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Lead pipe replacement topic of EAB meeting
FLOATY FUN
BY RIKKI MASSAND
As the mercury continued to rise this past Saturday, the GC Pool hosted a fun evening for patrons to cool off and float the night away. Families brought in pool floats of various shapes and sizes. From donuts, dinosaurs and lobsters, the pool was filled with lots of floats and happy families cooling off. Photo by Regina Moran
Board seeks improvements in community outreach BY RIKKI MASSAND
As the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) began its July meeting, Village Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan reviewed a discussion topic that has been on officials’ minds for years – ways of effectively and consistently engaging the public.
Carter Flanagan, chairperson of the EAB, noted a 20-minute video recording of a presentation on Garden City’s trees from the group’s March 23 meeting. She explained that there was a lengthy set of scientific points and informational slides presented by Vincent Drzewucki of Cornell University, that was summarized and posted
on the village website. She acknowledged that there are challenges with having village residents attend weeknight meetings of the EAB, although they are held once a month. The focus of the EAB has shifted to disseminating information in other means, beyond sporadic posts on the village’s See page 42
At the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board meeting held July 20, board members discussed the replacement of lead water service lines in homes, and how Garden City can more effectively convey the sense of urgency on the need to replace existing lead lines. Village Administrator Ralph V. Suozzi explained a few ideas he’s proposing for better communication with Garden City’s homeowners about the water service lines connected to their homes. He said a good approach would be working with Realtors and those closing in on home sales in the village, because the transfer of property often requires a set of inspections and permits involving the municipality. Trustee Mary Carter Flanagan, chair of the Environmental Advisory Board, has also discussed with Administrator Suozzi to “encourage” the Garden City homeowner, either the person on the buying side or selling side, “to remedy the lead water service line going forward,” Suozzi commented. He says there is no one-fix or silver bullet to having the lead lines replaced as soon as possible. In July, Suozzi had conversations with plumbers who had worked on the lead service lines in Garden City that were replaced. The result was identifying ways of strengthening the village’s permit process for line replacement to gather the information – bookending with the Lead and Copper Rule which requires the Village of Garden City to keep and update an inventory of the service lines made of the metals. “I talked to them about how they interact with a homeowner when they might face the replacement of a lead line from the curb stop to the home. They view both sides of the curb stop and advise the homeowner of a need to replace the line – one plumber told me their customer response is 50/50 as some will do it, and others want to avoid the expense. Based on my conversations I asked Superintendent of Public Works Anthony DeRosa and Superintendent of Building Giuseppe Giovanniello to modify all permits related to plumbing permits to specifically make it a requirement for the plumbing professional to inspect both sides and inform the homeowner, as well as notifying the village of the service line on the other side – whether they do the replacement or if they aren’t authorized by the homeowner to do it,” Suozzi explained. Going forward, for village records all Garden City homeowners would See page 42
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