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f o r : . ! A N 0 . J . KE.V;, F I L E D E P T , li< 'J N iti u U r H , I L L * An Official Newspaper Of Southold Town Complete Coverage - Riverheod To Orient An Official Newspaper Of Riverhead Town Long Island Traveler Est. 1871 Vol. 104 No. 41 TRUTH W I T H OU T FEAR Watchman, Est. 182B Subscription $6.00 Per Year SOUTHOLD, LONG ISLAND, N.Y., THURSDAY,, JULY 24,1975 Sb>gl>Ca()l«20Canlt * R i v e r h e a d W i l l V o t e A g a i n O n T h e S c h o o l B u d g e t Voters of the Riverhead School District on August 12 will vote a second time on a proposed gross budget for the coming school year-a budget that is substantially less, with lower tax rates than the one turned down by the voters in May. District Principal Kenneth W. Ross, following a marathon meeting of the board of education Tuesday night said the trimming of the proposed budget will mean a reduc tion of $355,250 in real estate taxes for the district. The district covers most of Riverhead and small portions of Southampton and Brookhaven Townships. The proposed gross budget is $10,760,423, compared with the de feated budget of $10,894,423. The budget for the 1974-75 school year was $9,963,008. The budget has been trimmed by $134,000, through consolidation of some classes, retirement of three teachers who were not replaced, the decision to purchase only three rather than four buses, thus a saving of $19,000, and a $20,000 reduction in employee benefits. The real property tax will be $7,406,423, rather than $7,761,425 as proposed in the defeated budget. In addition to the trimming of $134,000, the estimated surplus is up from $350,000 to $575,000, thus permitting a further tax cut. Of the most interest to the taxpay ers, however, are the tax rates, which are to be far lower than proposed in the defeated budget. The proposed new rates are: River- head-$13.24 per $100 of assessed valuation; Southampton - $14.26; and Brookhaven - $16.^1. The rates in the (Continued on Page 2) T o w n O f S o u t h a m p t o n A n d M o t e l O w n e r D i s a g r e e A long standing dispute between the town of Southampton and Micha el Milton, proprietor of the Irish Mist Motel on Canoe Place Road, Hamp ton Bays, surfaced late last week at a hearing before the Town Board of Appeals. According to town attorney Rich ard DePetris, a building permit was issued on F ebruary 4,1971 for 17 new motel units. In a complicated history of the affair, DePetris told the Appeals Board that it b ecame appar ent to the late Henry Desilia, South ampton Building Inspector, that something quite different from the originally approved plans was con structed between 1973 and 1974. Desilia did not issue certificates of occupancy for some of the units, DePetris said, but nevertheless the units were rented by Milton and lived in last summer, despite the lack of such certificates. In answer, Milton and his attorney, Robert Crimmins, presented a 12 page request to the Board of Zoning Appeals, that answered all the charges of discrepancies in the or iginal plan b toi^i^b]^tl|ie building, in s p ^ o r . In addition. Milton said that he would suffer economic hard ship if he was not allowed to use the buildings as they now exist. In his application, Milton request ed from the board “ certificates of occupancy from this board for build ings B, C, and D, either in the form of a dispensation of the rigid require ments of the zoning ordinance, or in an interpretation of the provisions of (Continued on Page 6 ) A p p r o v e C u t c h o g u e S u b d i v i s i o n Following two public hearings on subdivisions Monday night, the Southold Town Planning Board ap proved one and indicated a possible 45 day delay before acting on the second. ‘‘We often work on plans for two years,” said chairman John Wick ham. The proposed subdivision of 3.8 acres located in Cutchogue, on pro perty owned by Jam e s Dean received approval. Three lots were indicated, 40,000,51,108and 65,000 square feet respectively, all of them conforming with and exceeding area require ments. DEC approval was granted July 1, 1975 and the property will not be ■feAher subdivided. Before construc tion, the planning board wants an application showing proposed homes. Peconic Knolls, property in Peconic owned by Adelphi Land Corporation, has been before the Planning Board just about two years. The 9.971 acre site will be divided into nine lots of approximately 40,000 square feet each. One of the problems has been as existing right of way which will be exchanged for a completed road. Wickham stated state and county agencies had b een satisfied and what remains is bond estimates and an updated report from the Town Super intendent of Highways Ray Dean. Close examination of the map Monday night, showed a minor dis crepancy in the legal description which did not gibe with the map and was, according to the owner and board, easily corrected. The applica tion, which goes back to 1973, re ceived DEC approval June 5, 1975. Eighteen acres in Mill Creek, known as Great Island, which plan ners expect to be divided into four, four and a half acre lots, were the subject of informal discussion be tween scheduled public hearings. The project needs approved