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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-1982 '0'.-- - I /1 ( \ /" ~~~ ) ) J ~ ==) J ~ ~ ~ ~_____--'-___.___.__~._ _n__ - - r- FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 1981 - 1982 ANNUAL MEETING, Thursday, July 15th, 4:30 p.m. at the School Report of the President Civic Association Financial Report Connecticut Blue Cross/Blue Shield FIDCO Fishers Island Ferry District Fishers Island Fire Department Fishers Island Fire District Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse District H.L.Ferguson Museum & H.L. Ferguson Bird Sanctuary Island Health Project, Inc. Fishers Island Library Association Island Peoples Project Fishers Island School District Report of Town Justice Ray Edwards Rodent Control DATES TO REMEMBER July 15th July 17th July 20th & 21st August 10th & 11th August 10th August 20th Annual Civic Association Meeting Island Peoples Project Cruise CPR Instruction at the Fire House CPR Instruction at the Fire House Election of Ferry District Commissioners Ferry District Budget Meeting Cover of Report: Andy Doucette The Fishers Island Civic Association, Inc. F=ISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 Dear Fishers Islanders: From all indications it seems that the Landmark School has lost interest in establishing a branch on Fishers Island. The fact that they have not for a year submitted an application to the General Services Administration for the property at the Fort area shows their lack of interest. As there is no longer a need to defer to their interests, the Civic Association asked Judge Edwards to try, thru the Town of Southold, to obtain the four family and single family dwellings at the Fort gate so then it could be used to the advandage of senior citizens and his report gives further information on that subject. Our April meeting was well attended and the presence of Town Super- visor Pell and Police Chief Winters provided the chance to get answers to longstanding concerns. There is a new telephone number for the island constables that is a radio link which provides much faster service, These men are employed by the Town of Southold and are willing to enforce our laws but they can only be effective if they have information and cooperation from us. A launching ramp for small boats was requested and the Town of Southold has approved the funds for one. The contract is pending to cover an area with asphalt and to deepen a channel as the location of the old ramp on Peninsula Road which has become unusable. This work should be completed this year. Money and lights have been appropriated by the town to make night tennis available at the school courts. There will be a coin box installed so that the expense for the power will be paid for those who benefit. A substantial sum has also been authorized by the town for paving the basketball courts and this should be completed during the fall. All of the above happened with the help of Judge Edwards, Supervisor Pell and the Town Council and the Civic Association appreciated their actions. As an organization we do not act as a conduit of charity funds as there are other groups specifically formed for that purpose, but we do have expenses and worthwhile projects to cover and for those a membership blank is included. Please remember that although your financial help is wanted it is your personal assistance that is most important to the Island welfare .... Sincerely, John Bogert, President FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION FINANCIAL REPORT 81 - 82 Starting Checkbook Balance as of July 1, 1981 $1442.55 Total Deposits Dues Contributions $ 931.00 $1646.00 Total Expenses Printing and Postage Blue Cross Custodian Secretary Annual Report Rodent Control Office Supplies Town Fathers Telephone Treasury Note + Bank S.C. $2577.00 $2744.79 $ 585.95 500.00 400.00 588.52 255.00 70.09 27 .02 216.55 101. 66 Starting Checkbook Balance as of July 1, 1981 $1274.76 Respectfully submitted, Mary Horn The Fishers Island Civic Association, Inc. FISI-lERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, July 15th at 4:30 p.m. at the School. This is the only forum for discussion of the Association's Annual Report on its own activiites and those of all other Island organizations. Membership is a sign of your desire to participate in promoting our Island's community welfare and in expressing your views on its problems. Membership is required for Island residents participating in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Insurance Plan. Annual dues have been sufficient to cover our routine expenses, including in particular, administration of the medical insurance program. However, it is insufficient to enable the Association to contribute, as in the past, any appreciable amounts to special community needs. The Board hopes that an increase in membership from both summer and all year round residents and additional voluntary contributions will enable the Association to fulfill the important objective of being able to respond promptly to projects worthy of community