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TO lteLM d if; I )M out tkM thM» will N t be • im p o r t NmtieKl FteUval ihk year. Mayor ctoim h it becauM the ovM lm for * 0 poUet It MO nueb for UMbodgoL I a n Ml* tM Mayor teeb be k M a fiver by u v i i i| prodoui U i <M- Ian. L e t's face it. oac of tkc only tidaft Freeport bat going for Uaelf is tht-N M n alM U e.” PiMpott w a a g n a t place M grow vp ia b at b baa rbaagad A few am ibM ago a m M n e r waa caagbi t o e botnet tioa whan 1 grew up. Ibat bit bocae. A k t o f hoaoet are fM eak aad 1 oaa* act Mama tbe people (or v a a lb it to Move. If I bid aot am ried a B a l^ ia girl, 1 would be itUl liviag la Pietpcrt MOW M wwwvw a wapm m m k m Meudi Md fbalh H v I h it Pneport aud believe a e bliyer, ttey vote. Tbe Preepert geveraaiMt eaa> celled tbe aauaal cauee day races, i bepe ibe laMDOd Ibettval m i cauceUed •ext year MO. JaaetRaadall SelM O l g n H w i m a m • aoboel.** 1 bed aot aaeatioaed tbe Aeepoit am eok. I joaa addteniag the aatiM al lateieat la cbUdrea w e ^ a g THE ANSWER.' Micbael J. Byrue by paUie aebeel o A d tler . tad atabig tbe laeae before F r e e ^ am w l M5- d a k n ^ a e r m a l y e — m r d n n u M b . u e r i a aeied triaely a t a *ce»* ToTbeLeadeR ba aa appaieaily wo.qakk a leidiwg of My laaer readkg \ S c M (Tbe U a d e r , May 21), Pal U w l i cxpteaaed aboek la bet reply (The Leader, I b m 4 ) 1 o fiad dial ny draa w ill ba arearlag a a if e m a to acbooia m parlMaadaM Malfatt wbo aaaarcd b a r tbai n a d i b e n of tbe Freeport Boerd of Edacitioo ead A t A d a laiairativ e e e e a e l) bave aevar tafeea a p ihe m a a *aa a a n m a meaa* aloa.* However, Uda pbaae of Ma. Leeria e e a m a m i dbiy bave dtemaad tbeicMB. MyMwrwaadBMly. A t I tald k tbtt Itttet, (iiture • t t e o ^ of m e cotanqr i i k our peopk b e m teipnunbib ckkaoo W t aeed to lekBoduce a aauaa of recpoatklUly for ev try e a c . UNIFORMS ARE NOT U S t w r i t e b v l o a n d e l o n ^ Thne waa ladaaaa aad weaiiaeit k tbe voice of Jack Lerctri’t dtaghter, Ctlhy> *■ abe lekled luodwi obeterie k (heb a ik a p t n raaeb doBoe with Nat* u a CooHiy ou the (kk a m k tt vthie of m Nnaky't caraeaeL For thoae aaw to tbt tabjeet, tbe Ler* cui bfodwrt, Steve, Lou t ^ Jtck. bed k e g loegbi M redie boat ibeir amute* neat park haekew tbai bad exined la Baldwia aiaee 1939. A tienpu to sell tbe bttsiuesi ead/or tbe propeny n e t with t eerks of icveneb over tbe yean, aad to, wbea these ehkriy ^ t l e m e o could welt t o kager. they decided to- seetioB tbe merry-go*reuad k the fsU of 1993. At ibei point, the county stepped n aad coodeinoed tbe antique carousel in order to preserve i t Tbe court upheld tbe right of ibe connty to condemn, but tbe c u e to determine the fair market value of tbe carousel b u been lengthy with numerous bearings in State Supreme Court Our paper baa reported on tbe many days of testimony in deiaiJ including Judge Frank Rossetti's deci. sion in April to set tbe Lercaiis' total compenution at SS54.000. Tbe Lercahs had wanted SI.4 million. Tbe counts originally paid the Lercaris $400,000. but County Attorney Owen Walsb said the county fioiMy estimated the carouul's value at SS50.000. The deci sion by Judge Rossetti roughJy split the difference. According to Mr Waish. the count) has decided it will appeal tbe judge's dackiou bacauM they da aot believe that m Lercaiii' aMeueye and expert witBams leaUy epeOed cot k e qweifk vabw of the cuiouneHnek bocae, eadi ikm. *Tbere waa i fdhm of proof.\ he rtnknTT* 1 rauladed Mr. Welsh that I had atteaekd all o f tba baatinga. and during tbe days of testunony 1 had beard tbe experts from both sides. \Do you recall,\ 1 quesiieaed, that the judge asked the coaaty'i attorney. \How do you put a value oa tbe M obs Lka?