access, boundaries established, line and ac cess defined as well as further dis cussion on the source of water. In other action the Planning Board: Approved the preliminary sketches of Hodor, Arshamonaque; Approved a minor subdivision of Errol W. Doebler, Southold, subject to set back line being on the map. H a r v e s t i n g B e g i n s O n E L I Harvesting of the estimated 6,000 ac£es of grain crown on Eastern Long Island began last week and will continue well into August. Virtually all of the acreage is in winter wheat and rye seeded last fall, and on most farms planted as “ land-resters” in rotation with potatoes and perishable vegetables. Combining of wheat started last Thursday after most of the moisture deposited by the rainfalls of July 11-13 had dissipated. The crop looks good, with per acre yields running from 50 to 70 bushels, according to G r e e n p o r t W m P o s t N i t r a t e L e v e l Area motels that operate under New York State Health Department Temporary Residence Permits and get their water from the Greenport water supply will have to post notices warning their customers of the high nitrate level in the water. The nitrate level in the Greenport water has been very high for a number of years. The issue came to a head last week when a Health Department inspector made a routine check of one of the local motels, decided that the absence of such a warning would constitute a violation. In a follow up move to that development a Health Department spokesperson stated that letters will go out this week to every motel that uses Greenport water telling them that they also will have to post warning notices. Those letters will be followed up by field inspectors. The level of nitrates involved is ten for every million particles of water. The effect that it theoretically has, is a disease called Blue Baby Fever. It’s potential victims are infants up to the age of six months. But Health Department officials are quick to point out that Suffolk County has never had as much as one reported case of the disease. In an effort to rid the area of the nitrate problem the firm of Holz- maker, McLendon and Merrill have been cojitracted by the Suffolk County Legislature to conduct a Denitrifiqation Research Study. It has been ten months since they were awarded the contract, however, and they are still waiting to receive the actual agreement. Representatives from the firm met with county (Continued on Page3) Ask Funds For County Farmland The proposed county farmlands acquisition program, in the works for three years, and informally approved by the county legislature in May, still gets its stiffest test thus far on August 26. when the legislature will be asked to fund $60 million to purchase the development rights of up to 13,818 acres. Back in May, the plan was ap proved by a 10 to 7 vote by the legislature when County Executive John V.N. Klein was authorized to execute option agreements for the development rights to the farmland with the owners - farmers and non farmers and speculators. (Continued on Page 2) C o u n t y L e g i s l a t u r e P a s s e s T r a n s f e r O f M a t t i t u c k L a n d N E W POLICE BOAT joined the law enforcement equipment of Southold Town when on Saturday, July 19, town officials were on hand to take formal possession at Lieblein’s Fishing Station. Among those present to mark the transfer of the 21-footer to the town were Justice Martin Suter, Bill Lieblein, Southold Town Supervisor Albert Martocchia, Joe Frohnhoefer and Bay Constabule Bill Januick. Two 85 horsepower engines will propel the craft in excj^s of 40 knots to a valuable addition to town rescue services. Photo by Peter Stevens K l e i n A n n o u n c e s E c o n o m y M o v e s A l s o A m e n d C a p i t a l B u d g e t A n d P r o g r a m The County Legislature Tuesday in Riverhead, despite the objections of six Democrats and two west end Republican legislators approved the transfer of less than a half-acre of land near Wolf Pit Lake, Mattituck t<J the Mattituck Park District for park ing facilities. The price was $850 but the legis lators in opposition, wanted county residents to have the right to use the tiny Wolf Pit Lake Park. The final vote on the transfer was 10 to 8 . Legislator Norton Daniels explain ed that the Park District has sought the plot of land between Wickham Avenue and Tuthill Lane, for use as a parking field during the winter season when park district residents go skating on Wolf Pit Lake. Daniels described the Democrat opposition as \a typical attempt on their part to erode home rule” . The two Republi can legislators siding with the Demo crats were Cliffotd Crafts and Brom ley Hall. The legislature, in other action, amended the 1975 Capital Budget and Program by providing the funds to hire private contractors to dredge the following creeks in Southold County Executive John V.N. Klein at Tuesday's meeting of the Suffolk Legislature in Riverhead, warning that there is a huge rise in home owners failing to pay their taxes and the sales tax revenues are off of predictions, announced a series of economy moves. He said he will fully detail the moves to the county legislature all county agencies at an expanded mini cabinet meeting on