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Vol. 100, No. 52
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BY RIKKI MASSAND The Village of Garden City’s Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) took up the topic of noise pollution at its meeting on Wednesday, December 13th.Speakers at the meeting shared information on the impacts of noise. Earlier in the year, the EAB had discussed noise and pollution caused by the use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers. Village Trustee Michele Harrington, who co-chairs the EAB, explained that the meeting topic involves issues of high noise levels in a community setting and their associated impacts to human health and quality of life. EAB member Molly Przetzycki Fieldler introduced the two guest speakers who participated via Zoom, retired Dr. Bonnie Sager of Oyster Bay and Dr. Lucy Weinstein, who
Garden City High School’s alumni wrestlers were on hand to see the current team beat Hicksville 42-21 on December 22nd. Above, the alumni with Coach Beihoff (far left) and alumni coaches. See page 42.
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Garden City Board Restaurant grease trap testing to begin Year in Review BY RIKKI MASSAND
During the December 14th Village Board of Trustees’ meeting Superintendent of Public Works John Borroni noted that immediately after the holidays, a ‘Grease Trap Inspection’ program for checking on restaurants and food/beverage vendors’ compliance will begin. In October the village established a grease trap inspection program for analyzing the operations and conditions of existing grease traps at 46 restaurants
and food establishments in the Franklin Avenue and Seventh Street downtown areas, as well as the food businesses in the village’s West along New Hyde Park Road. To initiate the program the Board approved funding of $38,000 for Woodbury-based D & B Engineers and Architects for a limited sewer study, plus contractual amendments. According to Borroni, an inspector from the awarded vendor (D & B) will carry an ID badge and a notification letter authoriz-
ing their visit to each restaurant/ business. Borroni said the initial contractual services include the inclusion of an inspection form for each facility inspected, issuing a notice of violations to establishments that are non-compliant, and the preparation of a status log to monitor the status of violations and compliance of each facility. Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi said that from an environmental standpoint the amount of See page 28
BY RIKKI MASSAND The Village of Garden City saw tremendous changes throughout 2023, most notably with the leadership of local government at the refurbished Village Hall. In March residents elected Mary Carter Flanagan as the new mayor of the village. She previously served as a village trustee for two years, April 2021 through March 2023, and was one of the trustees elected with the original slate of five from the For a Better Garden City platform in 2021. Her colleagues from that groundbreaking slate, other than 1st Deputy Mayor Bruce Chester, were replaced with the March 2023 election as former Mayor Cosmo Veneziale, former Deputy Mayor Tom O’Brien and forSee page 32
Fencers compete in Holiday Tourney PAGES 38-39 How to recycle old Christmas lights PAGE 16