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Board debates options for October 21 ballot on St. Paul’s fate BY RIKKI MASSAND
Garden City Public School students headed back to their classrooms on Tuesday, September 5th. At Hemlock School the PTA brightened the day with a rainbow balloon arch. See page 46
GCFD to hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Chief Matthew Pearn and the Officers and Members of the Garden City Volunteer Fire Department would like to invite all village residents to join the department for our annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Village 9/11
Memorial located at the Village Green & Gazebo at the corner of Hilton Ave and Stewart Ave. The remembrance service will be held Monday, September 11, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend. The service pays trib-
ute to the 23 Garden City residents that perished during the attack on the World Trade Center, the 343 members of the FDNY, 23 members of the NYPD and 37 members of the PAPD killed, as well as those who have died of 9/11-related illnesses.
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The Garden City Board of Trustees’ August meeting, at which the Board voted to hold a community poll on St. Paul’s on Saturday October 21, included a lengthy debate on the contents of the ballot, and what information residents will need to make a choice. Many of the residents who spoke during public comments said the community needs accurate projections on the costs involved, and what exactly their tax dollars will buy. Trustee Bruce Torino’s comments, directed at his fellow trustees, helped set the stage for increased scrutiny of the financing for the St. Paul’s options
being presented on the ballot. “There are many different options that are attributable to the cost to individual residents, depending on the term of the financing – whether that is 10, 15, 30 years or other. From my conversations with many residents they want to know what the numbers are. Unfortunately, the draft ballot I’ve seen does not include that and there have not been presentations that address what cost factors are. Yes, in the Westerman Report (the Comparative Analysis) it references $49 million for an adaptive reuse and if you phase that out over 30 years, which is among the options, it See page 26
Board approves water system work, contracts BY RIKKI MASSAND The Garden City Board of Trustees covered several contractual and project planning approvals at its August meeting.
Water main replacement
The Board approved a project bid award for the Water Main Replacement project for Clinton Road and Stewart Avenue to Merrick Utility Associates of
Farmingdale, for $3,318,950. On behalf of the village, water system consultants at H2M Architects + Engineers of Melville reviewed the bids and has recommended the award of this bid for the project. Funding comes from the Department of Public Works capital budget. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi explained the scope of the project and some financial relief involved for the village. “This project is for the construction See page 43
Trojans win football season opener PAGES 60-61 Educators attend Supt. Conference Day PAGE 59