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Council OKs new leases for beach shops tive equipment to teach people of all abilities to surf. The program has garnered widespread At its meeting on Tuesday praise in the surfing communin i g h t , t h e C i t y C o u n c i l ty for fostering inclusivity and addressed the future of the accessibility. “If there’s something that city’s beach concessions, and the potential impact of new we want to do, we should be lease agreements on three local able to find a way to do it,” Joe businesses on the boardwalk. Slaninka, who has spina bifida and hydrocephalus, The meeting drew a said. “The Skudin small crowd of resSurf for All is that idents in support avenue for someof the businesses, body, whether it’s a Skudin Surf, Ripkid or an adult tides and Marvel. with disabilities, to The council get in the water adopted a resoluand enjoy the tion that allows ocean. I’ve been in City Manager Dan MIkE REINhARt the water with Creighton to sign City councilman every kind of disnew lease ag reeability known to ments with the man, and there’s a businesses, which include significant rent increases. Many smile that I see from my attendees, however, expressed friends, my students, my coltheir concer ns about those leagues, the kids from Long increases, and the possibility Beach that the Skudins have that Skudin Surf, Riptides and volunteer.” Skudin Surf ’s current lease Marvel, which have become fixtures on the beach over the is $22,000 per year through 2025, ye a r s, m ay eve n t u a l ly b e but it will increase to $37,500 on replaced by larger, corporate- Sept. 16, 2025, the beginning of a new lease — a 70 percent based businesses. Skudin Surf, in particular, jump. The annual rent would drew community support for continue to climb, reaching its Surf for All program, in $45,712 by 2035, with further which its instructors use adapContinued on page 2
By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo
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protesters from across Long island’s South Shore gathered on what was being called a national day of action to voice their concerns about offshore wind outside city hall.
South Shore residents rally against offshore wind, again By kEPhERD DANIEl kdaniel@liherald.com
A National Day of Action against offshore wind brought community members, activists and local leaders together in Long Beach and Island Park on Saturday, highlighting a sharp divide over renewable energy projects. While protesters rallied against the potential environmental, health and economic impacts of offshore wind, some emphasized the urgency of addressing climate change with renewable solutions. Roughly 50 demonstrators marched from Long Beach to Island Park Saturday afternoon to protest offshore wind projects. The
event, part of a nationwide campaign spearheaded by the National Offshore Wind Opposition Alliance, united coastal communities in voicing their opposition to the offshore wind industry and its impact on local ecosystems, economies and public health. “We will be saying, ‘End it,’ with one unified voice, to remind our incoming administration that there are millions of coastal citizens that would be negatively impacted by the offshore wind industry and its infrastructure,” said Christina Kramer, of Long Beach, a board member of Protect Our Coast Long Island NY, who opened the rally. “We are looking for our new president and his Continued on page 15
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’ll speak for myself: I don’t want them to leave.