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Friday, November 16, 2018
Vol. 3, No. 46
Port WashingtonTimes HOLIDAY GIFT, DINING GUIDE
PORT SOCCER WINS L.I. TITLE
PLAN FOR L.I. WITH DEMS IN CONTROL OF STATE
PAGES 37-44
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No decision on Manhasset Isle apartments
FLOWER HILL FIRE
Buildings reduced to 3 stories, but board needs another month BY LU K E TOR R A N C E For almost four hours, the Manorhaven Zoning Board of Appeals listened Tuesday night while architects, lawyers and village residents argued for and against apartments proposed for Manhasset Isle. But at the end of the night, the board still had not reached a decision. “The latest update we have is of Nov. 7, so my understanding is that we are not going to be able to take a vote on this tonight as a result of that,” said board Chairman Patrick Gibson. Only three of the board’s five members were present. John DiLeo and Joe Zimbardi were absent, much to the disapproval of some residents. The building will contain residential and commercial space on a 26,000-square-foot lot owned by Peter Dejana, the former owner of Dejana Industries. The lot, purchased by Dejana in 2011, is bor-
dered by Yennicock Avenue to the north, Sagamore Hill Drive to the west and Secatoag Avenue to the south. Since the last Board of Zoning Appeals meeting in September, architect David Mammina of H2M had made some major changes to the proposed structure. The apartments, originally intended to be four stories, were reduced to three. The height of the building dropped from 52 feet to just under 35. Accordingly, the number of apartments has been reduced from 18 to 16. The apartments will be housed in two separate three-story structures, connected by a newly added one-story commercial space. “Now all of the parking is completely!screened by the buildings,” Mammina said. He added that the commercial space was 1,300 square feet, much larger than the 400 square feet per commercial unit in the original design. Continued on Page 66
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PORT WASHINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Port Washington Fire Department responded to a house fire in Flower Hill on Tuesday. Firefighters were able to control the fire within an hour and there were no civilian injuries. See story on page 22.
Curran changes mind, OKs precinct reopenings BY LU K E TORRANCE
to the budget to add $1.6 million to reopen the 6th and 8th police precincts. But on Monday, she stood Just last week, Nassau County Executive Laura Cur- beside Minority Leader Kevan ran moved to sue the county Abrahams to announce that the Legislature over changes made county would begin opening
the closed precincts next year. “When I ran for county executive, I recognized the need to reopen the 6th and the 8th precincts,” she said at a news conference in Manhasset. “ToContinued on Page 66
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