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Land Trust kicks off latest housing lottery Jeannine Maynard, vice president of U-CLT and cof a c i l i t at o r o f t h e G re at e r The Uniondale Community Uniondale Area Action CoaliLand Trust has opened the tion, advocated for the proapplication process for its gram as a potential solution to next housing lottery, and pre- the ongoing cost-of-living crisented the details of the home sis. “The community has been and how to apply at a public informational session on Feb. working for a long time on the issue of per ma13. nently af fordable T he Af fordable housing options,” Homeownership Maynard said. Lottery is offering a U-CLT is a nonlocal family a highprofit that focuses quality home at a on revitalizing low cost. The 1,688 Uniondale, increassquare-foot, two-stoing housing stabiliry house will have ty and cost savings t h r e e b e d r o o m s , ANEStORIA for community two bathrooms and members. The all-new appliances. SHALkOwSkI group acquired T h e d e a d l i n e fo r President, U-CLT property on Unionapplying for the lotdale Avenue from tery is Feb. 24. The home will have an esti- the Nassau County Land Bank mated value of $620,000, but a after the original home on the premises was destroyed by a sale price of $275,000. U - C LT o f f e r s t h e h o m e f i r e s e v e r a l y e a r s a g o . through the use of a commu- Through the land trust pronity land trust — a communi- g r a m , t h e l a n d i s b e i n g ty-owned plot of land where returned to use as a site for houses can be purchased at affordable housing. “It’s taken some years to get lower prices than other real estate, facilitating the develop- this to be shovel-ready,” Mayment of affordable housing in nard said. “We had an extendlow-income communities that ed per mitting process, we can remain affordable for genContinued on page 11 erations to come.
By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO
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Photos by Gary Battle
kickin’ it with the DJs The Cops vs. Kids Battle/ Showcase, hosted by the Village of Hempstead’s Police Activity League at Hempstead High School last Saturday. was a high-spirited competition that had the place rocking. Above, Jade Spann, 10, of north Babylon, was the winner. Spann was among the dJs, ranging in age from 7 to 18, who took part in the mentoring event. Judges said that her interaction with the crowd was one of the reasons she was rated the best. at right, village police detective Russell Harris was one of the coordinators of the event, which emphasized mentoring.
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