Friday, September 28, 2018
Vol. 95, No.2
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Board focuses on restrictions, permits for Parking Field 7N
ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
at various grade levels. One year ago, the search process for a new superintendent of schools created the need for a similar process although an executive search firm, Hazard, Young, Attea (HYA) Associates was hired and public scoping meetings were held. This fall the school district has a more finite approach and goals to see its Guidance Department and leadership at the administrative level evolve. The first steps towards finding a new director, and the con-
At the Thursday September 20 meeting of Garden City’s Village Board of Trustees, measures were proposed to address many concerns over the misuse of village parking field 7N by both LIRR commuters who arrive early and use the lot for free daily weekday parking and by operators of commercial vehicles (trucks or large vans) who park in 7N overnight. The Board of Trustees and the village’s Traffic Commission have repeatedly heard the concerns of the Central Property Owners’ Association (CPOA) and residents of Hilton Hall and other neighboring 7th Street apartment complexes as the issue over residents not getting parking spaces was brought up at municipal meetings in the course of the last 18 months. Last Thursday the Board was preparing to vote to modify the Village Code and Policies that would move oversight and regulation of village parking lots into the Board of Trustees’ control, from the Traffic Commission’s. Among the ideas, Village Code was to be modified to prohibit commercial vehicles from overnight parking in village owned parking lots. The issue was not addressed or considered by either the Traffic Commission or Board of Trustees prior to a Hilton Hall resident’s comments at a board meeting a few months ago. Ideas and potential remedies, including new parking costs for apartment dwellers, were discussed at length on September 20. Ultimately the trustees planned to continue gathering relevant information before changes are taken to control the heavily used downtown village parking lot and address any loopholes for commuters. On May 24, CPOA liaison to the Traffic Commission Pat DiMattia spoke about concerns that persisted among village residents as they observed the misuse of Lot 7N. One day, DiMattia waited to check on how many people she could see parking their cars and then crossing from 7N to walk to the LIRR station behind the library. As reported in the News on June 1, DiMattia offered the following context to the Commission as she wondered
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In two "away" games, GCHS Girls Varsity Field Hockey team outscored both Cold Spring Harbor and Northport to bring its record to 6-0. The girls will hit the road again on September 28th to play Massapequa. See page 63.
District outlines guidance director search BY RIKKI N. MASSAND At its meeting on Wednesday, September 12, the Garden City Board of Education discussed the selection of a new Director of Guidance for the district. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kusum Sinha said the long-term plan involves the directorial position covering guidance for grades kindergarten through 12 and helping the schools administration with its implementation and compliance with a new mental health education (instructional) requirements, recently signed into
New York State law and in effect as of July 1, the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. On Sunday, September 23, NBC News reported that the new legislation “adds a paragraph to the state’s Education Law mandating mental health as part of health education in schools.” New York became the first state in the country to require mental health to be taught as part of health education. The new law provides individual districts with the ability to design the curricula and lesson plans covering pertinent topics of mental health, appropriate
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