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SUMMER STARTS ON SEVENTH ST.
Board approves funds to power wash commercial zones BY RIKKI MASSAND
Members of the Garden City Board of Trustees, police and firefighters enjoying the patriotic themed family festival on Seventh Street on June 28th. See pages 26-28
Moratorium on “adult” businesses extended 3 months BY RIKKI MASSAND The Village Board of Trustees has extended the moratorium on new retail businesses in Garden City, initially enacted in January 2024, for an additional three months. This decision, made at the June 20th meeting, prolongs the restriction on “the application, acceptance, and approval of
building permits for certain retail uses” until September 27, 2024. This extension is the first of two possible three-month extensions allowed under the local law, which initially took effect from January 18 to June 28, 2024. Local Law 01-2024, approved in January, prohibits permits for specific retail establishments,
including “adult uses” like smoke and vape shops, hookah lounges, tattoo and piercing parlors, and other similar businesses. The law specifies prohibited applications for “Adult Retail,” “Adult Cabaret,” “Adult Theater,” “Body Rub Establishment,” and “Adult Bookstore/Video Store.” The moratorium was See page 7
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At their June 20th meeting, the Village trustees approved contracts totaling $45,400 for power washing and general cleaning of the municipality’s business districts. The Board awarded the contract to MetroExpress Services Inc. of Brooklyn, which will power wash various village locations as needed. To cover the contract, the Board transferred $45,400 from the Contingent account to the “Street Maintenance – Contractual Services” budget. The estimated cost breakdown is $40,000 for Franklin Avenue and $5,400 for New Hyde Park Road. Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni reported that the village received four bids for the power washing contract, ranging from $47,000 to $217,000. Trustee Ed Finneran confirmed with Borroni that MetroExpress Services was the contractor for a previous power washing project on Seventh Street. “This effort is the brainchild of Trustee Vinny Muldoon’s goal for Seventh Street, and cleaning up the Franklin Avenue and New Hyde Park Road districts is a continuation. My only thought is if we’re being charged by the square foot,” Finneran said. Borroni confirmed the rate is 40 cents per square foot. Finneran noted the cleaning will extend up to
Eleventh Street on Franklin Avenue. According to Borroni, the $45,400 transfer covers all blocks from Twelfth Street to the LIRR tracks, just south of Seventh Street. Finneran suggested confirming the 40 cents per square foot rate through a Board vote and reviewing the northern boundary of the power washing project. For Seventh Street proper, with its many cafes, restaurants, and boutiques, power washing costs were significantly lower. On April 18th, the Board approved a $7,900 transfer for power washing Seventh Street’s sidewalks and paver areas between Franklin Avenue and Hilton Avenue. At the June 20th meeting, Trustee Muldoon emphasized the importance of maintaining and beautifying Garden City’s main business, dining, and commercial areas. He initially intended to extend power washing only up to Tenth Street, not Twelfth Street. “Basically the areas we are working on covers areas where the majority of our residents are walking on/ around, eating outside, etc. We would stop the powerashing project at Tenth Street and have the New Hyde Park Road section done separately,” Trustee Muldoon explained Muldoon explained the project covers areas frequented by residents and aims to clean the town thoroughly for the first time in a long See page 7
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