assistance. **************************************************************************** Name Address Annual individual membership Annual family membership ($3.00) ($5.00) $ Voluntary contribution $ Amount enclosed $ Please make checks payable to FISHERS Box 464, New York ISLAND CIVIC ASSN. Fishers Island, 06390 Check here for receipt BLUE CROSS - BLUE SHIELD 1982 Group membership in Connecticut Blue Cross and Blue Shield is avail- able to all twelve month residents of Fishers Island through member- ship in the Fishers Island Civic Association. Membership dues are 33.00 for an individual and $5.00 for a family, yearly, payable to The Fishers Island Civic Association, Box 464, c/o Yrs. Yary Horn. Elue Cross/Blue Shield bills are sent out the lOth of the month and payment is requested by the 21st of the month. As of June I, 1982, we have 5~ Be/5S members in the 007296 Group and 48 members in the "Over 65" Group. Since last year at this time, we have had a couple of large rate increases due to higher hospital costs and losses incurred by the carrier. PREMIUM RATES EFFECTIVE Jan. I, 1982 Husband/wife ( 2) $126.62 Husband/wife ( 3) $131. 76 children Single ( 1) $ 49.37 Over 65 ( 1) $ 20.41 We have been informed that BC/BS has requested approval from The Department of Insurance to modify existing procedure in calculating premiums for groups of 3-99 such as ours and again we may be individ- ually merit rated based on our experience. Public hearing was set for Yay 11 but adjourned until June 1. When further information is received, members will be informed. To give some background; if you recall, that in December of 1977, a 35% rate increase prompted the Directors of the Civic Ass'n. (headed by ~r. John Gaillard), then President to search for another health program comparable to our coverage at a lower cost. Much time and effort on the part of Mr. Gaillard and the committee to find such a plan was unsuccessful. We were able to transfer into the present "community rated" for small groups in January 1978. Most recently, Mr. John Bogert, President of the Civic Association, has been looking for a less costly plan. To sum that up - commercial carriers can not issue group insurance contracts to informal groups such as civic associations. In spite of the high but competitive costs of the BC/BS program we now have, it may be the only wholesale approach available to us. Evelyn Clarke Custodian FISHERS ISLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION July 1, 1982 1982 REPORT TO FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION: Today FIDCO owns about 240 undeveloped acres at the East End plus all the land and most of the buildings used by the Fishers Island Country Club. The Club rents the golf course and club buildings from FIDCO. Also owned by FIDCO are a few buildings and some unused property at the Fort. It owns the Fishers Island Yacht Club buildings and that marina. Its other holdings are approximately a fifty percent interest in the electric, water and telephone companies. FIDCO maintains the roads at the East end of the Island. This year, it will also provide "clean up" services to Isabella and Chocomount beaches on a twice-weekly basis. The gate house at the beginning of the FIDCO private road will be manned more frequently this year in an effort to keep down the number of "off islanders" using the East end beaches. The stock of FIDCO has been sold only to summer residents who are Club members and who own property on Fishers Island. This restriction is brought about by the securities laws. Today there are 90 stockholders. The stock is often passed from father to son or daughter. When a family is no longer a property owner at the Island, FIDCO offers to repurchase the shares, at a reduced price, usually from the estate. In order to have funds to carry out its objectives, FIDCO solicits the purchase of its shares by new property owners and most of them do purchase shares. Over the years, when needed, FIDCO has exercised leadership In Island affairs. It first came into being during the thirties as Fishers Island Estates when the Country Club had financial difficulties and a group of the members purchased the golf course and the unsold lots. Substantial funds were again raised to buy the Fort when the U. S. Government put that property up at auction. Some of the latter was given as the site for the present school, and much of the remainder was sold to year-around residents and others at low prices. The purpose of FIDCO is to maintain the quality of Fishers Island as a place to live and to visit. Inherent in this Objective lS to maintain,a sound Island economy. Considerable progress has been made the last few years. The memberships at the clubs are increasing. Recent land sales by FIDCO have resulted in increased landholding by club members. Several houses have been built and others are on the drawing boards or under construction. It now appears that this substantially increased level of construction on the Island will continue for quite a number of years. We hope that this will attract construction and service people and