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Friday, March 26, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 13
Port WashingtonTimes HEALTH, WELLNESS AND BEAUTY GUIDE PAGES 25-32
GOP PICKS PHILLIPS FOR COMPTROLLER
LEGISLATURE APPROVES POLICING PLAN
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Green concerns at West Shore Road Residents unsure of environmental effects BY R O S E W E L D ON Residents of the Port Washington area raised concerns over the environmental effects of a proposed development at 145 West Shore Road at a public scoping session held by the North Hempstead Town Board on Tuesday night. 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 Aggre-
gates, 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 1,800 signatures. Reasons cited in the petition include overpopulation, traffic congestion, stress on school, water and sewer districts and
police and fire departments, and the environmental health of Hempstead Harbor and Manhasset Bay. The scoping session was held in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which requires all state and local government agencies to consider environmental impacts equally with social and economic factors during discretionary decision making, Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, who represents the Port Washington area, said at the outset of the Continued on Page 45
Three to challenge Port school board incumbents Smith, Block, Renna seek Johnson, Greenstein, Weisburd seats PHOTO VIA INSTAGRAM
Members of the Schreiber High School varsity cheerleading team lift flyer Mollie Tashlik at a recent practice.
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that the school district offer five-day in-person instruction to students. The district ultiA slate challenging the in- mately brought back full-time cumbents in the Port Washing- instruction for kindergarten ton school district’s election in through fifth grade in October after hearing pleas from a May has been announced. The three aspiring trustees, 1,000-person Facebook group, Adam Smith, Adam Block and a petition with 1,200 signaJustin Renna, organized an ini- tures and a 250-person rally in tiative last summer to advocate August.
The three cited the need to “rebuild community trust” and prioritize the needs of children and families as a reason for running. “The success of the school year has validated our efforts, and we are proud of our role in making that happen,” a joint letter from the slate to Blank Continued on Page 44
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