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Friday, November 29, 2024

Vol. 101, No. 48

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BY RIKKI MASSAND The November 21 Village Board meeting revealed tensions over the development of the St. Paul’s survey and fallout from the Board’s November 7 decision to delay its approval for further revisions. There was no subtlety about it. Garden City Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan was at the center of backlash from other trustees for her comments in the November 15th Mayor’s col-

Garden City High School’s Trojans steamrolled arch rival Manhasset 48-14 to win the Nassau County Championship on November 23rd. See pages 46-47

School Board meeting crowded over state regionalization proposal Monday’s Garden City Board of Education meeting drew strong community turnout, with many residents expressing concerns about the state’s push for school district regionalization. The initiative, intended to encourage great-

er collaboration between Long Island schools, has raised alarms about state overreach and the potential loss of local control. District Counsel Doug Spencer outlined Garden City’s current obligation to the regionalization plan, including a strengths and needs assess-

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ment, stakeholder engagement, and drafting a progress report. However, Spencer reassured attendees that the district retains ultimate control: “The only way to be bound by the terms in the plan is if we explicitly say so.” The regionalization plan is projected to be See page 32

umn in The Garden City News. In the column, published on November 15, Flanagan lamented the Board’s 6–2 vote to postpone the survey’s release, framing the decision as a setback for Garden City.

Trustees respond to Mayor Trustee Jessica Tai expressed her disappointment, emphasizing the Board’s ongoing efforts. Speaking with emotion, she See page 31

Trustees debate Adelphi financial contributions BY RIKKI MASSAND

At the November 21 meeting, the Village Board of Trustees reviewed an agreement with Adelphi University for parking usage at Community Park from September 1 through January 15, 2025. Adelphi will pay the village $12,500 during this period, half of the originally proposed $25,000 annual fee. Village Attorney Gary Fishberg noted that this would be the seventh amendment to the underlying agreement between the university and the

village. The trustees mulled whether Adelphi’s contribution should be increased. Trustee Bruce Torino asked “Have we ever done a calculation to see what the utility cost to Adelphi would be for parking their buses at our place? I know it’s happening year after year after year. At some point in time, we should theoretically be charging them more.” Trustee Vinny Muldoon, admitting that he’s in the posiSee page 26

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