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Friday, October 25, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 43
ELECTION GUIDE
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Council keeps mum on Martin Park problems
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Candidate forum sees Bosworth, council members cite litigation BY R O S E W E L D ON Town of North Hempstead council members and Supervisor Judi Bosworth remained quiet on the controversy over the renovation at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park at a candidates’ night event in Manhasset. The supervisor and council members joined their opponents in a question-and-answer forum for those running for seats in Nassau County and the Town of North Hempstead last Thursday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset. Audience members at the event were invited to submit questions for each of the positions, with the seven candidates for three seats on the North Hempstead Town Board questioned together. During the session with candidates for town supervisor, the moderator read a submitted ques-
tion: “The town is currently in court with the contractor who made repairs on Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park. What would you do in the future so that this does not occur with future town projects?” The town is currently involved in litigation with contractor Gramercy Group, which claimed that it is owed over $2 million because of change orders from the town. “Because we are in litigation, I can’t really comment on Clinton G. Martin Park,” Bosworth said. “We’ve asked anybody involved with the town not to do that.” Bosworth pointed out that the park has been open for two seasons following renovations and remarked that the town has had “so many town projects that have gone successfully.” Her Republican challenger, David Redmond, said in response to the question that the project Continued on Page 74
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VILLAGE OF EAST HILLS
Left to right, East Hills Trustee Clara Pomerantz, Gail Siegel, Jordan Siegel, Chloe Siegel and East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz. Jordan and Chloe are arranging a Halloween costume drive for children. See story on 67.
Villages face conflict over Mineola Avenue boundary BY R O S E W E L D ON The Village of Roslyn Estates is in conflict with its easterly neighbor, the Village of Roslyn, over a boundary on Mineola Avenue. Roslyn Estates Mayor Paul Leone Peters addressed the
conflict at his village’s Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, telling residents that it involves the sidewalks of Mineola Avenue, which borders the east side of Roslyn Estates and the west side of Roslyn. “There’s a conflict between the Village of Roslyn and the
Village of Roslyn Estates over who is legally responsible for repairing those sidewalks,” Peters explained. He said that Nassau County had decided that repairs to the sidewalks on Mineola Avenue were the responsibility of Continued on Page 74
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