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Plainedge to vote on new library bond issue Oct.7 By MIKE POLANSKY Senior Correspondent
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County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, right, hands a Massapequa commuter the survey card.
Nassau Comptroller launches commuter survey of LIRR stations By MIKE POLANSKY Senior Correspondent
Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips has launched a survey to assess whether Long Island train commuters believe they are getting their money’s worth from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the LIRR. During the week of July 21–25, summer interns and other members of Phillips’ staff visited 14 of Nassau County’s 58 LIRR stations, sending out cards containing a QR code linking to a brief, anonymous survey. Designed to be completed in just a few minutes, the survey asked commuters for feedback on various aspects of station amenities and conditions. Topics include indoor waiting areas, bathrooms, cleanliness, infrastructure in parking lots, sidewalks and platforms, the function-
ality of elevators and escalators, the condition of stairs and ramps, bike storage safety and lighting. It concludes with a question about whether riders feel safe at their LIRR station during the day and at night. Phillips visited the Massapequa station during the morning rush on July 24 to help distribute the cards. In addition to Massapequa, survey cards have been handed out at stations in Valley Stream, Ce-darhurst, Lawrence, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Manhasset, Glen Cove, Glen Street, Mineola, Westbury and Hicksville. According to Phillips, Nassau County directly contributes $36.5 million annually to the MTA for LIRR station maintenance, usage and operations. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Undeterred by voter rejection two years ago of a proposed new library building, the Plainedge Library Board of Trustees has scaled back the plans and will be presenting a new bond issue, totaling $16,865,795, to fund construction of a 24,000 square foot building. The new proposal will be voted on by the Plainedge community on Oct. 7. If approved by voters, the new library will be built on the site of the existing library building. According to Library Board of Trustees Chair Ann Doxsey and Library Director Susan Santa, library services will be provided at a temporary facility while construction is underway. The Plainedge Public Library first opened its doors in October 1963 in a small corner store in the Midlawn Shopping Center on Hicksville Road. On Oct. 22, 1966, Plainedge residents approved a bond issue for the construction of the current library building directly across the street from the original storefront one. The new building, with a little over 19.000 square feet, opened on Sept. 9, 1968. The proposed 2023 bond issue for a 34,000 square foot building was defeated on January 31, 2023 by a vote of 404 to 243, and Doxsey concedes that the board
didn’t do all it should have to get supportive community members out to vote. “Now we have new board members who are very active in the community and on social media, and a new PR firm that is already doing a great job,” she said. “We’re a little wiser now and are going to be much more proactive.” If voters approve, the new library will have a dedicated children’s program room, a community room that will seat 150 people, quiet study rooms, meeting rooms and a technology room, and will be 100% ADA compliant. Santa noted that when coming up with the proposed bond issue “we have taken what the community wants and needs and just made the footprint smaller.” Santa noted that even if the bond issue fails, there are major problems with the existing building, such as the need for a new roof, a new HVAC system, and rusting steel beams, that will have to be addressed no matter what. Doxsey agreed, and cautioned that these will have to be prioritized and handled in a “Band-aid” fashion, and could ultimately cost Plainedge taxpayers almost as much as a new building.
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