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Friday, March 9, 2018
Vol. 3, No. 10
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Manorhaven analysis draws residents’ ire
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Seek stronger waterfront protection BY LU K E TOR R A N C E A meeting in Manorhaven on Saturday was the first chance for residents to respond to a waterfront analysis commissioned by the village, and most offered sharp criticism of the analysis and voiced frustration with overdevelopment. “This looks like a present to developers,” one resident said. Another faulted Cameron Engineering and Associates, which had put together the analysis. “This is not the work of a quality engineering firm,” she said. Throughout the meeting, many of the people in the capacity crowd at Village Hall — about 70 in total — made it clear that they thought there was sufficient access to the waterfront and that there should be no further development. The analysis made several recommendations, such as requiring access to the waterfront as part of future developments, limiting density and raising the restrictions on
allowed heights. There has been a building moratorium on the waterfront in Manorhaven since June 2016. A few months later, the village set forth an objective for its policy for the waterfront. “Our goal is to balance the interests of the community with the rights of property owners,” the statement read. But most of the residents at Saturday’s meeting felt the report was slanted too far in one direction — a “slippery slope” that would lead to more development along the waterfront. Resident Richard Raskin mentioned the Knickerbocker Hotel in Port Washington, a much-derided development that may have led to the creation of a moratorium along another stretch of local waterfront. “Attempts to guarantee waterfront access don’t always work,” said# Raskin, who previously served as a member of the town’s Continued on Page 67
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Ms. Schieck’s first-graders at Daly School dressed as centenarians for the 100th day of school. See story on page 77.
Community Synagogue boycotts FedEx over NRA BY LU K E TORRANCE The Community Synagogue of Port Washington#announced last week that it would no longer use FedEx#since the
delivery service refused to end its relationship with the National Rifle Association. “The hope is that in this small way pressure will be brought to bear to find common sense solutions to the rise
of gun violence in this country,” the statement read. The decision was made by the board of directors but other members and staff had advocated for the Sands Point-based Continued on Page 68
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