Newsday (Suffolk Edition) from Melville, New York • 45

Welcome waggin' able housing deciding to kill off a proposal to create cottage housing developments within the town The idea of small cottages which would be more affordable than standard homes had been discussed but generated strong opposition by people who feared they would change the character of existing neighborhoods On Tuesday the town board voted to close its hearing on that cottage zoning measure and then withdraw it Several other affordable housing proposals including one to make it easier to create accessory apartments in new or existing houses were adjourned for 30 days and 90 days to give lawyers time to review the legislation and for additional public comment The town is rewriting its zoning code to create a variety of ways to create more affordable hmising both rental and subsidized homes a process which began last year and should continue at least until the falL MITCHELL FREEDMAN BRENTWOOD Honor for families soldiers Assemb Philip Ramos (D- Brentwood) and Suffolk County Legis Ricardo Montano (D-Central Islip) will join for a flagpole dedication ceremony in Brentwood today with veterans and families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan The ceremony is sponsored by the Moloney Family Funeral Homes at Suffolk Avenue and Route 11L It starts at 1130 ajn ARNOLD ABRAMS WANTAGH Police staffer charged with fake doctor notes A Wantagh woman was ar- rested and charged yesterday with handing in fake notes to her employer the Communications Bureau of the Nassau Police Department authorities said Susannah Smith 46 a civilian employee submitted four fraudulent notes from her private physician between August 2003 and June 2004 and received monetary compensation for the time oft police said She was fired yesterday Smith was arraigned at First District Court Hempstead on charges of falsifying business records and released without bad She faces a maximum of 1 Vs to 4 years in prison if convicted CHRISTINE ARMARIO LONG BEACH Capital spending plan passed by Council Tuesday night was supposed to be about the proposed $667-million 2005-06 budget Some of the 30 new arrivals from China are greeted yesterday In the dog park outside North Shore Animal League in Port Washington The formerly homeless Pekingese Dalmatians basset hounds and shih tzus arrived courtesy of a rescue organized by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the league Prospective owners begin arriving at 10 am today The $250000 is also the largest of the 18 grants totaling more than $L9 million it will be used for an expansion of the facility letting it add space to serve up to 66 more children It now serves 34 children overwhelmed since been trying to expand since we started in said the executive directin' Mary Cameron this comes after County Executive Thomas Suozzi helped us get a federal grant to pay oft the mortgage on our Pataki said in a statement that reliable child care is critical for working families" SID CASSESE SOUTHAMPTON Town opts out of cottage zoning idea Southampton officials are taking one tool out of their afford- no cost the first year City officials said money would come from several sources including grants general funds bonds and in the canal areas for the bulkhead work homeowner fees The proposed budget will be voted on Tuesday night Councilman Denis Kelly pointed out that the budget was not clear as to departmental costs because some items such as pensions and health care were genetically listed elsewhere SID CASSESE UNIONDALE Day care center gets $250G state grant The Uniondale Early Childhood Center is the only Long Island facility among 18 in the state named this week by Gov George Pataki to receive state day care grants OLD WESTBURY Visual arts prof is Guggenheim fellow A SUNY Old Westbury visual arts assistant professor Tri-da McLaughlin was among 186 artists scholars and scientists selected from more than 3000 applicants to receive a prestigious Guggenheim fellowship College president Calvin Butts 111 said are extremely proud of Professor that he added was an honor for our entire With her fellowship McLaughlin plans to produce physical forms of the animated designs and sculptures she creates on computer have become more interested in realizing the designs in a physical form whether scale versions or life-size and exhibiting them with the animations on small monitors of she said this fellowship will now allow me to do just OLIVIA WINSLOW valuations of the Southampton campus LaValle has been instrumental in securing $35 million in state funding for Stony Brook to buy the bulk erf the 100-plus acre Southampton campus and for capital needs there Steinberg said LIU was still seeking valuations on the campus and Stony Brook would need to conduct a valuation of its own He said LIU trustees would decide we can work out an agreement with Stony Brook" He added such an agreement was desirable and we'd like to see it but the City Council surprised residents with the presentation of a proposed $863 million five-year capital improvement plan as welL The council then passed the capital proposal 5-0 City Council President James Hennessy called the plan wish but public works departments head Rob Raab said much of the plan be The biggest ticket items would be reconstruction and resurfacing of streets for about $133 million including about $3 million in the first year recreation for about $9 Bullion including about $L7 million in the first yean water and sewer for about $20 million including about $4 million in year one bus transportation for about $L7 million including $1056000 the first year and bulkhead dredging and rehabilitation for $93 million with said disclosing details was inappropriate because the state had not yet signed the lease LTU president David Steinberg aL are not making money and I hope we are not losing He said the lease arrangement was of a service contract than a business saying both universities were focused on continuing a marine science program for Southampton students that complements Stony Brook's prestigious graduate marine science program About 60 Southampton marine science un- SOUTHAMPTON Stony Brook inks a i deal for marine science unit niati to trangfpr fn citinff Southampton's -mil" LIU trustees are conducting plan to transfer to LIU trustees are conducting dergraduates Stony Brook in the fall Stony Brook anticipates the program will grow in three years to 200 students Kenny said the agreement Long Island has a top marine science for undergraduates A news conference announcing it yesterday also attracted state Sen Kenneth LaValle CR-Port Jefferson) and Assemb Fred Thiele (R-Sag Harbor) a Southampton College alumnus who have supported Stony in- lion deficit over its 42-year history LIU decided to relocate the college's undergraduate programs except marine science to CW Post Campus in Brookville this falL graduate programs will remain on the campus as will its radio station adult education programs and preschooL Officials praised the public-private partnership of the universities saying it boded well for the prospect of what LaValle called between the institutions BY OLIVIA WINSLOW STAFF WRITER It's official The presidents of Long Island University and Stony Brook University yesterday signed a three-year lease enabling Stony Brook to take over Southampton marine science program in the fall and to use several of the facilities for the program The presidents would not however reveal the financial terms of the deal Stony Brook president Shirley Strum Kenny NEWSDAY FRIDAY MAY 2 2005.