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0 . J . F0R.1AM K ^ .V o D a P T . 1<* J .'10 J i 111 X L L • An Official Newspaper Of Southold Town Complete Coverage - Riverheod To Orient An Official Newspaper Of Riverheod Town Long Island Traveler Est. 1871 Vol. 104 No. 35 TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR Watchman. Ett. 1828 Subacrlptlon $6.00 Per Year SOUTHOLD, LONG ISLAND, N.Y., THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1975 Single Copies 20 Cents GOP Backs Beecher Halsey ^ Tyte Resigns As Chairman Riverhead Republican Town Leader Joseph Wowak, left, the GOP candidate for Town Receiver of Taxes Joan DeWall, and Nick Charkow, candidate for Superintendent of Highways discussing the Novemt)er 1975 elections at a recent nneeting. Photo by P e ter Stevens Brookhaven Town Republican com mitteemen, Tuesday night, repudiat ed Town GOP Chairman Richard Zeidler, thwarting Zeidler’s efforts to dump Second District County Legisla tor H. Beecher Halsey. Halsey, whose district covers west ern Southampton Town and part of Brookhaven, is seeking a fourth term on the County L ^ islature. Zeidler, although under indlctmeM, and~ still being investigated by the district attorney’s office,; tried to flex his political muscle earlier this 'week, seeking to eliminate Halsey as a candidate. But Tuesday night, the Republican committeemen in Halsey’s district. almost unanimously voted to stick to Halsey. It’s a strange week for east end politics. Just last week Riverhead Town Conservative Party designated candidates, siding for the most part with local Democrats. But all that is changed now, as the Conservative Chairman Wickham Tyte resigned, charging his own committeemen with bad faith. Thf new leader is Henry Fioto. And now the Conservatives are getting together with the Republi cans. They are backing the GOP chvice for Supervisor, Riverhead Police Sergeant Walter Flanagan. (Continued on Page 3) Greenport Beach Parking Brings Sharp Questions Development of property in the area of the Fifth Street Beach, Greenport, formerly known as the Lester-Toner property brought some sharp ques tions from Fifth Street residents at Monday night’s Greenport Village Board meeting. The impact of a new business on parking facilities near the beach was bluntly stated by Ms. Violet Campbell as ‘’not fair to the taxpayers.” \W h e n the restaurant and aqua- seum are open, what’s going to happen to the parking?” , she asked. A member of the Greenport Plan ning Board, present at the meeting, Jim Monsell, who is also Superinten dent of Utilities in the village, said no site development plan has been submitted to the Planning Board although ‘‘the building inspector has been down there.” The operation of a marina at Southold Resins was also challenged by Campbell who asked whether or not gas was sold on the premises. The village board turned this over to Fred Gordon, building inspector. Charges were leveled at William (Continued from Page 8 ) Housing Sale To Highest Bidder Brooklyn Federal Judge Orrin G. Judd’s decision Monday, ordering the sale to the highest bidder of 100 dilapidated buildings containing 172 housing units, once used by the Air Force for housing, meets with the general approval of the Board of Education of the Westhampton Beach School District, it was announced Tuesday. Boardof Education P resident T heo dore Alpert, said the board ‘‘is very pleased with the decision. This justifies our action in fighting the original court action, ” he said. Alpert, a Town Councilman, said the ruling, which changes a ruling the same judge made two and a half years ago, ‘‘meansthe housing will be sold to the highest bidder.” Back in November, 1972, Judd ordered the housing be made avail able to low income and minority families, specifically directing em ployees at the Internal Revenue Service Building in Holtsville be accommodated. The judge, in the decision in 1972, acted on law suits by the Brookhaven Housing Coalition and the NAACP, andit was then that the Westhampton Beach Board of Education began Church Wins A Zoning Variance A request by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church for a zoning change to allow construction of a retirement commun ity was g ranted by the Southold Town Board at their regular monthly meet ing Tuesday when they approved a zoning variance from A-R (agricultur al-residential) to M-1 (multiple re sidences). Thecomplex, known as San Simeon can be allowed six units on an acre. Sewer and water service will be handled by the Village of Greenport. According to the Superintendent of Utilities, James Monsell, the addi tional three hookups planned, namely KOA. the Jack Levin complex and San Simeon will leave the village with enough water to consider additional growth. Pastor William Coleman met with representatives of St. Peter's Luther an Church later and authorized boring tests. A Festival Service is scheduled June 29 at 10:45 a.m. when the