their families to the Island for year-around living. The children could take advantage of our fine school, and the Island would be more active and complete. Stephen E. O'Neil President Fishers Island Ferry District District CrtDtM a,. Spe,cial Act at lJM N. Y. Stau up.!.Jrvu (UUUJ of N. Y., 1947. Chapin' 6w) FISHERS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06390 As the 1982 summer season rounds into full swing, there are several items appropriate for comment. The first is the matter of ferry riders not turning in their tickets to the purser at the end of a trip. While the practice is not wide- spread, it does occur, mainly on weekends. It should be point- ed out here that withholding a ticket and later using it for passage on another trip represents theft of service. The pol- icy concerning leaving the vessel and returning for personal possessions and luggage has always been very liberal while the vessel is being unloaded. However, if persons continue to withhold tickets, it may be necessary to restrict access un- til the vessel has been completely offloaded. This would necessarily entail delays and be a nuisance to all concerned. The second item of concern is that of bounced checks. Each check returned to us results in time lost in contacting the maker and reprocessing the check if all goes well. Some- times it is necessary to contact a bank or contact the maker by long distance telephone call or by letter. Effective June 15, 1982 a $10.00 surcharge will be levied on any check re- turned to us. The individual maker will also be posted with the purser on each vessel and his checks will not be accepted. We ask your cooperation in observing our traffic signs. Please do not bring cars or trucks to the vessel loading area during hours when the freight office is open - Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Sundays, holidays, and at times when the freight office is closed, automobiles may queue up at the loading area. Finally, after eighteen months since we were notified of the availability of grant money for our dock repair and ramp construction, we received and opened bids on May 4, 1982. The successful bidder was Whaling City Dredge & Dock Corp. of Groton, Conn. at a bid price of $219,300.00. Seven bids rang- ing to a high of $372,000.00 were received. The new ramp will be located at the north end of our property and will thus allow freight and traffic to flow in the same direction. It will also be much closer to the staging area for automobiles and should generally allow for a more efficient operation. During the winter months the location will be in the area where ice forms last in Silver Eel Pond. Plans for the pro- ject are on file in the Ferry District office and may be ex- amined by anyone interested in doing so. Plans for lengthening OLINDA have been temporarily delayed. A survey of the vessel done in the fall of 1981 put her value at considerably more than her original cost. For this reason, it may be economically feasible to sell OLINDA and build a new and larger vessel with deck space about equal to that of MUNNATAWKET but retaining some of the open features of OLINDA to accommodate large trucks, etc. On July 17, 1982 there will be a jazz cruise aboard MUNNA- TAWKET for the benefit of the Island People's Project. The vessel will depart Fishers Island at 7:00 p.m. for a three hour cruise in local waters. Ticket sales will be handled by Island People's Project committee members. The Second Line Dixieland Jazz Band, which played for our jazz cruise last JUly, will once again be featured. The annual election for a Commissioner of the Fishers Is- land Ferry District will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 1982. There will be two Commissioners to be elected this year; one for a term of five years, and one for a term of two years to fill the unexpired term of Justice Edwards. The annual meeting for the presentation of the fiscal year 1983 estimates of revenues and expenditures will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 20, 1982 at the Fishers Island School. Please note that the Ferry District now has a recorded in- formation line (telephone 744). We attempt to include all schedule changes, extra trips, charter trips, etc. as soon as they become known. 1982 FISI-l~RS ISLAND FIR~ D~PARTM~NT FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 Your Fire Department is constantly training all personnel in fire fighting, fire prevention, ambulance and other medical problems and in rescue work and salvage procedures. Another function of the Department is to check all equipment at least once a week ( the Sea Stretcher is checked out daily) to be certain it is in top condition when needed. Our drills include work once a month under an instructor sent to the Island from Suffolk County. A new Squad has been formed for Rescue work. It has ten members under an Assistant Chief and its functions are to report directly to any emergency situation and lend assistance, whether it be an ambulance call or a fire. During the year there were ~ fire calls, 14 of these were false