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O.B. considers $13.8 million bond proposal presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and perfluorooctanoic acid, or The Town of Oyster Bay PFOA, in public water supplies, heard a proposal at its Dec. 10 so-called “forever chemicals” town board meeting for a $13.8 that have prompted stricter million bond for the Locust Val- water quality standards. Both ley Water District. The funds the state Department of Health and the U.S. Enviwould support five ronmental Proteccapital improvetion Agency have ment projects recently lowered aimed at ensuring maximum contamiwater quality and nant levels, requirinfrastructure reliing costly upgrades ability. to filtration sysMichael Ingham, tems. an attorney repre“These are very, senting the water very low numbers,” district, presented JOSEPH SALADINO Ingham said, refert h e a p p l i c a t i o n Supervisor, ring to the EPA’s alongside several Town of Oyster Bay four-parts-per-trildistrict of ficials, lion limit for PFAS including Chairwoman Patricia Peterson, Trea- established earlier this year. The district plans to install a surer Charles Savinetti, Superintendent Dominic Scaparrotta granular activated carbon filand Business Manager Jennifer tration system at Well No. 9, a Van Gelder, and H2M architect project estimated to cost $7 milJessica DeMarco. Ingham high- lion. Granular activated carbon lighted the district’s mission to is made from organic materials provide clean water to more like coconut shells or coal that than 7,500 residents as well as are heated to increase the surnumerous businesses, schools face area of the carbon they and municipal buildings, while contain. The activated carbon managing increasing regulato- traps chemicals that pass through the filter, and can ry demands. A primary focus of the pro- remove organic chemicals, posed bond is addressing the CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Locust Valley High School’s Chamber Singers recently performed at Radio City Music Hall, above, and gave an encore performance at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.
School board highlights this year’s successes, holiday spirit By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
The Locust Valley Central School District Board of Education met on Monday, and discussed plans for infrastructure repairs, student successes, and highlights of the holiday season. Trustees proposed withdrawing up to $250,000 from the repair reserve to replace a 31-year-old underground fuel tank at the bus garage on Right Field Road. The tank failed a tightness test in November, prompting a report to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. “The failure was a dry failure, meaning no leakage occurred,” Karen Horoszeksi, the
district’s facilities representative and bus administrator, explained. “Given the tanker has reached the end of its 31-year lifespan, the district has decided to proceed with a replacement.” The repair reserve, which had a balance of nearly $84,000 as of June 30, will fund the project. District Superintendent Kristen Turnow assured attendees that the money was set aside specifically for facilities issues. “This is not coming from our general budget,” Turnow said. “Having these reserves ensures we can address problems promptly without impacting other programs.” The board approved the measure unanimously, with trustees expressing gratitude CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
e are all in favor of safe drinking water.