Town To Host First 2023 S.T.O.P. Event

North Hempstead Town Supervisor

Jennifer DeSena and the Town Board remind residents that the first Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) event of 2023 will be held on Saturday, March 18 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park’s North Lot.

“Improperly disposing of dangerous chemical wastes could potentially contaminate our water supply, so programs like S.T.O.P. are essential to continue to ensure the Town and our residents are responsible environmental stewards,” Supervisor DeSena said. “I’m proud that the Town will once again offer this amazing program that offers our residents a safe, convenient, and environmentally sound method of disposing their hazardous household waste.”

The S.T.O.P. program offers Town of North Hempstead residents the opportunity to dispose of dangerous and chemical wastes that are too dangerous to dispose of with routine curbside pickups. Residents can return items such as aerosols, household chemicals, pesticides, disinfectants, fertilizers, bulbs, thermostats, rechargeable and lithium batteries, TV’s and computers. Latex and water-based paints, once dried out (usually 24-36 hours after the lid is removed) can be placed in a trash bag and thrown out with your regular household garbage. Latex and water-based paints will not be accepted at the S.T.O.P. collection site. Oil-based paints, on the other hand, are considered hazardous, and will be accepted at any S.T.O.P. program.

Residents may also bring their sensitive documents to the S.T.O.P. event for proper shredding and destruction to prevent identity theft. Any documents brought will be shredded on site by a document shredding company. There is a limit of 6 “Bankers Box” sized boxes or bags of paper per car, per day. Every 2,000 pounds of paper the Town recycles equates to 17 trees saved.

Pharmaceuticals will not be accepted at S.T.O.P. events. However the Town will be collecting pharmaceuticals at several special events throughout the year. Please continue to check the Town’s website and social media pages for the latest information.

The S.T.O.P. events will also have a clothing donation area. Gently used and working clothes, stuffed animals, electronics, toys, sporting equipment, shoes, books, small area rugs, bikes, scooters, luggage, picture frames, table lamps, bolts of fabric, silverware, glassware, dishes, and cosmetics will be collected.

Participants must be residents of North Hempstead (no commercial vehicles will allowed) and need to show a driver’s license or other valid proof of residency. Only potentially hazardous household products and e-waste will be accepted. For safety reasons, residents also must remain in their vehicle while event staff removes items to be discarded. Please also leave pets at home so staff can safely remove items from your vehicle.

Additional S.T.O.P. programs will be held throughout 2023 including: Saturday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Westbury High School, Saturday, September 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park (North Lot), and Sunday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park (North Lot).

For more information on the S.T.O.P. program, please call 311 or 516-869-6311 or visit northhempsteadny.gov/stopprogram

—Submitted by the Town of North Hempstead

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The Village of Great Neck Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is pleased to announce a public hearing in conformance with Section 511 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) of 1998. The public hearing will be held Monday, March 27th 2023 at 4:00pm at The Village of Great Neck Housing Authority located at 700 Middle Neck Road, Great Neck, NY 11023. The subject of the hearing will be the Public Housing FY 2023 Annual Plan and FY (2020-2024) FiveYear Plan. The Five Year Plan describes the mission of the agency and the agency’s long-range goals and objectives for achieving its mission over a ve-year period, and their approach to managing programs and providing services for the upcoming year. The Annual Plan serves as the annual application for grants to support improvements to public housing buildings (Capital Fund Program) and provide a summary of the activities the PHA plans to pursue in the FY 2023 scal year. Residents of public housing and members of the public are welcome. Persons wishing to speak will be limited to ve (5) minutes each and a sign-up sheet for speakers will be available at the start of the public hearing. The Village of Great Neck Housing Authority does not discriminate because of disability, color, sex, religion, national origin, family status or race. Provisions will be made for persons with disabilities to ensure their full participation in the public hearing if they so choose. Request for any Reasonable Accommodation must be made in advance by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023. If you are unable to attend, or request a reasonable accommodation, please call 516-482-2727 and give your name and email address (please do not leave a message), in order for us to send zoom coordinates. A DRAFT of the FY 2023 Annual Plan is available at the Housing Authority Main O ce at same and on the Housing Authority website at VOGNHA.org