alarms. There were a total of ~ ambulance calls during the year and the Sea Stretcher logged ~ medically related trips. During the winter season EMT training and instructional meetings were held twice a month. This summer we are holding two CPR sessions that will be for the public. The first will be held July 20th and July 21st and the second on August 10th and 11th. We hope you will join to learn this life saving technique. This year we have sponsored a very successful Marathon for the benefit of the Sea Stretcher and will again provide a cookout for the Fourth of July Band Concert. There will be an Open House at a date to be announced and later we will, of course, hold a 1982 Christmas Party for the children on the Island. We are again counting on your support of our Annual Appeal for funds that make all of these things possible. FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P. O. BOX 222 F"ISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 Commissioners Treasurer and Secretary Catherine Jenssen W. Gordon Ahman Kenneth L. Edwards James A. Peishoff, Chairman Richard S. Baker, Sr. Serge J. Doyen, Jr. TREASURER'S ANNUAL FOR YEAR 1981 REPORT RECEIPTS I Tax Revenue Rental of Polling Place Refund of Insurance Premiums Rental of Justice Office Interest Total Receipts Balance at Beginning of Year Total Receipts and Balance $64,053.75 105.00 338.00 500.00 1,624.42 $66,621.17 7,675.09 1Z4,296.26 DISBURSEMENTS I Current Expensesl Personal Services Counsel Fee Hydrant Rentals Insurance M&R - Apparatus & Equipment M&R - Building & Property Telephone and Alarm System Electric Energy Fuel Social Security Tax Medical Expense Other Expenses Total Current Expenses Purchase of Equipment $ 4,650.00 320.00 11,544.00 8,470.00 8,034.42 5,355.81 2,666.29 3,103.60 4,983.20 225.93 60.00 5,728.83 $55,142.08 6,114.68 Debt Servicel Redemption of Bonds Interest on Bonds Total Debt Service $ 5,000.00 252.65 $ 5,252.65 Transferred to Reserve Fund Total Payments from General Fund Balance at End of Year Total Payments and Balance 5,000.00 $71,509.41 2,786.85 $74,296.26 FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P. O. BOX 222 FISHERS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06390 Commissioners Treasurer and Secretary Catherine Jenssen W. Gordon Ahman Kenneth L. Edwards James A. Peishoff, Chairman Richard S. Baker, Sr. Serge J. Doyen, Jr. TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1981 RESERVE FUNDSI Apparatus and Equipment Reserve FundI Balance on Hand January 1, 1981 Addl From General Fund 2/18 Add: Maturity of CD #4918 Balance Less: Purchase of 6 mo. Certificate of Deposit 3/5 Balance Add: 1st Qtr. Interest 3131 2nd Qtr. Interest 6130 3rd Qtr. Interest 9/30 4th Qtr. Interest 12/31 Balance on Hand Dec. 31, 1981 $ 386.72 5,000.00 16,884.62 $22,271.34 22,270.00 $ 1.34 28.88 .39 .40 .41 $31.42 Equipment Repair Reserve Fundi Balance on Hand January 1, 1981 Add: 1st Qtr. Interest 3131 2nd Qtr. Interest 6/30 3rd Qtr. Interest 9/30 4th Qtr. Interest 12/31 Balance on Hand Dec. 31, 1981 $ 6,101.17 79.48 81.42 83.40 84.52 $ 6,429.99 INVESTMENT I 9/3/81 - 6 Month Certificate of Deposit Maturity date March 4, 1982 $23,889.34 ~~A~ Secretary-Trea er FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P. O. BOX 222 FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 Commissioners Treasurer and Secretary Catherine Jenssen w. Gordon Ahman Kenneth L. Edwards James A. PelshoIT ,Chairman Richard S. Baker, Sr. Serge J. Doyen, Jr. SUPPLEMENT TO TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1981 Breakdown of Other Expensesl Office Expense Gasoline and Oil Inspections and Fire School Conventions and Work Shop Election Expense Dues Bond Total Current Expense Listed as Other Expense $ 591. 78 2,lJO.24- 1,558.56 996.50 156.75 180.00 115.00 .$5.728.83 ~ FISHERS ISLAND GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISTRICT , i FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION BUDGET FOR 1982 Commissioner's fees and expenses Contract for Garbage Collection Lease of land from F.I.D.CO. & Pickett Bonds and Insurance Office Exps, including Advertising Legal Services Rodent Control Trenching of Land Fill Area Engineering studies & Special Legal Expense Other Expenses TOTAL Less: Anticipated Unexpended Balance Amount to be raised by Taxes $ 7,700.00 44,800.00 11,560.00 2,500.00 700.00 500.00 540.