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Officials break ground on two new turf fields By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
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Local officials gathered to break ground on Jan. 30 at Town Park at Point Lookout for two new athletic fields.
It’s almost time to play ball at Town Park at Point Lookout. Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, the town board and other local officials gathered and broke ground on Jan. 30 at the future site of two artificial-turf fields to be used for a variety of sports games and practices. They are hopeful the fields will be completed by mid-summer. The two fields, which will sit side by side, will be a total of 390 feet long and 488 feet wide. The playable portion will be 360 feet long and 210 feet wide. The project will cost about $8 million. The fields are a budgeted expense for the town that will be recouped through sponsorships, field rentals and more. “This is an investment for our community,” Clavin said. “This is a multi-million-dollar ConTinued on Page 12
State grant will fund additions to the L.B. boardwalk By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
For the past year, Long Beach has been on the receiving end of a number of state grants. The city announced yet another one last week, this one focused on its best-known attraction, the boardwalk. In a release on Jan. 28, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new investments of more than $100 million for projects in so-called Pro-Housing Communities, part of a total of $123 million comprising the latest round of the state’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. To date, 273 communities
across the state have been certified as Pro-Housing Communities, including Long Beach, which was awarded $1.45 million, earmarked for improvements to the boardwalk. “Our boardwalk is the heart of our city,” City Council President Brendan Finn said in a statement, “and this g rant award will allow us to make targeted improvements to our community’s crown jewel to enhance the boardwalk experience for our residents and visitors and boost the city’s economy. T hank you, Gover nor Hochul. This award brings this administration’s grant total to over $8 million, a testament to
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BRENDAN FiNN City Council president our team’s efforts to keep taxes down while continuing to invest in our future and working with our partners at all levels of government. The administration has made economic development a top priority with an imaginative and aggressive pursuit of g rants to help improve our city.” Long Beach will use the
money to construct one or two new concession buildings and three extensions to the 2.5-mile boardwalk. The extensions will potentially be used for shaded seating, booths for local artists and artisans to display and sell their work, new public restrooms, and event space. City officials are still in the early stages of brainstorming, and
plan to gauge public interest and encourage residents’ input. Councilman Mike Reinhart said that the project is one for which the city needs public engagement in order to ensure that everyone is happy with the additions, and to “keep Long Beach Long Beach,” he said. The boardwalk currently ConTinued on Page 4