting hh case for continuing tbe injun> tioo claimed that Ms. Cnlhn w u attempting to evade Sute U» governing nomiaatioans sod elecHont* by by-pauTng the enrolled R e p ^lkazu in tbe VU- toootiay d Oft p*9» 22) Mayor Dorothy Stonn. who arrived first and thimfoie was the first speaker according to tbe NW CA rules, declared that Freeport was in the midst of a flourishing renaissance and that her admimstration'k remaining at tbe bead of Village goverameni for the next four yean was essen tial for Hs successful coodosioa. **Because o f the policy o f ‘land banking,' we areable to revitalize NorthM a in Street, bring Sunrise Highway into iu full potential and push urban renewal towards a more thriving business di- mate,” tbe Mayor said. She pointed .to tbe construction of new b u ild u p and rehabDitatioo of older structures as a source of additional property tax revenue, *as soon as tic mandatory tax abatement periods end.\ *Our munidpal power plant w ill not be sold.* she stated emphatically. ‘‘All allegaiioos to the contrary are friry tales** ^read by her opponents, tbe impBed, and assur^ the aodietKe th t t the present Village Board majority b planning f or “ cheap mtraidpd p o im and tbe welfare of Freeport generally for tbe year 2001 and beyond* The Mayor explained that since thb forum was called on short notice, she and her ruseing mates could not call off pre viously scheduled speaking Cuedatore for ^'S trM m U n lng'' Trustee Anna Jean Caedatore. a pronusesr Republican who b running on the Home Rule and Democratic party lines, stated' she favored *Ytreamlmed munici' • pal government** by revising the Village charter to provide for a dty-managtr type adminbtiation with tbe proper educational background and professional expericDce. U she- were elected, she staled, she would make (he M a y o rt oflice part-time and dis pense with tbe **personal public ity** expenses o f the past eight years. Mrs. Caedatore deplored the shortcoimngs of tbe present Mayorh maiugement o f the Vih lags and ascribed them to lack of professionalbm. inattention to essentials and personality aspects. **I have a very big stake in Freeport • no less and no more than cachuf you,** she said. “ And 1 want to preserve and improve it for my family and for all Freepotttfs.* Liuer in tbe proceedings. Trus tee Caedatore and tbe other can didates answered questions and comment^ on the bsua along with tbe other candidates Campion: “ PuD vniagotogathor\ Heading tbe Future Party slate, Vincent C a m ion asserted that tbe major political parties have M b^ness in munidpal dectiom and specifically critic- tzed Trustee Caedatore for solic> iting and accepting Democratic Party designation. When it comes to Village affurv. be said. are not Democrats o r Repub licans,'* it b a matter of what's best for Fteepon.* \ I f elected,** Mr. Campion (eofttiiHftd Oft *7
