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Friday, May 10, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 19
WOMEN TODAY
MTA INVESTIGATING OVERTIME ISSUES
SCHNIRMAN QUESTIONS ASSESSMENT EXEMPTIONS
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Construction projects, new buses on ballot
LOCAL FIELD TRIP
Two propositions ask approval for school spending outside of budget BY T E R I W EST On May 21, Roslyn residents will head to the polls to vote on the school district and library budgets, and tucked on the ballot are some extra propositions and names that voters have a say in. Propositions three and four are judgments on specific school district spending outside of the budget, one for the purchase of buses and vans and the other for a variety of construction projects that the district wants to fund with $7.4 million from its 2015 capital reserve pot. Trustees Steven Litvack and Bruce Valauri are also seeking reelection. “I firmly believe in our board’s pedagogical commitment to excellence,” Litvack wrote in a statement. “In fulfilling this vision, I am committed to ensuring that the needs of our student body – both on an individual and a collective basis – are met.”
Proposition three seeks $457,014 in tax revenue so the district can purchase two large buses and three vans. The new vehicles will replace the oldest ones that the district has, some of which date back to 2002, Transportation Supervisor David Shoob said at a March Board of Education meeting. Proposition four, which allocates funds from the 2015 Construction Capital Reserve Fund, sets aside the $7.4 million for projects across four of the district’s schools. The projects are, for Harbor Hill School, playground renovations, site work on the field and heating, ventilation and air conditioning system upgrades; for Heights School, playground renovations and site work on the field; for Roslyn Middle School, modifications to interior and exterior doors; and, for Roslyn High School, renovations to the science Continued on Page 84
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Members of the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center’s early childhood programs visited the center’s new food bank Tuesday morning and helped stock the shelves.
F. Hill residents speak out against cell nodes BY S H E L BY TA L C O T T Residents packed the Flower Hill Board of Trustees meeting on Monday and expressed concerns, many regarding po-
tential health risks, about the possible installation of 18 small cell nodes to improve Verizon cellphone service. “My problem with the installation of these nodes is that we don’t have enough
research done to know how harmful they really are, and improved service is just not a good enough reason, especially when our service is really currently good now,” said resident Continued on Page 28
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