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,« Waterfront Section Pages 10.11.12 Freeport • Baldwin 56th Year, No. 32 Freepon, N,Y. 11520 Oflicial newsp:ipcr of the Village of FreeporfFreeport and Baldwin School Dishids Thursday, August 9, 1990 25c Village of Freeport receives $332,143 for anti-drug project Terming it “yet another weapon in the against drugs,** Nassau County Executive Thomas S. GuIoUa recently announced that he has designated the Vilbgc of Freeport as the recipient of a S332.143 anti-drug pilot project state grant aimed at developing and coordinating all anti-drug activities in the Village, ' At a Mineola pixss conference. Mr. Guloua said, “The use and sale, of illegal drugs is one of the most serious issues confronting society. U threatens to erode the basic moral fiber of our society. Coordinated efforts by all segments of the community to fight the problem of drug abuse is the only : realistic way. to confront the issue and that is the basis o f the grant\ * 4 ' _____ He continued. ''Financial support for local govcmmcni activities is one of the key elements in.winning the drug fight. in our classrooms and on the streets,\ Freeport Mayor Dorothy Storm said, “Tte Village is delight^ tp be targeted to receive this amount of money. 1 particularly would like to express my gratitude to County Executive Thomas* Guldtta for targeting these funds and-, additional resources to help Freeport combat the drug plague.\ \This county, state and fcdcrai assistance will provide added resources . to those already committed by the L-- COMBAT MEETING: Mayor Dorothy Storm recently held the second luncheon meeting of her Blue Ribtjon Committee. The i7:mehiber body, is now also serving as the COMBAT Task Force with the directive of developing antklrug efforts in the law enforcement area to be funded by the ^ 3 2 , 1 4 3 grant of federal monies received from Nassau County. The Task Force includes Police Chief Joseph King and Assistant District Attotrtey Eugene Murtha a s well a s representatives of the religious, school and busictess communities. Viilage,** asserted \fayor Siomi. “We •have a. strong community in Freeport that is willing and able to rambat the drug problem through unity and cooperation.\. “U*s a mayor’s dream.^ With only a small munidpal budget it isn’t possible to launch a full-scale ahU-drtig operation, so the infusion of this money will definitely help Freeport,\ she explained. The COMBAT grant (Coordinaicd Omnibus Municipally B a ^ Anti-Drug Teams) provides funds to develop and . (ccnfhued cn p o o a 17) Senators Levy and Skelps secure grants for Freeport and Baldwin r -. - i .y i 1 i 1 Senators Norman J. Levy and Dean Skclos have secured special “Senate\ Lc^slatiye grams« totaling $92^500 for 11 non-profit organizations serving Freeport and $51,000 for 10 non-profit : organizations serving Baldwin and South Hempstead. . Senator Levy said Uiat the local Freeport organizations receiving the ' grams m the Hi-HcUo Child pay Care Center; O p ^ tion PRIDE; the I^ccport Fira Department; the South Shore Qiild Guidan^ Center; the Long Island Arts Council ai Freepon; ,the Freeport Community Chorale; the Economic. Opporiuniiy Commission of Nassau County at Freeport; the Freeport Memorial. Library: the WUliain Clinten Story Post No. 342; the Freeport Historical Society and the Freeport Exempt Firemen’s Association. The Baldwin and South H ^ p stead organzzatiw are the B^dv^n'Cbuncil Against Drug Abuse the Baldwin Fire* Department; the Baldwin Public. Library; the Baldwin Youth Recreation Association; the Police Boys Club o f ‘ Baldwin; the B^dwin Midget Football Association; the Baldwin Little L^gue; the Baldwin Ice Hockey Club; the BaWwin Eagle Soccer Club; and the South Hempstead Fire DepartmenL. ' The senators, membesr of the S w te Finance Committee, were successful in obtaining the grants by having them included in the 1990-91 State Budget from special funds allocated to the Senate Majority in the Budget for worthy local propams. “Oriet of the purposes of this fimd .is to provide vital dollars to local community organizations, helping tbbn to cohUnue the programs which eniich the lives of local residents,\ Senator Ixvy said. . He. outlined' Uic details of the Fre^JOrt grants as follows:.' ' »a $15,000 grant for the Hi-HcHo Child p a y Care Center to help defray the cost of installing a playgrmmd and outdoor play .area; ■ • , •a $10,000 granrfor Operation PRIDE to help'lhis organization continue ihcir anti-drug prevention program; \ *a $10,000 grant for the Freeport Fire ' Department to assist in the purchase of new, advanced fire safety equi^ent; •a $10,000 for the South Shore Child Guidance Center to assist this organization with the contiiiuation arid expansion of their specialized tieatment program for Quldieih In Crisis; ,*a $I0j000 grant for the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport to assist in expanding their cultural programs in the community and throughout Long Island; ■ •a $10,000 gram for the Freeport Community Chorale to assist this organization in presenting its cultural programs; . *a $10,000 grant for the Economic. Opportunity. Commission of Nassau . C ^ t y , Inc., in Freeport; to help with the coils of running their pTograms serving the FrtQxm community; '; ' *a $\0,000 grant for the Freepbrt Memorial Library to'assist in the costs of their Freeport Collection Development Project; •a $2,500 grant for the William Clinton Story Post No. 342 to help o f f ^ the costs of a new beating boiler and the mstallation of a chair lift; •a~S2,500 grant to the Freeport : Historical Society to assist In the complpJon of their museum building restoration; a ^ ' •a $2,500 grant for the Freeport Exempt Firemen’s Association to assist with the restoration of the 1906 antique fire engine. . ‘ Tn addition. Senator Levy said that he was also pleased to have secured a $150,000 appropriation in the 1990-91 Slate Budga to be used by the Village of Freeport ip provide additional police protection a t the violence-plagued Moxic Rigby Houang Complex. Details cd the Baldwin and South Hempstead grants are as follows; *a $10,000 grant for the Baldwin. - Council Against Drug Abuse for continuation and enhancement of its snti-drug outreach program;' •a S lOjOOO grant for the Baldwin Fire Deparimeht to assist with the purchase of new, advanced fire safety cqiupment; «a $6,00B grant f o r .^ e BaMwin Public I J b r ^ to help defray the cost of replacing three b rok drops in the ■ community; . '•a $2,500 grant for the Baldwin Youth Recreation Association to assist in the continuation qf their summer • '(oonltrvjedonpoge IT)* , 9^ * 1; t f { I . I f -1 « fi ■
