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Vol. 100, No. 42
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Trustees approve funds for groundwater monitoring
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BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Garden City HS varsity football team is entering the playoffs with an undefeated record, after a 42-0 win over Mephham. See page 60
Environmental Board reviews waste-to-energy plant operations BY RIKKI MASSAND
At its monthly meeting on October 18th the Garden City Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) presented information about its early October visit to the Covanta Hempstead waste management facility, Long Island’s largest industrial-size waste management operation. Covanta describes
the Hempstead campus as an “award-winning Waste-toEnergy Facility that serves the Town of Hempstead.” EAB member Elizabeth Bailey led the presentation and noted that in the United States, an average of 5.5 pounds of waste is produced per-person every single day, equating to “a lot of waste to get rid of.”
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Combined, the four Covanta facilities on Long Island process approximately 1.8 million tons of waste annually, and generate electricity servicing more than 100,000 homes. Covanta Hempstead located near the Stewart Avenue exit of the Meadowbrook Parkway. The village’s refuse See page 26
The Village Board of Trustees have approved funds for new groundwater monitoring equipment at the municipal composting facility on south Cherry Valley Avenue. The monitoring program will allow the village to comply with a new mandate from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The village awared $56,300 to Woodbury-based D&B Engineers and Architects to assist Garden City with the implementation of the groundwater monitoring program during 2024. Garden City Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni provided details prior to the Board’s approval at its October 19 meeting at Village Hall. “The program comes in response to a recent notification received by the Village from the New York State DEC relative to the latest revisions to Part 360 regulations which incorporate new groundwater protection standards for organics facilities in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The proposal consists of three tasks; task one is creating a monitoring plan, task two is to design and oversee the monitoring well installation. Task three involves sampling and testing each well quarterly, throughout calendar year 2024,” he shared. Borroni advised that village
administration and DPW request future funding for the construction and installations of the three monitoring wells proposed.
New bathroom at Village Yard
For a few items related to the completion of renovations of bathroom facilities at the Public Works’ Village Yard, the trustees approved a transfer of funds of $15,593. Of that amount, an estimated cost of $12,000 was allocated to pay Call-A-Head Corp. for the rental of portable restrooms at the site, for the duration of the construction on the Yard facility. The allocation for bathroom rental will be used on an as-needed basis, as the project is expected to be completed by late November. The Village Yard bathroom project involves upgrades and new fixtures for the 18 foot by 16 foot space, which serves approximately 70 employees. Superintendent Borroni noted that the project includes the installation of three urinals, three toilets and relocating the shower. “All plumbing fixtures needed to be removed and all plumbing had to be modified, and a nonload-bearing wall needed to be demolished in order to make the space ADA compliant. We also installed two floor drains and a hose bin to allow for cleaning and added a new water fountain with a bottle-filler for our workers,” See page 26
GCHS Marching band takes first place PAGE 18 Community Church welcomes minister PAGE 42