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Vol. 27 No. 35
AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
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Redevelopment meeting put off to September revitalization of downtown Baldwin, and in the DRI process,” Lou Bekofksy, of VHB, wrote in The next meeting of the state- an email to Local Planning Comfunded Baldwin Downtown Revi- mittee members. talization Initiative, originally The Local Planning Commitscheduled for Aug. 19, has been tee comprises community leadpostponed to Sept. 9. It is to take ers and business owners in Baldplace virtually. win who since last Officials anyear have been disnounced the cussing potential change last week, projects to incorpoc i t i n g r e n e we d rate into the plans. interest from develThe new deadline opers potentially for submission to seeking to build in the state is in Octothe downtown area. ber. The redevelop“Based on this ment initiative, for feedback, the LPC which the commuco-chairs would nity received a $10 like to ensure that million grant from t h e re i s a m p l e the state last year oppor tunity for to overhaul the projects that may dAVE KAPEll long-struggling have been close to downtown, paused LPC co-chair being finalized for a few months prior to the Covidbecause of the coronavirus pan- 19 pause to be brought to the demic. LPC for consideration,” On July 29, representatives of Bekofksy explained. VHB Engineering, a consulting Some LPC members criticized team helping to draw up plans the postponement of the meetfor the downtown, announced ing, citing poor planning, and the restart of the planning pro- questioned developers’ interest cess on behalf of the state and in the area. the Town of Hempstead. “We urge you to use this addi“Following the announce- tional time to re-engage with ment, it has become evident that potential project sponsors,” there is a renewed interest in the Continued on page 4
By BRidGET dowNES bdownes@liherald.com
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oN AUG. 14, Town of Hempstead officials, from right, Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilman Anthony D’Esposito awarded Boy Scout Evander Tillery the Covid19 Youth Relief Effort merit badge for making masks that were distributed throughout the town.
Town hosts merit badge ceremony in Baldwin By BRidGET dowNES bdownes@liherald.com
Town of Hempstead officials joined Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in Baldwin Harbor Town Park on Aug. 14 to thank their troops for helping create and distribute thousands of masks to local first responders, essential workers, veterans and older adults throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, who hosted
what he called the nation’s first drive-through badge of merit ceremony, recognized the young men and women who helped protect local residents, some of whom have been working on the front lines during the crisis. “ E ve r y o n e o f t h e m stepped up, did right, and, frankly, as far as I’m concerned, they did save lives,” Clavin said of the scouts at the ceremony. “They helped stop a second wave from occurring right now, and
they’re going to continue to do that.” At the height of the pandemic in early May, the town par tnered with the Boy Scouts’ Theodore Roosevelt Council to supply the scouts with materials via a safe curbside delivery setup to reduce the risk of exposure to the virus, town of ficials explained. Each scout went home with enough cloth and elastic material to create up to 100 reusable masks. Continued on page 3
he LPC is the one that has to make the judgment on whether to put the Breslin project on the list at all.