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Schools wrapping up summer, fall construction projects
HOMECOMING 2019
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
the location. Daniels learned from WPOA liaison to the Traffic Commission Rich Vallely, the Commission would not be able to take an action in time for the start of the 2019-2020 year. But over summer she persisted and contacted Village of Garden
At the Garden City Board of Education’s monthly meeting on September 24, consultant Gary Scheide of BBS Architects provided an update on summer construction and improvement projects at Garden City Public Schools which lasted a few days into October. Scheide said the shared goal of district administrators, BBS Architects and construction managers from Park East Construction was to wrap up summer projects while fall weather was barely settling in, and well ahead of winter. Scheide spoke about masonry reconstruction at the two elementary buildings, Stewart School and Stratford School. According to Scheide, Stratford was considered “at completion” by the September 24 board meeting; work at Stewart was to be done by the next night. “We’ve finished with all the primary contractual work as there was one change order for additional cast stone, and we’re still waiting on the delivery of that material. We will let the district know when we have it delivered and dates on the contract for that portion to be completed,” he said. For masonry reconstruction at Stratford, the board of education approved a deduct change order of $10,000 for contractor Five Twelve Restoration, Inc. as the contractor shall provide the district with a credit of the unused balance ($10,000). However for Stewart School, the board approved a change order to the same contractor increasing the cost by $4,000 for removing and replacing two window wells along with four courses of brick on the school’s northeast elevation. Scheide said for new roofing at Homestead Primary School, the work was done with the exceptions of perimeter metal work, which was set to arrive on-site by early October. The last remaining portions of the roof to be worked on would be completed after hours, as Scheide said the middle of October is the time frame for it to be done by however the roof work is “weather-dependent.” Completion is expected by the middle of October. School Board Vice President Tom Pinou expressed concerns over the roof work lasting later into evenings or starting early on Saturdays and Sundays. He told Scheide that tranquility should be prioritized as the days are getting shorter and less daylight is apparent every afternoon, so contractors “should think about bulk-
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Garden City High School held its annual Homecoming Parade and football game on September 21st with a 27-0 victory over Elmont. Above, Homecoming queen and king Christina DiAgostino and Holden Overbeck
New school speed zone in west BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
At its September 19 meeting the Village of Garden City Traffic Commission voted to create a new 20 miles per hour school speed zone on Chester Avenue, west of New Hyde Park Road. Vanna Daniels, owner of Our
Precious Angels child care center and preschool, approached the Western Property Owners’ Association with her concerns over traffic and safety in the area on June 4 at Homestead School. Several parents of young children attending her preschool were nervous when getting their kids to and from
Garden City Fire Department Open House on Sunday PAGES 34 Rosh Hashanah celebrations at the GC Jewish Center PAGES 44-45