August 21. Klein, with no opposition from any of the legislators, ordered the follow ing: All funds in d epartments budgeted for equipment, if not yet spent, are to be returned to the county general fund. The purchase of all non-essential supplies for stockpiling will be halted and the funds returned to the county general fund. Only essential supplies such as drugs, police supplies, etc., may be purchased. The job freeze, for the past several months a “ selective” freeze, with only what Klein terms “ essential positions” , is now a complete freeze, at least until October 1. No vacant positions are to be filled, and no positions which suddenly become vacant by retirement, death, or firing will be filled. And, all county or department con tracts, planned but not yet signed, are to be deferred until January 1. “ This should save the county $2 million,\ Klein explained. However, he and Deputy County Executive Michael Gotthainer, the county bud get expert, warned that sales tax revenues, projected at $103 million for the entire year, are down $1.5 million, with half of the year gone. “ Weujways have tax-delinquenc- ies - the hbme owner or business that fails to pay the real estate taxes, and this year we have $18.4 million in (Continued on Page 14) New Ferry Service Being Drawn Up Plans for a new ferry service from Eastern Long Island to New London, Conn., are being drawn up by Mascony Transportation Company, with Sag Harbor as it Long Island terminus. Mascony was turned down last year on a proposed ferry service from Greenport to New London, after the Greenport Village Board of Trustees opposed the proposal at public service hearings because of potential serious traffic congestion that it would create in the village shopping center. For its Sag Harbor proposal, Mas- (Continuedon Page 3)/ Henry Kraszewski, who as director of the Riverhead office of USDA's Agricultural Stabilization & Conserv ation Service, keeps close watch on crops included in government pro grams. This year, the wheat program, with its “ target price” of $2.05 per bushel, is practically inoperative, for the reason that current returns to grow ers are well above that figure. Suffolk Agway, Inc., which handles a sub stantial portion of the local produc tion, quoted $2.80 per bushel on (Continued on Page 2) B E N E F I T COCKTAIL PARTY for Hallockville, Riverhead, was highlighted by a performance of the “ Augmented Block Island Chamber Music Society\. The entertainment was provided by, left to right, Alex Tuthill on the trumpet, Jim Harkins on the banjo, Congressman Otis Pike and his famed uke and Howard Hovey on the baritone. Hallockville Board of Directors, through president Shirley Smith, explained the venture kicked off fundraising to recreate the community of Hallockville which dates back 300 years. Photo by Peter Stevens (Continued on pa^e 3) O u r I n s i d e P a g e s Calverton 10 Churches 28 Classlfled 30,31 Coffee Break 5 Cutchogue Column 15 East Marion Column IS Editorials 4 Greenport 13 Legals 28 Mattituck 8 Movies 12 North Fork Living 18,19 Obituaries 6 Riverhead Column 9 Southold Column 3 Sports 20-26 TV 16 Patricia Wood Reports 4 WadingRiver 9 T i m e Pierson High School needs building renovation or replacement,” said Lyle Chenoweth, district principal, in response to the recommendation resulting from the state education department study which would place Bridgehampton students, grades 9-12, in area schools. Chenoweth said the Pierson Board of Education has not been approached formally. He stressed the increasing local enrollment and stated it would be difficult to provide additional classrooms in the present facility. Robert Freidah, district principal of East Hampton High School, said his board had not read the report and indicated it was a recommendation not a mandate by the state. “ We ’ ve thought about it over the years, ’ ’ said F reidah, “ it’s never been requested by the Bridgehampton Board of Education nor the district. If they do ask it, we’ll sit down and discuss it.” The Bridgehampton Board, according to Freidah, have not made public w h a t procedure they plan to follow. ^ f u . The state report, while commending the Bridgehampton faculty, administration and school board, states that a high school of 85 students cannot possibly provide the variety of indepth studies needed. As an example, stenography was cited as an important marketable skill. The Bridgehampton Board of Education, who originally asked for the evaluation, through Board chairman John Niles, indicated they will attempt to carry out the recommendation, first contacting area high schools to see if they will accept the 87 students, then going into the Bridehampton School District. District residents will have to vote on the closing of grades 9-12 since it is not a merger which is being considered, but phasing out the secondary school program. William Woesfner, Southampton district principal, was not available for comment. A local Bridgehampton study indicated the taxpayers would be hit on transportation as well j s tuition costs if the state recommendation is followed. ________ S o u t h o l d F i r e D e p a r t m e n t P o l k a P a r t y - J u l y 2 6 - G r e e n p o r t L e g i o n - 9 - 1
