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Friday, September 8, 2023
Vol. 98, No. 36
GUIDE TO FALL
G.N. SOUTH RANKED 1ST ON N. SHORE
CALL TO REMOVE POLS NAMES FROM COUNTY SIGNS
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HISTORIC CROWD FOR NE-YO
Town board to use ex-deputy’s services BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y North Hempstead Town Board Democrats approved a resolution along party lines to use Hilary Grossman, the former chief deputy comptroller of the town, for accounting services in the upcoming budget process. The board also unanimously appointed Finance Director Paul Wood as acting comptroller, temporarily filling a role in the comptroller’s office that has a vacancy in its top three positions. Council Member Veronica Lurvey, a Democrat, presented an amendment to the other six members of the town board that authorized any member of the town board to use Grossman’s services. Lurvey’s amendment authorized town board members access to Grossman’s services which include reviewing the tentative budget, which must be submitted by North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer Desena by the end of the month, preparing any changes or amendments to the tentative budget and reviewing the preliminary budget, among other things. DeSena, a Republican, said the “substantial” changes allowing the six other members to use Grossman’s services encroached on her role in creating the budget. Lurvey said DeSena has the auContinued on Page 49
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The Ne-Yo concert on Sept. 2 had 6,000 residents registered to go, making it believed to be the second highest concert at Steppingstone Park attended by residents only.
M-L ambulance unit vote set for Oct. Fire and water district releases traffic study residents asked for in spring BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Building a dedicated firehouse for the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department’s ambulance unit at 70 Cumberland Ave. in Lake Success would have “zero impact to local traffic” according to a traffic study authorized by the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire and Water District. The study, conducted by Wood-
bury-based Cameron Engineering, was released at the Aug. 24 commissioners meeting. District commissioners in May delayed the bond vote after residents expressed concerns about the impacts of a new building during a public hearing on the $11.7 million proposal. The district will hold a vote on Tuesday, Oct. 10 where residents can decide whether to approve $10 million in bonding for the proposed facility. The traffic study is also available on the department’s website at www. mlfd.com. District Commissioner Steven Flynn said the district did its due diligence based on community feedback
and that he believes the Cumberland Avenue location is perfect for the ambulance unit. Flynn also said the traffic study identified safety and signage issues with the location, which are outside the district’s jurisdiction but they have reached out to local officials on the matter. “We have contacted Town and Village officials to brief them of the study’s findings and advocate for their assistance in correcting and enforcing the areas identified through the study that are out of our jurisdiction,” Flynn said in a statement. “Based on the study’s findings, we firmly believe that the property on Cumberland Avenue is the ideal location for the new
station.” Flynn continued to say the Cumberland location would fit the current and future needs of the department’s ambulance unit. The 40-member ambulance unit has been sharing space with Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Co. 3 in Great Neck since 1988 in a building originally meant for one company, the district said in a release. If approved in a vote, the district would build a two-story, 10,336-square-foot building that has four bays, three for the unit’s ambulances and one for the first response vehicle, among other things. During the May public hearing, Continued on Page 50