Friday, August 18, 2017
Vol. 77, No. 33
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Town to save money with single stream recycling measure
GOOD SAMARITANS THANKED
BY GARY SIMEONE
New Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and new Councilman Thomas P. Hand recently honored nine Town employees from the Department of Public Works Division of Sanitation and the Department of Environmental Resources Solid Waste Disposal Complex who went above and beyond the call of duty to help a Hicksville resident locate his wife’s wallet and cell phone at the Town’s garbage landfill. The resident accidentally threw them out the items with the morning trash. Although it was certainly an unpleasant job, the employees understood the importance of the task and did not hesitate in sorting through mounds of garbage in searching for the lost valuables. Ultimately, much to the happiness of the resident, the search was successful and the wallet and cell phone were recovered. Supervisor Saladino and Councilman Hand proudly presented citations to the employees for their good deeds and for serving as important role models to others.
Town to host September 11th ceremony
With the 16th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America approaching, new Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced today that the Town will honor the memory of all those who lost their lives that day by hosting a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Wednesday, September 6th, beginning at 7 p.m. at TOBAY Beach. Supervisor Saladino invites all residents, families and friends to attend. “As we prepare to observe a
national day of remembrance on September 11th, it is important that we commemorate this day, as the passage of time does not diminish the tragedy that our nation suffered 16 years ago,” Supervisor Saladino stated. “Together, we will pay tribute to those we lost that tragic morning and honor the bravery and heroism demonstrated by first responders.” The Town’s 9/11 Memorial is inscribed with the names of Town of Oyster Bay residents lost on
September 11, 2001. The Memorial features a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center. The September 6th ceremony includes a candlelight vigil, vocal performances, bagpipe music and religious readings. In addition, the names of those lost, who are inscribed on the wall, will be read. For more information, please contact the Town’s Department of Community & Youth Services at (516) 797-7900.
Since taking over the Oyster Bay Town Supervisor position earlier this year, Joseph Saladino has made a point of being involved in everything related to the Town and has set out to establish cost saving initiatives to help alleviate the burden on local taxpayers. Since taking over the position on January 31st, the Supervisor has managed to merge services between villages in the Town through inter-municipal agreements, established a new Same-Day-Permit program within the Town’s Building Department and helped to put together the application to help Hicksville win $10 million for its downtown revitalization. He has set out to help save the Town and its taxpayers money by consolidating Town Departments including combining the DPW, Highway, Sanitation and Engineering departments. He has removed take home vehicles for high level employees in the Town to save on fuel and maintenance costs and has sold off multiple Town vehicles including a rarely used boat that was given to an upstate municipality. In his most recent initiative, he and Town Councilman, Lou Imbroto, have launched the Town’s recycling program from a dual-stream to a single-stream operation. “The hauling away of recycled materials costs taxpayers significant money in each year, when it could, and should be generating money for our efforts to hold the line on taxes,” said Saladino. “This new single-stream initiative is estimated to generate $2 million for residents which is a win-win for taxpayers.” He said the new recycling program would make it easier for residents to stack all their recyclables in one bin instead of having to go through and separate each item. They can dispose of diversified items including glass, plastics, paper and all types of cardboard and place it it one container on normal recycling days. The program is slated to begin in mid-October. The Town also plans to sell 22 recycling trucks which will no longer be needed due to the single-stream recycling initiative. The sale of these vehicles will generate an additional $1 million in revenue for taxpayers. Saladino said he has a lot more initiatives and press conferences planned in the future to help the Town recover from years of financial deficits and political corruption.
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