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Is a cannabis smoking ban coming soon?
Officer turned author debuts heartwarming book In celebration of his book’s official launch, Derek Valance, an officer in the Glen Cove Police Department, held a book signing on Nov. 18 at The Shoppe by Trubee Hill in Glen Cove, where he sold 99 copies. Story, Page 3.
lic. Henderson noted that the city’s SAFE Glen Cove Coalition, which is dedicated to subA proposal to ban public stance-use prevention, had conmarijuana smoking and vaping vened several times to craft the in Glen Cove has drawn strong language. Detective Brian Glennon, of opinions from residents, law enforcement officials and pub- the Glen Cove Police Departlic health advocates as officials ment, who also serves on the weigh local regulation that are SAFE Glen Cove Coalition told council members opposed to New that officers have York state’s legalseen a significant ization framework. increase in public The City Council marijuana conintroduced the measumption. He liksure at its Nov. 25 ened the proposed meeting, with memrestriction to existbers agreeing to ing laws prohibitkeep the public ing open alcohol hearing open until consumption. Dec. 9 to allow addi“Alcohol is intoxit i o n a l f e e d b a c k . LESLIE The proposed law LEMPEL-FERRANTE cating. Marijuana, in a different way, states that “no perResident is also intoxicatson shall smoke or ing,” Glennon said, vape any marijuana or cannabis product in any out- adding that the goal is to minidoor public place within the mize exposure, particularly jurisdictional limits of the around children and families. The discussion comes at a city.” Violations would carry a penalty of community service time when marijuana use is steadily rising nationwide. or a fine of up to $250. City Attorney Tip Hender- According to the 2024 National son explained that the legisla- S u r v e y o n D r u g U s e a n d tion would apply to outdoor Health, 22.3 percent of people public spaces, including private age 12 or older — 64.2 million businesses that make their Americans — reported using premises accessible to the pub-
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City Council is split as stalled Villa project earns extension By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
For the third year in a row, the Glen Cove City Council narrowly approved a building permit extension for the long-stalled Glen Cove Villa apartment complex — an increasingly controversial project that has left a massive excavation pit on Glen Cove Avenue with little visible progress. The 4-3 vote on Nov. 25 once again pushed forward the $65 million, 176-unit rental development, with Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck casting the deciding vote. The project, led by Glen Cove Villa LLC, was first approved in 2021. Since then, work at the
site, at 135 Glen Cove Ave., has stalled repeatedly as funding issues, ownership restructuring and missed milestones have fueled public frustration. Several council members who voted no echoed sentiments heard throughout the community, said they saw no meaningful progress to justify granting yet another extension. Councilwoman Danielle Fugazy Scagliola, who voted against the measure, reminded her colleagues that the same debate took place a year ago. “I also want to see something built,” she said. “I am sick of looking at this hole. I think this whole community is sick of looking at this hole. CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
think there are greater issues that Glen Cove should be looking at.
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