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Chamber set to host annual night of awards why they were selected.” She emphasized that the purpose of the annual celebraThe Glen Cove Chamber of tion is to “recognize and eleCommerce will host its 23rd vate the people in our commuAnnual Awards Celebration on nity.” Kris Baker, recipient of the Oct. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Soundview Caterers, at 45 Bay- Corporate Pinnacle Award, will ville Ave. in Bayville. This be honored for his achieveyear’s theme — A Masquerade ments and leadership in corporate and humaniCocktail Affair — tarian endeavors. promises an eveBaker grew up ning of recognition, learning the HVAC community and celtrade from his ebration, honoring father, later served individuals and with the U.S. Army businesses whose Military Police, and leadership and founded Baker Air vision have in 2011. His compastrengthened Glen ny provides heating Cove. ANTONIO MAZILU and cooling servicThe chamber’s co-owner, es in Glen Cove, annual awards cere- Scoop N Fruit Port Washington monies began and the surroundunder the leadership of current chamber Presi- ing communities. Allen Hudson III, principal dent Dr. Maxine Mayreis and Mary Stanco, who first chaired of Glen Cove High School, will the event committee. Mayreis receive the Leadership Award said that the evening remains for his nearly three decades of one of the chamber’s most service in education and his deep commitment to local anticipated events. “It promises to be a really youth. A 1991 graduate of the fun evening, and these people high school, Hudson has spent have been invested in Glen much of his career giving back Cove and supporting the busi- to his hometown. During the nesses and the community at pandemic, he partnered with large,” Mayreis said. “That’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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Residents crowded the Glen Cove City Council meeting on Tuesday night.
City Council abruptly ends hearing on ’26 spending plan By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck presented her proposed $69.3 million 2026 budget — her fourth since she took office — highlighting what she called a string of financial successes that have restored fiscal stability to the city. But the meeting grew tense when the council’s Republican majority voted to close the public hearing on the spending plan after a single session, an unprecedented move that prompted objections from Democratic council members and residents who pointed out that the move curtailed public participation. Panzenbeck, who is seeking re-election next month, opened her presentation by reflecting on what she described as a historic
financial turnaround. She credited City Controller Mike Piccirillo for helping to eliminate Glen Cove’s general fund deficit, which stood at $5.3 million in 2020. “As a result of these surpluses, I’m extremely happy to report that Glen Cove has finally eliminated its general fund deficit, and we now have a surplus,” Panzenbeck said, noting that the positive balance of $87,556, though modest, is a significant milestone. “The New York state comptroller’s office has once again designated the City of Glen Cove as having no fiscal stress,” Panzenbeck said. The proposed 2026 budget is nearly $3.9 million, or 5.96 percent, larger than the current spending plan. Panzenbeck said the CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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