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 2.600.00 80,900.00 5.000.00 75.900.00 The Commissioners would like to once again remind the users of the burnable dump site that only burnable material should be dumped there. This area has been grossly abused. Some people have been dumping garbage at this site, as well as metals and other non- burnable material. If you have garbage that needs to be picked up please call Mr. Richard Grebe, our Garbage Contractor, at 287. Please dump nonburnables at the site located next to the theater. If this problem cannot be resolved on a vo]~ntary basis, the Commissioners will be forced to take steps to correct it. Please help by obeying the rules. Your Board Of Commissioners: Raymond Doyen, Chairman Kenneth Edwards, Secretary Albert Dawson, Treasurer The Henry L. Ferguson Museum Fishers Island, New York 06390 Each year the number of people coming to the Henry L. Ferguson Museum becomes greater. The number grew from 807 in 1980 to 1036 in 1981. More than 120 of these came to our open house which was held on August 28. From Scarsdale came Girl Scouts , from New Hampshire came Girl Scout leaders and from China came four doctors. Our new addition housing the collection of historical artifacts is rapidly becoming a source of interest , learning and enjoyment. Our historical curator is Marie Gaillard. She has made enormous progress in accessioning, organizing and planning exhibits. Two exhibits were held during the summer, the first celebrated the centennial of St. John's Episcopal Church and the second was an exhibit of boats and ferries associated with the Island. Two slide-talk programs were put on by the Museum. In July Bob Dewire of the Denison Peqouot-Sepos Nature Sanctuary using a well-prepared set of slides explained the intricate relationships of insects and flowers. Then late in the season Dolly Chapman brought us a delightful of mainland China in the early 1980'S. We hope that both will return this season. Nature walks were held on wednesday afternoons. It seems that people are becoming more attuned to the many facets of nature and want to know more about the Island environment, its birds, its wild flowers, plant lifew and its geology. The oyster pond tour by Gary Matthiessen was once again a high point of the season, and Gary has told us that he will do it again this year. The year 1980 , with 9 young ospreys fledged was outstanding, but the year 1981 with 10 young fledged broke all records of recent years. The first ospreys to return to the Island were seen by Otis Horn in the Middle Farm area on March 19. Mike Scheibel of the Fish and Wildlife Service and our old friend Paul Spitzer visited the Island on May 5 and reported 5 active nests. Since then a sixth h~s been added~ These nest will be surveyed by Mike using a New York State he11copter. we w111 also observe them using the services of the utility Company's men, John Pendleton and Ed White and their bucket-truck. . We a~e in the t_j::d year of New York State's survey of breeding birs. B1rds are 11sted as POss1ble breeders , probable breeders or confirmed breeders Last year we had 53 confirmed breeding birds on Fishers Island, and this year we have 63. Among those that we would like to confirm this year are the barred owl and the marsh hawk. Once again the autumn migration of hawks through Fishers Island was a birder's dream. On October 4 migrating over the Island were observed 7 marsh hawks, 82 sharp-shins, 31 kestrels, 6 Coopers, 10 merlins and 2 peregrine falcons. And John Bull of the American Museum of Natural History happened to be on the Island on that very good day. ' This spring's migration of warblers was only average and a bit disap- pointing. The first to arrive was a palm warbler on April 25. This was fol- lowed by yellow warblers, black -and-white, yellow-rumped , black-throated blue , parula , redstart , prairie , yellowthroat , chestnut-sided, magnolia blach-throated green, oven bird, blackburnian , Wilson, bay-breasted, Canada and the blackpoll; a total of 19 3pecies. The Henry L. Ferguson Museum ~ Fishers Island, New York 06390 :,'., The spring mignation of shorebirds , mostly very long distant " flyers was much better than that of the warblers. The first to arrive ~ wrere black-bellied plovers and turnstones on Mar. 19. These were fol- lowed by oyster-catchers on Mar. 20. Then in succession came 7 willets and 4 greater yellowlegs on April 28 , a common snipe on May 6 . semipalmated Plovers and least sandpipers on May 19 and on June 2 came 130 semipalmated sandpipers, 2 dunlins , 2 white-rumped sandpipers and I curlew sandpi~ in rusty breeding plumage. I have underlined this sandpiper because it-rs the only one that I have seen in 30 years of watching. A rare bird seen by Cary Matthiessen on April 9 was the European widgeon. On May 29 Charles Ferguson and Bob Miller saw ablack skimmer in silver Eel Pond. We are gradually establishing both short and long term goals for the Museum. One of the long term goals is to take an active interest in the ecology of Fishers Island. As a starter in this direction we invited Charles Hamilton of the Department of Environmental Conservation to come to the Island on August 31,1981 to speak on the wetlands . At the meeting held in Union Chapel Chuck. well supplied with pamphlets, charts. detailed maps of Fishers Island and slides . presented to us an overall picture of the wet lands , what they are . where they are . their importance, laws concernin€ them and how to preserve them. Chuck was assisted by Alice Weber . a reeearct biologist in fisheries. At the present time the MUseum is in the process of acqulrlng an environmentally important piece of land from our form~r congressman , Otis Pike. It is the barrier land between Beach Pond and the Atlantic Ocean. On it nest two species of birds that