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Village waives fees for pipe replacements BY RIKKI MASSAND
Garden City High School held its 90th annual commencement ceremony on Warren King Field on Saturday, June 22nd. See page 26.
BOT rejects resolution on St. Paul’s survey process BY RIKKI MASSAND Three-quarters of Garden City’s governing body rejected a resolution proposed on the June 20 Village Board agenda. The resolution aimed to support the current “statistically-valid” surveying process. Only Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan and Deputy Mayor Bruce Chester supported it, argu-
ing that the board lacked viable data nearly nine months after the October 21, 2023 St. Paul’s Opinion Poll, where 61% of voters favored historic preservation. Trustee Jessica Tai, elected in March, noted the St. Paul’s debate has persisted for 30 years and criticized the resolution as redundant. “This just keeps going
around, around and around. It has not been resolved. Last October the village was very passionate overall, and about 4000 came out to vote. That is a high number and it was a very good turnout. That vote was a point where people came out, they made their decision and they voted. There was validity in that, there was passion in it and it said a lot for See page 46
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Garden City has taken a significant step to encourage the replacement of lead water service lines by temporarily waiving certain municipal fees. At the June 20 meeting, the Village Board of Trustees approved waiving the fees homeowners would typically pay to replace lead water lines with copper or other materials. This fee waiver, retroactive to May 6, 2024, will last until May 5, 2025, and does not cover required Building Department deposits or installation fees. Water service lines are pipes that run from municipal water mains in the street to homes. Some of these service lines have been found to be
made of lead. During the meeting, Trustee Vinny Muldoon sought clarification for residents about these fees. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi explained that the village imposes several standard fees on top of the replacement costs, which can exceed $7,000. These include permit fees for the Building Department and road opening permits, which will now be waived for the year. He also mentioned that additional fees might apply if sidewalk damage occurs during the replacement. “The village’s Building Department has to know about lead service line replacement so they charge a permit fee. There is also See page 45
BOT approves $3.9 million for fire training facility BY RIKKI MASSAND The Village Board of Trustees approved a $3.9 million bond on June 20 for constructing a new fire department training facility. This facility, covering 100,000 square feet, will include new construction and upgrades to an adjacent transfer station at the Village Yard. Village Treasurer Irene Woo highlighted that this project was part of the budgeted 2023-2024 capital plan. The $3.9 million does not include costs for concrete and pav-
ing, which were already covered under the village’s Roads and Curbs paving program. An additional $1.5 million has been allocated separately for this work. Treasurer Woo explained the bond’s significance, stating , “Tonight approval of the bond resolution will allow the GCFD along with Department of Public Works Superintendent John Borroni and Superintendent of Building Giuseppe to put together a timeline and a project plan for the project to See page 40
GC residents protest Sands Casino plan PAGE 3 Resurrection Peacock will rise again PAGE 6