Friday, March 18, 2022
Vol. 99, No.19
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Recreation budget: Capital projects, safety improvements
Golf classic PAGE 6 n Great trees PAGE 20
FABGC candidates sweep election
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In heavy voting on Tuesday, March 15th, candidates for the For a Better Garden City Party swept the election for four seats on the Garden City Village Board of Trustees. For A Better Garden City Party: Mary Carter Flanagan (West) - 1,667 votes Charles P. Kelly (Estates) - 1,480 votes Bruce A. Torino (Central) - 1,490 votes Lawrence N. Marciano, Jr. (East) - 1,466 votes
BY RIKKI MASSAND During the Board of Trustees’ first work session meeting on the 2022-2023 municipal budget, held on Thursday March 10, Commissioner of Recreation and Parks Paul Blake spoke about the important role of his department in daily life in the Village of Garden City. “From being the stewards of our beautiful village trees to offering helpful and fun-filled programs to our residents, our department makes a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve. It is a privilege to be part of this department and every one of our employees understands that when a resident visits one of our facilities or participates in our programs they expect that experience to be a positive, quality-filled one. Recreation and Parks’ goal is to continually improve our quality of service, maintain quality and enjoyable facilities and to put a smile on the face of everyone who engages with our department – and we try hard to achieve that every day,” Blake said. The Garden City Recreation and Parks department anticipates an increase of almost 2% for its expense budget for 2022-2023. Two major cost items Blake identified include increasing prices of utilities and the increased usage of Recreation and Parks’ facilities and buildings. “We are running power and lights longer and having heat on longer, so the costs have grown a lot in the past year,” Blake explained.
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Community Agreement Party: Judy Courtney (East) - 1,209 votes Michael Daab (Estates) - 1,161 votes Tracey Williams (Central) - 1,152 votes Write-in candidates - 195 The above totals include all votes, both in person and absentee. The following number of absentee ballots were received for each candidate: Flanagan 621; Kelly 570; Torino 581; Marciano 551; Courtney 205; Daab 166; Williams 156; Write-ins 14.
MTA, Village agree to additional camouflage for ‘Monster Poles’ BY MEG MORGAN NORRIS
Hoops for Hope returned to the Garden City High School gym on March 9th as the Challenger Basketball team took on Lynbrook. Students from all Garden City schools came to root on their team. See pages 56-57
The Village of Garden City has reached a tentative agreement with the Metropolitan Transit Authority to provide additional landscaping and restoration in the area near the Merillon Avenue station where the MTA has installed giant utility poles. According to a statement by the Garden City organization ReVAMP (Resident Voters Against Monster Poles), the MTA has agreed to significantly upgrade the landscaping by including See page 55
Kordes Korner: What to do with St. Paul’s PAGES 32-33 WPOA hosts membership Meet and Greet PAGE 34