blessing of the land will be held. Pastor Coleman commented on the date chosen, saying it was an anni versary of the incorporation of the parish, accomplished June 29, 1879. When the Lutheran Church project was discussed, Pastor William Cole man indicated building in phases on the total of 45 acres and worked out reciprocal agreement with the neigh boring Eastern Suffolk Nursing Home for related health care services. Supervisor Albert Martocchia said the board has received approval fqr a ' HUD program which will provide a buildinft for the use of senioc citijieBS and young people with the initial amount of money $23,760 for the first year. The town can expect additional funding over the next two years, eventually totalling between $160,000 and $170,000. The single drawback anticipated is yearly Congressional approval offunds. The new center will be located on a Peconic site, south of Peconic School which, according to (Continucilon Page 13) New Study On Peconic County Eastern Suffolk County Legisla tors H. Beecher Halsey and Norton Daniels Tuesday, succeeded in get ting a resolution prepared for action June 27, on a new feasibility study on the proposed creation of Peconic County. The move by Halsey and Daniels angered some of the western Suffolk Legislators, particularly Democratic Joseph Bassano of Lindenhurst. Whether the resolution will be adopted or not at the June 27 meeting to be held in Riverhead is uncertain, but the predictions are that it will go (Continued on Page 8 ) Aroused Audience Challenges Southold Board On KOA Supervisor Turns Back Their Efforts Ben Telsey trying to present a statement on KOA to the Southold Town Board Tuesday which they accepted when it was ascertained the document had no legal bearing. Justices Suter and Demarest are shown with Supervisor iVlartocchia. Telsey claimed the Southold Town development plan is not synomous with the originally proposed master plan, not adopted by the town. Staff Photo t Am legislature Adopts Capital Program The County Legislature Tuesday in Hauppauge, after making some addi tions and deletions, adopted County Executive John V.N. Klein’s pro posed Capital Program for 1976-1978, calling for total expenditures of Villages Will Hect Voters of Southampton, East Hampton and Sag Harbor Villages will cast ballots on village officers on Tuesday, June 17. In Westhampton Beach and Quogue, the voting will be held on June 20. In East Hampton, the voters will decide on the Mayor’s position and three Trustee positions. Mayor Ronald P. Rioux is not seeking re- election but four candidates have filed for the post which carries a four year term at a salary of $2,500 a year. The candidates for Mayor are: Trustee Joseph F.X. Dunn, backed by the Liberty Party; Trustee Charles J. Osborne, the Windmill Party candi- (Continued on Page 3) approximately $691 million. The Legislature defeated a proposal to knock out funds for a combined laboratory to serve several county departments, the proposal pushed by Democratic Legislator Joseph Bas sano. The budget was revised to include almost $7 million for construc tion of a new nursing home in Yaphank, for 1977. And $5.6 million was deleted for the reconstruction of Little East Neck Road in Babylon. A proposal to spend over $1 million in the next two years for creek dredging projects was defeated, but the pro position toadd an equestrian center in Islip at a cost of $ 1.6 million, which Klein had removed, was put back in the program. The addition of a $3.5 million swimming pool complex in western Suffolk went down to defeat. And Legislator H. Beecher Hal- sey'sproposaltospend$l million over the next three years to acquire a site and reconstruct a historic farm in eastern Suffolk, also lost out. Another proposal to add $1.8 million for the building of an aero nautical museum in Islip was also defeated. Klein’s proposal in the program to spend $125,000 in 1977 for a study on the construction of a performing arts center was defeated. Then the legislators, in a resolution introduced by Norton W. Daniels approved the Klein spending proposal for the next three years. (Continued on Page 3) GOP Dumps Fickeissen The only change in the Republican lineup of candidates, after Monday night’s town Southold Town designat ing convention was the failure of Edward Fickeissen to capture the nomination foranotherfour-year term as Town Assessor. Henry Moisa of Orient was named in his place. Two years ago, Fickeissen bolted the party to run on the Democratic ticket for Supervisor against the Re publican incumbent Albert Mar tocchia. This year, apparently back in the fold, he was turned down for re-election to the assessor’s post. The ticket includes Supervisor Albert Martocchia for another two (Continued on Page 3) An aroused audience challenged the Southold Town Board Tuesday and demanded that additional opposi tion to the KOA (Campsites of America) be entered into the records. Supervisor Albert Martocchia re