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Freeport ® Baldwin L E A 56ih Year, No. 28 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 Official newspaper of the Village of Frccporl'Frecpon and Baldwin School Districts Thursday, July 12, 1990 25(i Future looks bright for Baldwin High School graduates « t i * - i — . ■ • ' • -- ‘ r,-? •« --i\- V -'I V-;' Ar .,^*1 t ^ ■ -:'r ^ '' J LOOKING LIKE A MILUON: . Baldwin Senior High School's Class of 1 9 9 0 recently marched into the future. .This year's graduates distinguished themselves with countless individual awards-artd achievemer^: / ' . r State approves loan for Fr^port's urban renewal project . Village of Pircqxirt pfTicials hope to infuse the 22-acra plot of land blown ^ Freeport Plaza West w th a renewed community spirit generated by an extensive renovation project. - . .*’*•*'* • ■nie village's optimism stems from the State Legislature’s recent approval of a plan to borrow $2 iniUion from the . proceeds of the Fireman’s Held sale to help finance an overhaul of the blighted FrTCport P l ^ V/csi area. Fireman's Held sale Originally, all proceeds from the sale w c^ supposed to go toward parks and recreation but the 1986 estimied value of the site more than doubled and the field was sold in 1988 for S4.2 million.. prompting vilhge officials to s e ^ State approval of a loan to defray, the cost of the ^ c w a l project . Equal cfistiibution - Freeport* Mayor Dorothy Storm called the final I^isiation w c^ed out between State Committees and the village “fair’and equitable.\ Tlie village wilt-use $2.2 million for parks and* recr^tion, and the other $2 million for Plaza Urban renewal, which wlll.be paid back into.the parks and.recreation • fund over the next 10 years.' Assemblyworhan Earlcnc’Hill, who co-sponsor^ the legislation with state Senator Norman Levy, said, T a m ' delighted to be able to secure this . . funding for Freepo^ Freeport Plaza • , is Ixidly in need of improvOTcnt, and this money will help to achi^e this •goal.\ ; - Improved community Mayor Storm said. T h is legislation and the successful completion o f the Plaza Urban Renewal* Plaii assures an enriched quality of life in the future •: with a commitment toward enhancing ■ recreation and parks ihroughoiii the cbmmnnity.\ . - / The estim ated,$7 million, urban renewal p b jea involves the acquisition and demolition of about 17-buildings and the relocation of businesses and rcsidenis. The properly would then be sold for development to Philips Associates for $3 million. According to - officials, only an office building has been planned so far, but stores and housing are other possibilities. . Mayor Storm said, \Freeport is now assured of the reyitalization of our downtown-railroad station area. This - removal of blight prepares our . coiTimumty for the next century.’ With it . w ll come not only a new appearance, but employment opportunities and an increased tax base.\ Adding to Freei»rt’s hew appearance •are proposed improvements at parks and pools, expansion of Recreation Center parking, a new ice rink,, b'ulkheading of two waterfront municipal parks and a new swimming pool at Marlin Luther King F^aik. County settles 'illegal searchV suit by Leon Summit; Two Freeport families have been paid $40,000 in' settlement of their suit against. 20 :.poUcc officers and* detectives arid the police departihents of New York City, Nassau Ciumy and the. Village o f Freeport, over allegedly illegal raids and searches of their ' homes four years ago. Underlying the .suil, filed in the United States District Court, was the constitutional protection against nnrcaspnable search,* in the constitutions of both the United Stales and New York Stai^ Four years ago, oh July . 1, 1986, the ftecpdri home of Ionic White and iha of her son Julian White ihr« blocks away were raided by police officers and dctccUvcs. According to the families* attorney, A1 Dorfman of Freepoh, 20 officers and detectives were involved.- Mri Dorfman, who is well knovm as both'a ctvii rights lawyer and activist, named a l l - i n the Sint, he said... According to Mr. Dorfman^ihe police were following iq> a confid^iia] (conOnuiri on pagB 3) j . I ■ f i * I K 4 i \ * * V . U' i
