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Thursday, November 11,1971
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One T o x Down, Another Up
In Nassau County Budget
Nassau County Executive
Ralph G. Case sent to the Board
of Supervisors this week a
proposed budget for 1972 that
provides a cut in the general fund
tax rate of more than 19 cents for
most property owners, at the cost
of a one-percent sales tax hike.
Specifically, the rate per $100 of
assessed valuation will drop 19.3
cents in Hempstead Town, 19.5
cents in Oyster Bay and North
Hempstead, 22.9 cents in Glen
Cove and 10.2 cents in Long
Beach. The reductions are
possible despite a $65 million
jump in the gross total, which will
rise to $426 million, because of a
recommended one-cent hike in
sa le s ta x ’ ^
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P it is n e v e r p le a sa n t to
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certificates from Oyster Bay Town Councilman
Warren ML Doolittle. The two teens will study with the
Town’s Teen Renertory Theatre for the 1971-72 season,
Botb Janet (44 Mkbael Drive>nd G«n’ (9 Jane Drive)
are students at Plainview Kennedy High.
__r ose additional taxes, I feel
iithis is the time to increase the
tax to our legai limit. We
are faced with a strangling
money situation that would place
jeopardy of forfeiting to the state
*the extra penny of sales tax,” the
county executive stated.
He contended that recen t'
statements by legislative leaders
indicate a growing feeling, that
counties who have not used the
sales tax limits available will be
superseded by the state, possibly
this year. For that reason, and
because Nassau is “dangerously
close” to its property tax ceiling,
Caso is proposing the higher sales
tax, effective March 1, 1972.
Without it, the tax rate would
have to go up about $1.04.
Presented on a program basis
A WINNER IN BETHPAGE: Photo of office building of The
Eqritable Life Assurance Society of the U. S. in Bethpage is the
subject of a* eyes at last Friday’s LIA Archi Awards Recognition
Dinner, sponsored jointly by the Long Island Association and the
American Institute of Architects. L. I. Chapter, held at the Holiday
Manor in Bethpage. Shown here are, from left, Frederic G.
Wiedersum. partner in Frederic P. Wiedersum Associates, Architecte-Engineers of Valley Stream, New York, who was awarded a .
silver ‘Archi* for exceience in the building's design; Robert
Schlageter, Vice President, Real Estate Department of The
Eq intable; and Arthur E. Poole, LIA’s Vice President of Public
Affairs. The Wiedersum firm, recipient of eitfit design awards in the
past seven years of LIA’s architectural competition, also received
winner certificates in the categories of structural, mechanical and
electrical engineers for the project.
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M en's Club P re s e n ts 'F id d ler 1
The Men’s Club of the Bethpage the Bethpage Kiwanis and will be
Jewish Center is presenting a full held at the Bethpage High School
productinon of the hit musical, on Saturday evenings Nov. 20, 27
“FIDDLER ON THE ROOF” to and Dec. 4. Prices are $4.50, $3.75,
help raise funds for rebuilding $3.00 with special student section
their Synagogue, which was at $1.50.
Ticket information is available
completely destroyed by a fire.
The production is sponsored by from WE 8-7908 or GE 3-7129.
Caso also decried the heavy
imbalance of mandated costs his
adm inistration
faced
in
struggling with the budget.
Almost 62 per cent of the total, he
disclosed, was out of his control
because of sta te or. federal
regulations
and
contract
obligations. He repeated his
frequently-stated plea for federal
and sta te revenue-sharing,
pointing out in a lengthy budget
message that only 11 cents of the
tax dollars sent to Washington
are returned to localities in this
state. «
One segment of the fiscal
package rem ains unsettled
prehensive budget dissertation^
which accompanied a complete
line-by-line budget, Caso urged
the board to adopt his budget as
propsosed. It is expected to do so.
for the first time this year, the
budget shows the costs of
operating the eight m ajor
categories of government health, social benefits, public
p ro te c tio n , tra n s p o rta tio n ,
education, recreation-cultural,
general support and legal-fiscalm anagem ent control. For
example, the bulk of the in­
creased spending can be found in
health services (up $16 million or
16 per cent), social benefits up
or 27 per cent). Another $12
million can be traced to picking
that the budget offers enough up a $7 million deficit left from
flexibility in salary lines to the prior administration coupled
permit “a reasonable raise." with a decision not to seek a $5
There will be no raises for high million sales tax advance, a
practice used last year for fiscal
echelon officials, he said.
While more than $53 million expediency.
“This is a responsible financial
was slashed from departmental
requests, Caso pointed out, document, prepared on a sound
sufficient fiscal latitude remains business-like basis by my fiscal
in all categories for the con­ adm inistrator, Thomas G.
tinuance of essential services as DeVivo.‘It gives a clear picture of
well as expansion of certain where this government stands
p rogrram s deemed vital. A with no trickery or fancy
limited number of new services financial footwork to delude our
will be introduced a t the citizens,” Caso said. “ Many
discretion of department ad- hours of conferences have gone
m inistrators, consistent with into this effort to balance' the
their obligation to stay within county books, as I promised to do
budgetary limitations, the county last year. We have unmortgaged
our financial future
by
executive explained.
In . concluding his com­ elim in atin g deficits.”
I
Security National Bank has
announced the promotion of
Bethpager Frank H. Scarangella,
Assistant Vice President, to the
position of Assistant Director of
Marketing.
Scarangella joined Security
National in 1968 and prior to his
new appointm ent, served as
officer in charge of the bank’s
Product Planning and Develop­
ment Section. He was formerly
associated with First National
City Bank.
Witches and scary stories! It's all in fun at the
Halloween costutoe parade and party at the Bethpage
Public Library on Thursday, October 28. An
auditorium filled with ghosts and goblins came dressed
as their favorite story book characters, and listened to
spooky stories told by members of the Girl Scouts.
Jane Kelly, of 7 Plainview Road, Bethpage, won first
prize in the costume contest as Peter Pan. Pictured
here are: Michael Brennan, of 50 Armon Drive, Beth­
page and Donna Parisi of 16 Manor Drive, Bethpage.