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Board approves over $600K for fire house work
GC CARES-A-THON
BY RIKKI MASSAND
Two key aspects of the rehabilitation and stabilization work of Garden City Fire Station No. 2, at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Edgemere Road, were approved by the Village Board of Trustees at its February 3 meeting. The trustees had previously allocated $1.25 million towards the work, which is called Phase 1A. Last October 21 the board declared an emergency (Resolution No. 98-2021) on the basis of public safety, so as to exempt from competitive bidding the emergency repairs. Two contracts were approved for emergency work at that time, as consulting firm Cameron Engineering recommended two proposalst. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi explained the first contract approved, $255,500 for PAR Environmental Corporation to
Garden City Middle School hosted its annual GC Cares-A-Thon recently. The event brings together members of the school community to support various causes and organizations. See page 36.
EAB provides resources, information about lead in home water systems BY RIKKI MASSAND The village’s Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) and Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi have created a 16-page PowerPoint presentation highlighting concerns, precautions and remedies that residents can take to avoid health hazards due to the possible presence of lead in the local drinking water supply. Village Trustee Mary Carter
Flanagan, chair of the EAB, led a very well-attended session at Village Hall and over Zoom on Wednesday January 26 regarding lead contamination that has been detected in some homes’ drinking water. The PowerPoint slides from that meeting were posted to the Village of Garden City’s website a week later. The village has noted that excellent resources for
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Health aide charged in death of GC senior
research and further information on lead presence in drinking water, how to prevent it and how to detect lead lines are readily available online. The most common sources of lead in drinking water are lead pipes, faucets, and fixtures. The village’s presentation at the January 26 EAB meeting explained how “Lead can harm a young child’s growth,
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a home health aide was arraigned on manslaughter and other charges in the death of a client under her care in December 2021. According to the district attorney, Gail Godwin, 62, of Bay Shore, allegedly struck 83-year-old John Busch over the head at his home in Garden City, causing him to bleed profusely. Responding police found Busch on his bedroom floor with a pool of blood under his head, the district attorney said. Donnelly said blood was also found throughout the house, in the living room and hallway, and a garbage bag full of bloody clothes and towels was recovered from the garbage can outside the home. Godwin allegedly did not call 9-1-1 for assistance until after the victim was already dead. She was arrested by detectives of the Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad on
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GC public schools budget previewed PAGE 3 Info on proposed leaf blower ban PAGE 8