\ I reminded Mr. Webb of tbe time spent by sOomeyt diacmaing the crux cd tbe problea - how M put an exact price lag oa a unique work ot ait But Mr. Walsb insisted that tbe coun ty moat pursue this case because it couid set a precedent He continued to press the county's position that they wanted a \factual basis\ for tba fair market value of tbe ctreiisel, despite tbe fact chat during the bearings, attorneys and experts oa both sides mixed objec tive data with speculation. At length during testimony, atlomeys discussed the concept of comparable sales, at one point atguing whether a smaller \ n v e ling' carousel could real ly be considered comparable to the larg er. more ornate, Nunley's carousel. How does one define ’’comparable’' in a changing auction maricet witn a unique and increasingly rare work of art? ’There were numerous heated debates oa the appraisal process itself with experts from both sides acknowledging that there is an element of speculation S paraco L ieberman R ealh V i e Freeport Area R e a l E s ta te Specia lists SdTpm^ the C o m m iirtify fo r over 35 years R e s i d e n t i a l • C o m m e r c i a l S a l e s a n d R e n t a l s F R E E P O R T S W ' R a n c h New to the market...open front porch, beautiful ^ g l b b gardens, full buement. Ours aloDC at $139.990. The Market's Moving... Are You? Give as a ceil and ask about our Free M a rket Appraisal 3 2 9 G u y sm b a x d o A v e . 378-2525 CAROL SFARACO. BROKER^ baaed on cxperieaet w h a a e v ir oec cvahiaiea i Bidque k fject AppiaW ^ k aot a gucaa but oakber is k an exact set- eoca. Adding aaoker unknown HeaMOi to tbia puEzle is that no one knows how much this particular carousel could have gotten at auction because o f the very obvious fact that it was not allowed to be auctioned. There is no way one can put an objective price tag on the emotional eemponant that would bave come into play aa people bid on ooa of the laai surviviag Coney Wand - n y k Stein and Goldatein caiouael mas- taipkcea. Skea this aagnb^pn. tedt end Steve Lercari have died. Lm Lercari, not well himself, and those raprasentisg tbe estates o f his brothers, new bave to incur further costs and another long legal b ank ai thk case goes before the New York State AppeQata Court. According to Mr. Walsh, '\Then must be time for repUes by both parties and then a calendar date k l It c ^ d be tbe end of tbe year.\ In what m i^t be am - sidered a classic uDderstatement. he acknowledged, \these things ate pro- Edliof't note: Every Mrd aa4fimrtk pmdtr pern Bayvtew athoo! wme a ier- Itr logndyaiine FHS seniors t f pan of M letter wrfiixf progrem spoxrered by UADD. The follawing is one such letter. It, kepeptlfy’ fhv the setuon jood for k e a i k m prom sight. TO The Lander FfiS aiBiors, your prom it coming ■oon; don’i drink and drive. You might gal a band kjeiy. You tnighi not survive. A car acetdent is tragic. You probably went to Bayvtew with people just like me. Wbai i’n trying to say to you is don’t drink and driw. Good luck on yout graduation. AmnDdn Coban inciad.” Maanwhile according to Gerald Kessler, president of the Frieods for Long Island's Heritage, they are ewgifrid in tbe hind nising wbkb will pay for the restontkn of tbe carousel wbkb will be located along Museum Row in Mitchel Field along with tbe newly renovated and expanded Cradle of Avkiioo MuKum, tbe Fhefigbiers’ Muaeun and Children’s Museum. Doaoit for the Honor Rtdl of Riders are needed M support restoentioo aciivi- tics at the $50 SiWer Rit«. SICO Btau Ring, $200 Flyii^ Horse and $SOO Cor porate kvek. Thoae inietesied in spon- norkg the miteritien of a spedik horse ($2,500 to $5,000). iioft ($5,000). chari ot ($6,000), rounding board ($1,000), ticket booth ($5,000) or organ ($20,000) need only to coniaci the Friends at 1864 Muttontown Rd. Syos- set. New York 11791-9652 or call 571- 7600. Approximately S7S,(X)0 has been raised toward the estimated $500,000 needed for restoration. 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