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Friday, September 6, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 36
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MANHASSET 9/11 NONPROFIT EXPANDS
DiNAPOLI HITS LONG BEACH FOR PAYOUTS TO SCHNIRMAN, OTHERS
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Flower Hill nixes all 18 cell nodes
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Trustees unanimously reject ExteNet BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Flower Hill’s seven trustees voted unanimously to deny ExteNet’s application to install 18 small cell nodes throughout the village’s right of ways on Tuesday. The move was met with words of gratitude and applause from many members of the audience. In a post on the village’s website, the board outlined its decision to deny the application, saying it was primarily due to ExteNet’s failure to specify the exact locations of the proposed cell nodes despite village requests to clarify the matter. The application was also found to be incompatible with the village code and relevant criteria governing cell nodes that included aesthetics, mitigation efforts, available alternatives, wireless service coverage and alleged gaps or improvements, according to the village website. ExteNet, a wireless infrastruc-
ture provider contracted by Verizon to install devices to support its 4G network, filed the application in the village in April. Since then, the village has hosted a series of public hearings in which many hours of public comment were heard. At the hearings, many residents raised concerns about the cell devices’ potential impact on the health of their children and themselves. However, ExteNet representatives said their tests have shown that outside of a 15-foot radius of the antenna, radiofrequency emissions fall to 1 percent of the permissible level allowed by the federal government. The board maintains that it did not consider comments on potential health effects when making its decision, as stated on the village website. The village board said that ExteNet did not identify substantial gaps in cellphone coverage Continued on Page 79
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBIN DEITCH-NOGREDY
Players await the start of the men’s singles tournament at the seventh annual Play for P.I.N.K. fundraiser at the Shelter Rock Tennis Club. See story on page 12.
Plandome Rd. gallery owner to retire in Oct. BY R O S E W E L D ON Al Trapani, whose Trapani Art & Frame has been a staple of the Manhasset business community for nearly 20 years, has announced his retirement.
In an email to customers on Aug. 24, Trapani confirmed that while the Plandome Road gallery will not be closing, it would be sold to another framing company. “I have owned my own
business for almost 42 years and am planning a much needed rest,” Trapani wrote. The business, originally known as the Frame Shop, was founded in 1990. Trapani Continued on Page 79
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