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Board approves funds for St. Paul’s report clarifications BY RIKKI MASSAND
Garden City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha greeted Patrick and Maeve Burns (rising 3rd grader at Stratford and rising 1st grader at Hemlock) during Hemlock School’s meet and greet session on August 24th.
More parking permits approved for Lot 7N
BY RIKKI MASSAND The Garden City Village Board of Trustees’ meeting on Thursday August 17 featured a public hearing on a local law to authorize more residents of the apartment buildings along 7th Street to join a permit parking program for designated
parking spaces in municipal Lot 7N. The public hearing resulted in a swift and unanimous approval of amendment to village code regarding the parking program. The amendment. The second sentence of Section 193-41 of the Village Code was amended, and will read
as follows: “Unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Trustees, no license shall be issued to any person who is not a resident of 67 Hilton Avenue (Hilton Hall) or 111 Seventh Street.” Hilton Hall residents, who initially approached See page 28
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On Monday, August 28, the Village Board of Trustees convened in a special meeting at Cluett Hall to authorize additional funding to the construction company that has been working to provide estimates for the various St. Paul’s construction scenarios. The Board approved an additional payment of $10,000 to Westerman Construction Co. so the company can provide the Board with additional information and clarifications to its “Comparative Analysis” report which was received by the Board in June. The engagement of the firm explicitly does not request new cost estimation services on St. Paul’s, but seeks affirmations of information and more details on the June report. A second approval by the board
on Monday evening carried a $6,000 price tag, for engaging Westerman Construction Co. to participate in future in-person, Village of Garden City meetings. A caveat was included that for Westerman to participate in online meetings conducted via Zoom and to be moderated by an official of the village, a credit of $2,000 would be provided back to the village. For this engagement with Westerman there is funding available in the St. Paul’s budget account. Six of the seven village trustees who participated in the August 28 meeting voted in favor of the engagement of Westerman, while Trustee Bruce Torino abstained from the vote. Though Monday’s meeting was just 20 minutes long there was discussion on the need for Westerman to perform the new scope of services. Trustee Ed See page 28
Promenades canceled The Village of Garden City has canceled the two Friday Night Promenades which were scheduled for September 1st and September 15th due to issues with disorderly behavior at recent Promenades. Several posts on social media have noted a change in the character of the events, and on August 25th a Seventh Street store owner reported that a large group of kids entered the store, became disruptive and took items without paying.
The Garden City Board of Trustees issued the following statement: “Members of the Board of Trustees have attended every promenade this year and recognize that residents, especially those with young children, really enjoy the events and that it provides an opportunity for our community members to gather outdoors, enjoy each other’s company, and support local businesses. “However, we have a responsibility See page 8
Town plans fireworks show Sept. 2nd PAGE 22 Schools welcome newest educators PAGE 3