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Board says: No plot, just a mailing list glitch
GARDEN CITY GIRLS SOAR
BY RIKKI MASSAND
The Garden City girls lacrosse team continued its strong season with two victories last week, beating both Port Washington and Manhasset. See page 58.
Moondance Gala shines beneath a starry Cathedral sky
It was a night that will not soon be forgotten in Garden City. On Friday evening, May 2nd, the Cathedral of the Incarnation hosted the Moondance Gala, a stunning finale to the Moon as Sacred Mirror art residen-
cy which made regional and national press and drew over 15,000 people to the Cathedral over 3 weeks. The gala, held in benefit of the Stewart Historic Building Preservation Fund, marked the first formal dinner in the Cathedral nave since its
completion in 1885—and by all accounts, it was worth the wait. Guests arrived to find the Cathedral transformed into one of the most exquisite event spaces on Long Island. The soaring Gothic vaults were lit with cusSee page 26
At its April 24 meeting, the Garden City Board of Trustees addressed concerns about the distribution of the St. Paul’s survey, specifically delays in delivery to residents of apartments, condos, and co-op buildings. A resident of the Wyndham condominiums on Cherry Valley Avenue opened public comments by expressing suspicion about the delays. Although more than 1,000 surveys had already been returned, the resident pointed to apparent mailing issues affecting multi-family buildings. Several residents questioned Mayor Edward Finneran and the Board about what caused the delay and whether it was intentional, especially given that many seniors—who may favor demolition of the historic St. Paul’s building—reside in these buildings. Mayor Finneran explained that the issue stemmed from the original mailing list, which lacked proper unit-level detail for six to twelve buildings. After consulting with Trustee Judy Courtney, the list was updated and sent to ETC Institute, the survey distribution vendor hired by Brandstetter Carroll Inc. (BCI). The updated list ensured that first-class mail surveys were sent to all multi-family units the week of April 21. “About a week and a half ago and after hearing a number of complaints about tardy delivery of surveys to multi-family structures of all kinds, we [Trustee Judy Courtney and the mayor himself] got on the phone with our consultants at Brandstetter Carroll Inc (BCI) but they were in and out of the office. We waited a day or two to get a call back from them, then we decided to go right to ETC (the survey administration company). ETC was hired by BCI to distribute the surveys, also to format them, and to check on whether they were biased or anything – ETC is a company that does this (surveys) for a living. We spoke to that firm last week, and it was determined after looking at the list that the village provided to ETC that it was not the perfect list,” the mayor said. He added, “Judy found a better list. We took that list and compared it to what was sent to ETC and it was determined that (the second) was a much fuller list. So, we followed up after sending the second list to ETC on Monday (April 21) to learn that over the See page 47
GCNS spring event to honor alumnus PAGE 36 Nelson DeMille remembered at Library PAGE 22