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Friday, March 19, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 12
Port WashingtonTimes GUIDES TO SCHOOLS, CAMPS PAGES 23-42
ABUSE VICTIM SUES ST. MARY’S
BLAKEMAN TO CHALLENGE CURRAN
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Town to talk W. Shore Rd. next week
ON YOUR MARK
Scoping meet on Southern Land apartment, marina plan BY R O S E W E L D ON A public scoping session for the proposed development at 145 West Shore Road in Port Washington is scheduled to take place next week. The estimated $120 million development is being shepherded by Southern Land Co., which filed a petition to rezone a 7.17-acre parcel at 145 West Shore Road, currently housing the construction supply wholesaler Bay Aggregates, from “Residence-AAA” to “Multiple Residence” to enable the construction of a seven-level, 176-unit residential building with a 29-slip public marina on Hempstead Harbor, not far from North Hempstead Beach Park. A Change.org petition opposing the development was launched by the Beacon Hill Residents Association several weeks ago and has collected over 1,500 signatures.
Reasons cited in the petition include overpopulation, traffic congestion, stress on school, water and sewer district and police and fire departments, and the environmental health of Hempstead Harbor and Manhasset Bay. Last month, Southern Land held four information sessions for interested members of the public, with two apiece held Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. At the second meeting on Feb. 25, former Nassau County Legislator and former New York state Sen. Craig Johnson, representing Long Point Advisors, addressed the meeting’s 60 participants. “This [is an] exciting project that I think is really going to provide a wonderful opportunity for the Port Washington community as a whole,” Johnson said. He added that Southern Land was “prepared to spend anywhere Continued on Page 52
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The Schreiber High girls’ cross country team prepares for an event at their meet against East Meadow over the weekend.
Frankel elected in F. Hill, incumbents keep seats BY R O S E W E L D ON With the exception of one race in Flower Hill, two incumbent mayors and seven incumbent trustees in villages across the Port Washington area were
and Trustees Sherman Scheff and Matthew Kepke kept their seats, with each of the three men winning a two-year term. Weitzner received 260 votes, PORT WASHINGTON NORTH Scheff received 251 and Kepke Mayor Robert Weitzner Continued on Page 20
re-elected on Tuesday. Absent from this list is the Village of Manorhaven, which holds its elections in June.
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