are declining in numbers, the least tern and the piping plover. Some of the events we are planning for this summer are : 1. an exhibit "United states Coast GUard Rescues, Wrecks and light Houses" ? a tour of Great Gull Island J. a trip to stonington MUseum 4. a movie with lecture on terns of Great Gull Island given by Helen Hays 5. an Island shell collection by Cary Matthiessen and Joe Parsons The Museum is open during the summer Monday through Saturday from 10 A.M. until 12 Noon and on Sundays from 11 A.M. until 12.30 P.M. All of us affiliated with the Henry L. Ferguson Museum express our deepest sorrow in the loss of our fellow board member and treasurer . Perry Edwards. It was a privilege to work with a truly dedicated person such as Perry in making the MUseum a living and growing part of Fishers Island. Officers of the Museum are Henry W. Hobson, President Emeritus Cru arIes Ferguson . President Elizabeth Husband . Vice-President Robert Miller . Treasurer ; Richard Baker . Secretary Mrs. Peter Sturtevant ; Cary Matthiessen ; Mary Russell . Marie Gaillard. and Ed Horning . Curator BECOME A "FRIEND" NOW AND SUPJ:'ORT FISHERS ISLAND HISTORY AND NATURAL HISTORY. FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE MUSEUM. Edwin H. Horning FISHERS ISLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 366 Fishers Island. N.Y. 06390 During the period from JUly 1,1981 to June 1,1982 a total of 4.358 books were circulated. Of this total number 1,787 were adult fiction. 539 were adult non-fiction, 1,859 were juvenile fiction and 173 were ~uvenile non-fiction. Adult fiction was down 540 books from last year ut adult non-fiction was up by 19. Juvenile fiction went up 225 books while juvenile non-fiction fell 109 books. From July 1,1981 to June 1.1982 the library accessioned a total of 309 new books. Of these 163 were adult fiction, 89 were adult non-fiction 43 were juvenile fiction and 14 were juvenile non-fiction. Using the fund established in memory of Marilyn Porter. we have started a special collection on medicine and science. Some of the books that we 'now have are. Child Health Encyclopedia Pregnancy, Mother and the ~ewborn Baby Nutrition. Concepts and Controversies New Woman's Guide to Health and Medicine Merck Manual Johnson and Goldfinger Health, ", Letter Book Other new books in the Library are. Thy Brother's Wife by by Andrew Greeley Life on Earth by David Attenborough Pacific Mosaic by Robert ~udlum Twice Shy by Dick Francis Fever by Robin Cook Noth and South by John Jakes A Green Desire by Anton Ntrer At Dawn We slept by Gordon W Prange Years of Upheaval by Henry hissinger Jane Brody's Nutrition BOok by Jane Brody All of these are on the shelves for you to find and to use. If you want to use a book that we do not have you probably will be able to odrder it through the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Ask our librarian, Ann Kowalczyk and she will carryon from that point. Soon she will be assisted by a computer , a ROM reader, which means Read Only Memory. While in the Library you might visit the Martha M. Ferguson Memorial Room . In this room is a fine collection of books on natural History, one of which is the Encyclopedia of North American Birds by John Terres. Also there are three volumes of the Hand Book of North American IndiaNS PUT OUT BY THE Smithsonian Institute)and many oth~~, Come and be surprised. books. Membership in the Library Association is open GO all Fishers Island residents and property owners without charge. All temporary residents and visitors who are not property owners may join by paying a small membership fee of $5.00. The Library hours during the summer season are : Mon. Tues.. Thurs. .~ri. 9-12 in the morning and 1.30- 5 in the P.M. Wed. and Sat. 9-12 no afternoon hours We deeply regret the loss of Vaughn Ferguson and miss him very much. ~or a number of years Vaughn . in a most dedicated way . selected most of the fine books that you have read and are now reading. Ed " W:Ln H. Horning ISLAND HEALTH PROJECT. INC. BOX 344 FISHERS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06390 June, 1982 As many of you may know, Dr. Walter Pryce returned to California to a private practice in Redondo Beach, California in September. The Island Health Project was very fortunate to obtain the services of Dr. Anton A. Heins III as Island Physician. Dr. Heins signed a contract for one year nine months ending in June, 1983. Tony is a native of Teaneck, New Jersey, a Princeton graduate and Internist by specialty. His wife, LelIa, was born in Milan, Italy, and lived for eight years in London where she completed her English studies and worked as a teacher of Italian and also as an interpreter and translator for the Italian Chamber of Commerce. During the winter, the Island Health Project accepted Mr. William H. Wood Jr.'s resignation from the Board. We appointed Mrs. Harris Parsons as a new member of the Board. THE OFFICE HOURS WILL BE 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, EXCEPTING WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY, AND 5 P.M. TO 7 P.M. ON TUESDAY