The Garden City News (3/6/20) by Litmor Publishing

Friday, March 6, 2020

Vol. 96, No.30

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Board considers replacing western fire station

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BY RIKKI N. MASSAND The Garden City Board of Trustees is considering whether to renovate or replace the fire station at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Edgemere Road in the west. At its February 26th meeting, the Board heard a presentation by PKAD Architects & Design’s Frank Gucciardo on future possibilities for the aging station Village Trustee John Delany explained that the presentation was an opportunity for the Board to understand possibilities of expanding, rebuilding or new construction for the fire station, “and what its costs could be.” “We are not approving doing anything with the station tonight except for funding for the architects to move forward with plans and get an idea of what costs would be. This is not a finalization of anything,” he said.

‘We’re building a new firehouse’

Girl Scout Daisy Troop 1100 had a great time marching in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 1st. See additional photos elsewhere in this issue. Photo by Stephen Takacs

Village Board considers regulations for gas powered leaf blowers BY RIKKI N. MASSAND

At its February 26 meeting the Garden City Village Board of Trustees discussed the use of leaf-blowers and how to regulate their use. The often-disturbing use of leaf blowers for lawn and garden care in Garden City was the

subject of a Board of Trustees work session, but has also been discussed in the past by the village’s Environmental Advisory Board (EAB). Village Trustee Stephen Makrinos continues in his role as the chair of the Environmental Advisory Board, and for over two years the subject has come up

at EAB meetings. He announced that it was time to have a full Board discussion on potential regulations on leaf blower use, as the noise pollution and spread of particulates into the air has caused concern among several residents. See page 42

Following the presentation and consideration of low interest rates (under 1%), Trustee Brian Daughney stated, “We’re building a new firehouse folks -- let’s get real here, let’s be serious; there’s no other option. Whether the project costs $6 million, $9 million or $11 million we’re building a firehouse. Money is cheap - let’s get this done and let’s move forward and do this.” His comment came forward to the chagrin of residents who want to preserve the station which was constructed in 1930. Trustee Delany explained that there’s money for the nearly 90 year-old Station No. 2 in the current Capital Budget (2019-’20) which expires by May 31. He says having the presentation now can assist having the funds allocated almost one year ago go towards potential designs of the building. “What I think we’d like to do and the reason for this presentation is to move forward with the architect’s plans so we know -- we can move from an educated guess to an affirming guess, have better schematics in mind, so we can determine if we’re prepared for the project to move forward. Right now I would not vote to move forward until I have better numbers to bring in front of the public and to see what it looks like,” he said. Gucciardo explained the objective of designing solutions for See page 41

Stores won’t face fines for plastic bags until April 1st PAGE 3 Trees vs. structures: the plans for shade in the parks PAGE 6