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Library to hold referendum on $11M redesign Under the new plan, residents would pay roughly $98 more per year. At its board of trustees meet“Libraries provide a tremening on Feb. 27, the Baldwin Pub- dous range of services and lic Library announced plans to resources for each tax dollar, and hold a public referendum in May historically, Baldwin’s per-capita on a redesign and renovation of library tax has been much lower the facility’s first and second than many other libraries in floors and the replacement of Nassau,” Olesh said. “This referthe roof and climate endum will enable systems, at a cost of us to do even more $11.6 million. for Baldwin.” “The library is Scott Faucheux, a confident the comlocal architect, said munity will recoghe was an enthusiasnize the value in our tic supporter of the proposal,” library library’s plans, and Director Elizabeth added that he Olesh said. “We are thought $11 million the one organization was a reasonable that serves all Baldprice to pay. “Were win residents of all talking about $8 a ages, and our plans month per housei n c o r p o r a t e e l e - ELIZABETH h o l d , ” Fa u ch e u x ments that speak to OLESH said. “I think that’s a everyone.” pretty reasonable library director The project would amount of money also include new for the upgrades and spaces and services improvements were for library patrons. The vote will looking at. Baldwin as a whole is accompany the Baldwin School missing social spaces, so to see District’s budget vote on May 16. the opportunity for more social The cost of the library’s rede- spaces is fantastic.” sign was initially estimated to be The library’s plans, which about $5 million, which would can be viewed on its website, have cost Baldwin taxpayers an BaldwinPL.org, include a redeextra $25 per year for 15 years. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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SOPHOMORE SARIAH DORESCA became the first Lady Bruin to capture a state championship when she won the 55-meter dash in a school record 7.02 seconds.
Sariah Doresca, Baldwin High sophomore, is a state champ By ANDRE SILVA asilva@liherald.com
Four Baldwin High School runners captured New York State Public High School Athletic Association track and field titles on March 4 — including Sariah Doresca, the first Lady Bruin ever to win an individual state championship. “It was amazing to win states, because it made all the long nights at practice pay off,” said Jahzara Emeli, a member of the winning 4x200-meter relay team at the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championships. “We came out of the meet with a win and a new record.”
After the team got a spirited send-off from dozens of parents and students as it set off for the meet at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Facility on Staten Island, the relay squad, which also included sophomores Doresca and Jillian Rickford and freshman Breanne Barnett, won their event with a time of 1 minute, 41.17 seconds. “These four girls have shown what it looks like when you run together for years,” Karen Barnes, Baldwin High’s girls’ track and field coach, wrote in an email. “Their relationship on and off the track helps to prove that consistency and hard work are the main ingredients to success. The Baldwin community is so very CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
he library is confident the community will recognize the value in our proposal