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Vol. 5, No. 49
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Parks, water commish races uncontested Manhasset special district elections Tuesday at Bayview Ave. fire station BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Two incumbents in Manhasset’s special districts are seeking re-election next week for another three-year term. Manhasset Park District Commissioner Kenneth Weigand is running for his second term, and Manhasset-Lakeville Water District Commissioner Mark S. Sauvigne his second term. The Manhasset Park District serves the area except for Plandome and North Hills. The Manhasset-Lakeville Water District serves all of Manhasset and Lake Success as well as parts of New Hyde Park, North Hills and Great Neck. Voting for the Manhasset special elections runs from noon to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the ManhassetLakeville Fire Department’s Company No. 1 Firehouse at 35 Bayview Ave. in Manhasset. Sauvigne, who also serves as Manhasset Park District treasurer,
said during his time as water district commissioner the district has continued upgrades to the elevated tank in Munsey Park as well as the automated metering system and water main while keeping water rates steady. Sauvigne said the smart water meters allow the district to notify customers when problems occur, such as leaks, and the district’s water distribution system improvements during his tenure have increased the ability to move water efficiently for domestic and fire department use. Sauvigne was commissioner when the water tank, originally built in 1929, was replaced in Munsey Park earlier this year after years of planning and a temporary halt on construction by Nassau County State Supreme Court Judge R. Bruce Cozzens in 2014. “Now that the project is complete, we had surprisingly little feedback although what we reContinued on Page 69
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
To end the Town of North Hempstead tree lighting Friday, Santa greeted children and their parents atop a Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department truck.
Town kicks off holiday season with tree lighting contest in Mary Jane Davies Green on Friday. Supervisor Judi BosThe Town of North Hemp- worth, town council members, stead kicked off the holiday Manhasset business owners season with its annual Christ- and more gathered in the park mas tree lighting and poster surrounded by children waiting
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to see Santa at the end of the celebration. Bosworth said she loved seeing the town residents come together to welcome the holiday season. Continued on Page 69
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