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Board discusses delay for Cathedral Avenue ‘road diet’ BY RIKKI MASSAND
The annual Festival of Lights and Carols was held at the Cathedral of the Incarnation on Sunday, December 15th. See page 27. Photo courtesy Girl in a Camera Productions
UPK Lottery Coming Soon: What You Need to Know BY KASSARA MCELROY The Garden City School District is preparing for the 2025-2026 school year Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) lottery, with applications set to open next month. Interested families must complete a UPK application Google Form, which will open up on January 27 through January 31, 2025. The lottery
will take place on February 7, 2025. Postcards have been sent out to provide the community with key registration and timeline information, which is also posted to the district website under Parent Resources > Registration > UPK. The website also includes FAQs and an eligibility calculator to help parents determine their child’s eligibility based on their birth-
date. Trustee Kristen Pappas asked, “Are we expecting a spot for every child in the district who would like to attend?” While administrators are confident that there will be enough space for all interested families, thanks to additional spots secured through a recent RFP, submitting an application does not guarantee enrollment See page 44
At the December 12 Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Vinny Muldoon inquired about the stalled Cathedral Avenue “Road Diet” project, which aims to improve traffic safety through engineering measures. Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni explained that the high cost of implementing these changes has become a significant barrier, as Cathedral Avenue is a Nassau County-owned road. According to Superintendent Borroni, the village and consultants Creighton Manning Engineering LLP worked to create a design to calm the speeding traffic and the high number of accidents. “Nassau County is not opposed to the design, but they have their reservations about it and they will not allow us to change the striping on the road without milling and resurfacing the road from curb-to-curb, which would be a huge expenditure. Should we See page 40
Improvements to parks on village agenda BY RIKKI MASSAND At the December 12 Village Board of Trustees meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Recreation & Parks Andy Hill provided updates on departmental progress since stepping in after Paul Blake’s retirement two months ago. Hill reported improvements in fiscal management for Recreation Department revenues. Collaborating with the Village Finance Department and Treasurer Irene Woo, Hill implemented a new check log to better track incoming payments and began drafting formal policies for handling cash. “We have implemented a new check log that will help us better See page 41
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