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Vol. 101, No. 25

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GCPD receives state grant for plate readers, safety tech

NEW EAGLE SCOUTS

BY RIKKI MASSAND

Hempstead Town Councilman Tom Muscarella (left) congratulated Garden City residents Kevin Byrnes, Matthew Guida and Matthew Bommarito as they reached the rank of Eagle Scout. The Court of Honor was held on June 8, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City. Also attending was Congressman Anthony D’Esposito.

At the Board of Trustees’ meeting on Thursday, June 6, Garden City Police Commissioner Kenneth Jackson announced a significant development in Garden City Police Department operations. The department successfully applied for a New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) grant of $465,000. This grant will fund the purchase of new software and equipment, including license plate readers, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), software applications, and public safety equipment. “In October the GCPD applied for a New York State Law Enforcement Fatality Grant, and we’ve been advised that we were awarded $465,000 that will help us secure the technology listed. This grant will be very helpful to enhancing security technology in the village and I was very happy and grateful for the department to get this grant, and it has been reviewed and vetted by village counsel for Board acceptance,” Commissioner Jackson See page 44

BOT approves $7 million sewer bond Kick Off to Summer BY RIKKI MASSAND At a special meeting on Wednesday, June 12, the Village Board of Trustees approved a $7 million bond resolution for the replacement of the Cedar Valley Sewer Lift Station in the village’s east. The resolution passed unanimously, 6-0, with Trustees Judy Courtney, Ed Finnegan, Bruce Torino, Michele Harrington, Deputy Mayor Bruce Chester, and Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan

present. Two trustees were absent. Mayor Carter Flanagan detailed the resolution and bond, as outlined by the village’s Superintendent of Water and Sewer Operations, Stan Carey. “Through past studies and observations it has been determined that the Cedar Valley Sewer Lift Station is reaching the end of its useful and operational lifespan, and a completely new lift station has

been recommended by a village consulting engineer through past studies. The Cedar Valley Lift Station is a critical part of the village’s sewer collection system – all of the raw sewage from the eastern section of Garden City flows through this station and discharges into the Nassau County system for treatment,” she said The project includes replacing all building structures and components at the Cedar Valley

Festival this Friday

The Village will present a Patriotic Kick Off to Summer Festival on Friday, June 21! The event, originally scheduled for June 14 but had to be postponed due to inclement weather, will take place on 7th Street between 5–9 p.m. The evening will feature vendors who will share summer program offerings, the NY Islanders, GC Recreation, Summer Enrichment and more. Live music, a bouncy house, bubble machines, balloon twisters and fire trucks will also entertain festival goers. Elementary Flag Day art show posters will be on display in storefronts. Stop by Seventh Street to welcome summer in Garden City! (Please note bikes and scooters are prohibited at the event.)

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Estates POA awards three scholarships PAGE 6 New arborist to speak at EAB meeting PAGE 12