peatedly turned back their efforts to get anything into the official minutes on the KOA application for rezoning, stating the pub ic hearing was closed. “ Talk to us individually on the outside, I can’t allow it at this meeting,” Martocchia said. The KOA application for a zone change from A-R to M was the subject of a public hearing May 27 when a lengthy presentation by the campsite proponents dominated the meeting. According to some of those present at Tuesday's town board meeting, the allocation of time for presentations was unequal and demands ranged from reopening the hearing to calling for a town-wide referendum, neither of which will be considered by the board. One of the protestors, David Driscoll, was ruled out of order when he attempted to read a statement into the minutes, asking permission to submit a proposal calling for the referendum. His p repared statement, released to the press, contended that many taxpayers were not able to be present and a decision without a referendum could lead to further requests for down zoning. He also indicated legal action if the board issues a decision favorable to KOA. Ben Telsey, property owner in the vicinity of *he proposed campsite, tried to serve the board with a prepared statement which was first refused by Martocchia and then accepted on advice of town ( ounsel, Bob Tasker, who said it had no legal significance. Meanwhile, last Monday night, at the meeting of the Greenport Village Board, the agreement for KOA water and sewer service was amended to read that it is contingent on the approved zone change by the town. One year after the contract is signed the work is to be completed. Superin tendent of Utilities Jim Monsell stated the KOA wants to recapture some of their capital investment and will have ten years in which to get back a portion of the sewer and water costs. KOA will, according to Monsell, hook into the Peconic Nursing Home line whose owners may realize a $35,000 return of their original $75,000 investment. A spokesman from the nursing home stated when (Continued on Page 12) federal court action. The district had contended that conversion into low income housing, with probably little or no property taz return, would add hundreds of students to the West hampton Beach schools. The board contended low income housing would add another 365 students, requiring a 40 percent jump in the tax rate. In his ruling Monday, Judge Judd simply orders the General Services Administration to sell the units on the open market, to the highest bidder, and directs the purchaser not discrim inate against tenants who might be receiving welfare payments. In any event it is against state law to dis criminate against anyone in any status, in New York State. The housing was made available four years ago but the General Services Administration was thwart ed by continuous legal action, in attempting to sell the property. Alpert said Southampton Town will notfightJudge J u d d ’s order. He said that the housing units are in poor condition, except for 48 additional units used by Coast Guard families, recruiting personnel in the Armed Services, and Air Force reservists. GREENPORTER STRIKES IT RICH - Agnes IVIartin received a check of $2,200 in lieu of the use of a 1975 Chrysler for a year from a district official of Chrysler Corporation as right, Dick Muiien of Mullen’s Motors, Southold, looks on. Miss Martin was one of three winners of Chrysler’s USA Contest held earlier in the spring, photo by Juies Rieff At Press Tinie Tuckahoe School District voters approved their budget for the coming year and two propositions, T uesday n ight, The vote on the budget was 49-18; a proposition to contribute to the Roger’s Memorial Library was passed, also 49-18, and another proposition to the Parrish Art Museum p assedby a vote of 4l-i6. All incumbent school board members were re-elected. Metropolitan area residents whose doctors refused to perform non-emergency surgery during the 11 -day malpractice slowdown are beginning to fill up hospital beds that were left vacant during the slowdown. Leaders of the militant doctors predicted health services should be back to normal by today. The leaders, Tuesday, recommended a suspension of the protest while awaiting the findings of a nine-member panel, appointed by Governor Carey, to recommend further changes in malpractice laws. A n u m b e r of voluntary hospitals were recalling workers who had to be laid off during the job action because of the sharp dip in daily hospital revenues. Greenport Housing Authority chairman George Hubbard stated this week that a reported 100 units of housing for families and the elderly in Greenport, cited as part of the Suffolk Community Development Corporation housing program, is not a current project. Hubbard said it was based on an old. outdated understanding which involved the multi-million aquaseum project. M attituck Lions Strawlierry Festival - June 14 - School Grounds 12-5:30 p.m.
