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Friday, July 12, 2019
Vol. 4, No. 28
Port WashingtonTimes LIVING 50 PLUS
ECO-FRIENDLY STATE SEEKS FIRST HOME ON MARKET CAP ON DIOXANE
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Town seeks help with Port waterfront
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RENEWED HISTORY
N. Hempstead to engage consultant, surveyor before finalizing zoning BY J E S S I C A PA R K S North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio announced on Tuesday that the town will hire a consultant and a surveyor for the Port Washington waterfront business district. Residents urged the town to make the move at last month’s town meeting where developers and residents alike shared their issues with proposed zoning changes. Developers raised concerns that the proposed changes would halt development in the district, while residents were worried about the potential for overdevelopment. The board’s proposed zoning code changes include eliminating residential use from the district, eliminating below-ground parking, implementing a 10yard setback on the front and rear of properties and reducing maximum building height from
three stories to two. Hotel and boatel uses were eliminated from single-use properties and instead can be part of a mixed-use building. A density cap of 35 rooms per acre was introduced for new hotels. A boatel is a waterside hotel equipped to accommodate visitors traveling by boat. De Giorgio said she will head a steering committee of interested stakeholders to guide the consultant through the zoning process after community members asked her to do so. “I am very flattered that everyone seems to have so much confidence that I can do that,” she said. The councilwoman said that some of the property owners have expressed interest in being part of the process. At last month’s meeting, Port Washington Chamber of Commerce President Mitch Schwartz Continued on Page 59
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN LANDMARK SOCIETY
The Roslyn Grist Mill served as a teahouse for 54 years, beginning in 1920. Photo circa 1930. See story on page 20.
Port rower selected for junior national team BY J ES S I C A PA R K S Lindsey Rust of Roslyn has been selected to compete on the world stage with the U.S. junior national under-19 row-
ing team. Rust is the first rower with Port Rowing of Port Washington to be invited to the identification camp for the national team, a precursor to being selected.
The team is expected to be finalized by July 18, according to Port Rowing women’s head coach Isa Rahman, but he said it isn’t likely to be adjusted unless someone gets hurt before Continued on Page 59
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