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Friday, April 9, 2021
Vol. 96, No. 15
LEGISLATORS WRITE TO A.G. PAGE 8
LIBRARY OKS 2021-22 BUDGET
FATE OF MARIJUANA IN NASSAU UNCLEAR
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Middle Neck Rd. proposal plans tabled by VGN
C H A L K T H E WA L K
Trustees postpone decision on 2 architectural, facade reviews BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z The Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees tabled the architectural and facade reviews for two multifamily housing proposals on Middle Neck Road during Tuesday night’s public meeting. The proposal at 777 Middle Neck Road is a three-story multifamily project with 38 units (13 one-bedroom units, 21 two-bedroom units, and four three-bedroom units) and 80 parking stalls, according to updated plans presented by Paul Bloom of Harras, Bloom and Archer LLP. This is a shift from the most recently presented plans with 44 residential units and 79 parking spaces. The project’s developer is Lions Group LLC, with architectural aid from Newman Design. Village officials reiterated that the proposal is an as-of-right project and that the developer is not seeking any variances. Before a motion to vote on the
project’s site plan, architecture and facade review, the village asked the developer to provide a rendering of all sides of the building and physical samples of materials being used in the building and identify the location of a sound barrier. Village Attorney Peter Bee said that the board is also permitted to conduct a vote on the State Environmental Quality Review Act review, though that has not occurred yet. Bee said the village received samples of the materials for the building and the identification of a sound barrier on the building. Mayor Pedram Bral said he appreciated the schematic renderings that showed the elevation of the building but said the village anticipated seeing different renderings, including a visual of the proposed building next to neighboring properties. “You’re expecting us to visualize something based on a scheContinued on Page 21
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Fifth-graders at Saddle Rock participated in classroom lessons and awareness activities in honor of World Down Syndrome Day.
VGN zoning board OKs residential variances BY K AT I E F E N T O N The Village of Great Neck zoning board approved multiple variances for the premises at 136 Maple St. at a meeting last Thursday night.
The board addressed issues with the property’s size and parking, as well as a cabana house and pool fence that were not in the approved plans. The applicants who sought the variances, Joseph Rahmani
and Ashley Khalili, were represented by attorney Andrew Filipazzi. Although the house’s dimensions and features were approved in 2018, Filipazzi said, a recent inspection Continued on Page 44
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