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Friday, September 27, 2019
Vol. 4, No. 39
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Orchard Beach variances draw new scrutiny Questions raised over the process in which building area was determined BY J E S S I C A PA R K S The interpretation of building area came under scrutiny last Tuesday night at a Manorhaven Board of Zoning Appeals hearing regarding 59 Orchard Beach Blvd. The applicant, Port Washington-based Pond Ridge Homes LLC, is requesting three variances for the property, which include the structure’s lot coverage, side yard protrusion and to maintain already constructed open entry stairways on the left and right sides of the home. No decision was made by the zoning board members at the meeting, and public comment will continue into October’s meeting. While the applicant is requesting variances for a structure that is already being built, the applicant’s attorney, Albert D’Agostino, said the project was not being constructed “willy-nilly” but pursuant to permits issued in 2015 under former Mayor Giovanna Giunta’s
administration. According to Manorhaven’s spring newsletter, the current village administration decided to revisit the variances approved by the previous administration. Emails made public by Manorhaven resident Nick Marra show that in October 2015 former Manorhaven Building Superintendent John Amisano issued stop orders on the Orchard Beach Boulevard project. The move resulted in his removal from the project and former village Attorney James Toner issuing approvals to the developer. The instruction to remove Amisano came from village Clerk Sharon Abramski, who served as deputy village clerk at the time, under orders from Giunta, according to the emails. But the current administration issued a stop order in September 2017, and D’Agostino estimated building has been at a standstill Continued on Page 83
PHOTO COURTESY OF DEBBIE GRECO
Marvin Makofsky, right, the man behind Plant A Row for the Hungry Port Washington was awarded for his outstanding community service at the 2019 Port Washinngton Chamber of Commerce installation dinner. He is joined here by Mitch Schwartz, chamber president, and state Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso (D-Port Washington).
Makofsky recognized for community service BY J ES S I C A PA R K S
vegetable garden executive,” Marvin Makofsky. Makofsky is the man beThe Port Washington hind Plant A Row for the Chamber of Commerce gave Hungry Port Washington, an its Community Service Award organization that encourages last Thursday to Port’s “chief property owners to nurture
their own gardens and donate the surplus to provide for those in need. While Plant A Row is a nationwide initiative, Makofsky gave the program some Port Continued on Page 83
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