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Vol. 102, No. 30
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Mayor announces early delivery of St. Paul’s survey report
SCOUT SPIRIT SOARS HIGH
BY RIKKI MASSAND
Scouts from Garden City’s Troop 243 spent a week at Onteora Scout Reservation, earning 104 Merit Badges, leading their own camp, and winning the coveted Scout Spirit Award. See page 24
Photo by Antonio Cruz
At the July 17 Garden City Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Ed Finneran announced that the much-anticipated results of the villagewide St. Paul’s Survey will be presented sooner than expected. The first Town Hall to share the findings will take place on Tuesday, August 12, at in the board room at Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue. Initially, consultants from Brandstatter Carroll Inc. (BCI) were expected to deliver their report by late summer. However, survey processing vendor ETC accelerated the tabulation timeline, meaning the final report could arrive by the end of July or early August. “ETC was tasked with capturing and tabulating all the written responses to a handful of survey questions that allowed for handwritten phrases to be used, as opposed to the other questions which called for simply filling in circles or checking the boxes. Not surprisingly this has been a time-consuming chore. Post-ETC’s completion of all forms of tabulation, BCI will complete its analysis of our survey results and prepare a final report for the Board of Trustees. As we’ve mentioned previously, the results/report will be shared with residents at a special Town Hall-style meeting. The purpose of the Town See page 8
Public hearing set as neighbors Trustees push for crackoppose property subdivision down on tall grass, weeds BY RIKKI MASSAND Three weeks after western section residents voiced serious concerns about a proposed subdivision on Princeton Street near New Hyde Park Road, neighbors returned to Village Hall in greater numbers and with renewed urgency. The proj-
ect in question would divide a single residential lot into two, allowing construction of larger homes—prompting fears about overdevelopment and neighborhood character. Residents, led by western section homeowners Geraldine O’Neill Marino and her daughter Jacqueline
Marino, have spoken passionately during recent Board of Trustees meetings. The two have lived in Garden City since 1994. Following their appearance at the Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB) on June 24, residents addressed See page 6
BY RIKKI MASSAND Members of the Garden City Board of Trustees are calling for overdue “summer haircuts” for certain residential lawns that they say are spoiling the otherwise pristine appearance of the village. At the July 17th Board of Trustees meeting, Trustee Vinny Muldoon raised the issue after listening to a monthly report on Building Department statistics and revenues by Superintendent Giuseppe Giovanniello. Muldoon said he and Mayor Ed Finneran have noticed multiple residential properties where “the grass and See page 16
GC Field Hockey kicks of training season PAGE 40 NCL’s Ticktocker Class of 2025 celebrated PAGE 34