EVENING. OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT. WE WOULD APPRECIATE PAYMENT AT THE TIME OF VISIT TO MINIMIZE BOOKKEEPING. As in the past, a financial report will be included in our annual letter to all Islanders. Mrs. H. Lawrence Bogert, Co-chairman Mr. William Faulkner, Vice President Mrs. Catherine Jenssen, Secretary Mrs. Richard G. Ahman Mrs. Richard S. Baker Mrs. John C. Evans Mrs. Peter Sanger, Co-chairman Mr. Serge J. Doyen, Treasurer Mr. Lawrence Horn Mr. Henry L. King Dr. Klaus Mayer Mrs. Harris Parsons -=I- ISLAND PEOPLE'S PROJECT Fishers Box 523 ! Island, New York 06390 : . a~~ Summer 1982 Dear Fishers Islanders and Summer Residents: This is a very'specia1 year for Island People's Project---We are ten years old. To celebrate our decennial, we are chartering the Munnatawket on July 17, a festive way to celebrate our success and at the same time raise funds to insure the Project's continuance. Please mark this day on your calendars and come help us celebrate. We will inform everyone of the details as the date approaches. We are looking forward to a happy summer filled with creative recreation. Our six weeks Program begins July 5 and runs through August 13. We are pleased to have a fine staff under the direction of Janet Poeton. Morning recreation will be held at the school grounds with water instruction at Dock Beach. Each year we strive to sponsor varied activities in an effort to encourage everyone to join. We have always tried to include the children in some fund ralslng efforts. This year they will be making two crayon quilts of their own creation and selling tickets for a raffle of these quilts. So please be receptive when our young ticket sellers come to your door and remember this is their contribution. During the course of the summer we hope you will stop by our office, The Craft Shop managed by Mrs. Wm. R. Glendon. You will find there are many creative, gifted people displaying a wide variety of hand made items for sale. We are located next door to Windsurfing of Fishers Island. We are offering Family Membership for $20.00 and Individual Membership for $10.00. We thank all of you in the community for your support in the past and hope you will continue to support our efforts in the future. Your donations are needed. Enclosed is an addressed envelope for your convenience. Please be sure to indicate membership contribution and/or tax deductible donation in the designated space. Thank you again. Sincerely, Island People's Project Board of Directors Mrs. Helen Buckner Mrs. John C. Evans Mrs. Stephen T. Kelsey Mrs. Donald Sinclair Mrs. Raymond Gary Mrs. Reynolds duPont, Jr. Mrs. H. L. Ferguson, III ~~ -l, JiJ/~ . I /' -1c /--:< /; ./ ;' Offi cers Mrs. Constance White, President Mrs. Carolyn Doherty, Secretary Mrs. Carol Marshall, Treasurer Mrs. Kathy Zanghetti, Recreation Mrs. Patricia Faulkner,Specia1 Events Mrs. Debbie Walters, Special Events --=/. ISLAND PEOPLE'S PROJECT Box 523 A Fishers Island, New York 06390 : . ("~:::a-. r<,)'~~ FINANCIAL REPORT 1981 EXPENSES Salaries $3,622.20 806.05 Supplies Prizes 100.00 68.48 Telephone Insurance 1,026.40 770.00 165.25 129.05 900.00 Accounting Postage Printing & Copies Rent & Utilities Taxes-Payro 11 726.14 Floats (Storage & Maintenance) If Teachers & Lecturers 1,379.20 395.00 678.64 Nisc. TOTAL EXPENSES $10,826.41 RECEIPTS --- -~- Donations Mell1bershi p, Sale of T -Shi rts 6,774.00 _)_>,,36.61 TOTAL RECEIPTS $ 9,310.61 Donation of Ball Field to Island People's Project --- $12,000.00 ~77~~ J 5 It;. ~7 ?( ;"/. j. l 1...-7 t .) f:-.yu;1; FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRIcr EDUCATIONAL SlM>lARY 1981-82 This has been a year of "continued concern" in the Fishers Island School District. The year has been a productive and successful one with many positive gains for education in our school district. ENROLlMENT AND STAFF Enrollnents for the 1981-82 school year were as follows: Nursery through Grade Six Grades Seven through Twelve Total 28 students 20 students 48 students Declining enrollIrent is a concern to everyone on the Island; however, our enrollnent seems to have reached a leveling off point. The school does rreet the mininum staff and academic requirerrents as recOIlllel1ded by the New York State Education Depart:rrent. 1982-83 BUDGET There is continued difficulty in preparing the budget because of the lack of state aid. With this =ncern in mind, the Board of Education is continually. seeking ways to reduce the budget without .any direct effect on tfie educational program. The increased assessrrents on the Island have helped with the situation for lowering taxes. CXl May 11, 1982, the new budget was approved by the voters (30-5). A negotiated contract between the Board of Education Teachers' Ass=iation was corrpleted on February 6, 1981. period of three years ending June 30, 1984. and the Fishers Island This =ntract is for a THE l.I\NI:WOO( SCHOOL The Landmark School of Pride' s Crossing, Massachusetts, is rrost likely a dream of the past. Landmark has lost interest in Fishers Island because of tine ccmnit- rrents on their