Friday, July 13, 2018
Vol. 94, No.42
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Board approves permit for 555 Stewart project
GETTING READY TO RACE
BY RIKKI MASSAND
The 2018 swim season is underway at the Garden City Pool as the teams get ready for their upcoming meets. Above, the "A" team novice swimmers have a great time at practice. See page 50.
New St. Paul's plans to be revealed BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
With days to go before a first look at the concept for the reuse of the St. Paul’s building, for which Garden City has contracted with three prominent Manhattan architecture firms, the Board of Trustees began discussing associated costs during its July 10th meeting. Meanwhile preservationists reiterated an interest in keeping critical components and infrastructure of St. Paul’s intact, as the former private school building is on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Village will present the reuse concept at a special presentation planned for Tuesday, July 17th at 8 p.m. in the Casino, 51 Cathedral Ave. On Tuesday night as the Board of Trustees’ met, Deputy Mayor Theresa Trouvé asked Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi why $25,000 in funds was being paid to Beyer Blinder Belle on the agenda. The Board had to first approve a transfer of funds ($25,000) from the village Contingency account into the budget account for 2018-2019, “Capital Projects - St. Paul’s Facility.”
The cost was described as “additional expenditure of funds related to the development of the concept plan and public presentations, including rental of audio visual materials, printing, 3D imaging, and movie/film imaging, etc. “ Suozzi explained that there will be a series of presentations on the concept for St. Paul’s in late July. The three Manhattan-based architectural and engineering firms, all engaged by Garden City last fall for a total See page 22
The Garden City Board of Trustees voted 7-1 on Tuesday, July 10, to approve a use permit needed by developers of an apartment complex at 555 Stewart Avenue. A long series of biweekly public meetings and discussion at Board level culminated Tuesday with the approval of the 150 apartment, four story development. Residents opposed to the project were particularly critical that the developer many not have to pay their full school district taxes to Garden City Union Free Public Schools, because the developer plans to apply to an Industrial Development Agency for a tax break that would last from 10 to 20 years. The developer is 550 Stewart Acquisitions LLC, a company chaired by a prominent Kings Point jeweler and named for the parcel it owns with the same address across the road from 555 Stewart Avenue. The developer will have nine months from July 10, 2018, to obtain a site plan approval through regular village processes, involving the Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB) and then another nine months after that to obtain its first building permit for the project. Then the timeline to build the U-shaped structure is 15 months after the first building permit is issued or an extended period, per discretion of the Board of Trustees. Not addressed by the Board and residents this week, but reoccurring at many of the related proposals and hearings for 555 Stewart Avenue was the requirement that new developments in Garden City must include 10% of units as affordable housing. The attorney for the developer, Kevin Walsh, had stated several times that compliance with the ruling of Federal Judge Arthur D. Spatt would mean 15 affordable units and 135 See page 32
Rotary Club hosts Nassau County Executive PAGE 34 Another great season for GCAA softball PAGES 48-49