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Friday, February 15, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 7
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Town repaved road ahead of planned work
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Miscommunication results in need for second Locust Lane repaving: town BY T E R I W EST The Town of North Hempstead repaved Locust Lane in Roslyn in September even though it was scheduled to be torn up for National Grid work in December, according to the town and National Grid. National Grid was not aware that the town had plans to repave Locust Lane, said company spokesperson Wendy Ladd. The company got its permit from the town in July to begin work in December, she said. “The repaving was the result of a miscommunication between the Town and National Grid,” said Carole Trottere, the Town of North Hempstead’s communications director, in an email. “We resurfaced the road earlier than we should have.” Sam, a resident of Carriage Lane where it borders Locust Lane who did not want his last name
published, said his primary concern was the burden of such an error on taxpayers like himself. “That’s where my money goes,” he said. “That’s my thoughts. Nobody cares.” He remembered the road being repaved soon before National Grid construction started, and doubted that it would look as nice again after all of the new work. “This is [a] disaster, I think,” he said. “But the politicians don’t care about that. It’s not their money. I wish they could put their money in it. Their own money in it, not my money.” Efforts to reach Town Councilman Peter Zuckerman, who represents Roslyn Heights, were unavailing. In December, the town passed a law banning roads from being repaved less than three years after they already had been. It also prohibits repaving on Continued on Page 87
PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS
Award winning author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi visits Glen Head Elementary School during its reading celebration. See story on page 61.
Supes propose electives, modern rooms for ‘19-’20 BY T E R I W EST
computer science lessons to ballroom dancing – followed The Roslyn School Dis- by the reveal of the estimated trict kicked off budget season budget for the 2019-20 school Thursday night with assistant year. Next year’s estimated budsuperintendents outlining desired new programming – from get currently totals to $113.5
million, which is 3.22 percent higher than last year’s after being slimmed down considerably during its preparation, said Joseph Dragone, the district’s assistant superintendent Continued on Page 70
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