part, problems with the New York State Education Departrrent, and the failure to ~ain legislative support by the New York State Asserrbly. EXTRA-ClJRRlCULAR Many interesting programs =ed during the school year. The talents of our students and teachers were noted on many =casions throughout the school year. Our Seniors flew to London during the Spring vacation; Grades CXle through Six traveled to New Haven for "Disney on Ice" and to Hartford for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Ci=us. Grades Ten and Eleven visited the Shakespeare Theatre. The big undertaking for Grades Seven through Twelve was an eight-day trip to the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, with side trips to Philadelphia, the Srrokey M::Juntains, illray Caverns, and Gettysburg. Athletics, as usual, played an irrportant part in the students' lives with both a boys' and a girls' basketball team, a cheering squad, and a co-ed softball team. other outstanding events included our Open House, a Book Fair, the Christmas and Spring Concerts, the FITA Scholarship Game Night, the Science Fair, the Art Show, Awards' Night, and many student fund-raising activities. CONCLUSICN Education is a challenge, and it is ours to continue and uphold.... the people, the Board of Education and the school staff. The education of our youth is one important part for the future of Fishers Island. Continued support for education in our school district will provide the opportunity for a better Fishers Island. BOARD OF EDUCATICN Catherine J. Jenssen, President Gregory C. ThiJxXleau, Vice-President Richard G. Ahrran Richard C. Edwards Mary Q. Zanghetti William R. Haase, Superintendent RAYMOND W. EDWARDS TOWN JUSTICE BOX 485 FISHERS ISLAND. N.Y. 06390 Fellow Islanders: To begin with, I would like to thank all of you who supported me during my campain last Fall. I have come to the realization that the position of Town Justice/Councilman of Fishers Island is far from a "part-time" job. For Fishers Island to receive her full share, its councilman must attend as many of the Southold Town functions as possible. This year, the Home Energy Assistance Program, (HEAP) was introduced to the Island and some of our needy Senior Citizens have received assistance. Another "hat" that I wear is that of Fishers Islands Chief Executive for civil Prepardness. I have been working very closely with the Office of civil Prepardness in Connecticut and the Northeastutility Co. in conjunction with our Radiological Emergency Response Plan. On March 19, all of the towns within a ten mile radius of Millstone Necular Power Plant had a simulated emergency drill that began at 5:00 AM and lasted until 3:00 PM. It was quite rewarding to those here on the Island who worked so long to hear that we did so well. Northeast utilities has mailed out to all box hOlders on the Island a pamphlet ti tIed, "Wha t to do in an Emergency." These are handy booklets for reference and I do have several copies if anyone desires them. By the end of June, we should have a workable boat launching ramp. The Town of Southold has given the permission to re-do the old ramp on penninsula Road, dredging out where it has filled in over the years. A parking lot for several cars will be added and the ramp will be paved. A 125' x 16' ramp will be a joy to those who trailer their boats. TIhe Town of Southold has been in communications with the General Services Association regarding the private dwellings that were in reserve for the Landmark School. It is hopeful that these buildings can be acquired for Senior Citizen housing. More information will be available by the middle of July. with my many trips to Long Island, I have made a service available to Island people by hand carrying app- lications to the Motor Vehicle Department in Riverhead. Anyone who is having trouble registering a vehicle or boat please contact me. This Spring it was necessary to initiat'a program to remove all of the unlicensed vehicles from the Ferry Dock area. It was becomming very difficult for parking at the Dock and a clean-up was needed. The Town Justice Office is in the Fire House at the village and office hours vary. Anyone wanting to meet with me can call 646 at any time for an appointment. SinCerelY~ RODENT CONTROL During the year many people were supplied with free Warfarin type rodent poison by the Civic Association, through me.. However, the sale of Feeder Stations was quite disappointing. There are two sources of feed available to rodents that should be curbed. First, pet feed is often left outside and is an open invitation to rodents. The second has come to my attention recently. It seems a considerable amount of personal garbage, particularly following weekends, is being disposed of in open areas. Such materials should be picked up by the Contractor for disposal in the dump area where it is covered to make it unavailable to rodents.. "Bait" and Feeders are avilable by calling me. A. D. Dawson Tel. 526 FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSN. FISHERS IS., N.Y. 06390 us Post Paid Fishers Is. N. Y. 06390 Permit #4 BOXHOLDER