Friday, October 13, 2017
Vol. 94, No. 4
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Fewer meetings? PAGE 18 n Cathedral curious? PAGE 8
Zoning Comm to discuss new Stewart Ave complex
17TH STRAIGHT WIN
BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
The GCHS football team won its 17th straight game on Saturday when it beat Calhoun 42-7. See page 65. The Trojans play their Homecoming game against Carey on Saturday at 3 p.m. at home.
Stewart Manor questions new 7-11 permit BY GARY SIMEONE
A new 7 -Eleven store might be coming to the village of Stewart Manor and not everyone in the community is happy about it. The store which would take the place of the Manor Fruit Shack on Covert Avenue, is a 24/7 operation that violates the village code. According to Stewart Manor Mayor Michael Onorato, the village law does not permit businesses to be open between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m. In a letter written in late September, Mayor Onorato said that the village had not
received an official response as to who was actually taking over the business located at 156 Covert Avenue. “Repeated attempts by our village attorney and Board of trustees have resulted in the inability to obtain an official response as to is actually taking over the operation,” said Onorato. “In fact as of this date, we still have not received an official notification.” He said that even though several attempts were made to contact the new owner, there is no legal requirement that they do so. Speculation throughout the community has been that the
new business will indeed be a new 7-Eleven, which seems to be the trend in several communities on Long Island. Cathy Rose, a Stewart Manor resident, said that she and her family chose to live in the area because of its charm and that 7-eleven stores belong in much busier areas. “These type of convenience stores belong on main roads and not in small towns “ said Rose. Another resident, Thomas Mitchell, said that he us concerned about the increased traffic on Covert if a 7-Eleven See page 48
The Village of Garden City’s Zoning Change Review Committee (ZCRC), established two years ago in anticipation of the 163-unit, Ring Road Residence Inn by Marriott, OTO Development/Simon Properties joint venture, will hold a public work session on Wednesday, November 1 at 7 p.m. inside Village Hall. The subject of the meeting will be the property straight down the road at 555 Stewart Avenue, with a proposal for a 150-unit residential complex with a clubhouse and swimming pool set to come before the village’s review boards and ultimately, the Village Board of Trustees. The first ZCRC public work session was held December 10, 2015, with a proposed zoning amendment application in connection with the Residence Inn, ultimately approved on all accounts close to a year later with its designs reviewed by the Architectural Design Review Board (ADRB) and the Planning Commission earlier this year. At the Board of Trustees’ October 5 meeting, Superintendent of Building Ausberto Huertas announced the ZCRC’s upcoming work session. “The proposed project with an application filed in the village’s Department of Buildings and the Zoning Change Review Committee proposes a 150 resident-unit complex. As presently proposed, in order See page 48
Board approves $100K for St. Paul's consultants BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
The Garden City Board of Trustees approved another $40,00 for conceptual work for the ‘St. Paul’s Recreation Facility’ at it’s October 5th meeting. This is in addition to $60,000 that will be paid to three well-respected Manhattan firms that was previously allocated. In front of several members of the Garden City Historical Society at the meeting, the village bumped up its allocation to $100,000 to three firms: Beyer, Blinder, Belle (BBB) and Eight, Inc., both of Broadway, and Thornton Tomasetti of Madison Avenue. They will provide the village with preliminary drawings, proofs of concept, construction plan outlines and related material “with respect to developing the former St. Paul’ building, cottages and surrounding area into a recreation-based facility including indoor fields and other amenities.” Village Trustee Louis Minuto, an architecture professional, spoke about all three of the firms when he commented on St. Paul’s future last month during the CPOA’s Tuesday, September 12 meeting. When See page 49
Pool memberships, social activities reviewed PAGE 18 GCFD to host Fire Prevention Day on Sunday PAGE 20