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Libraries continue to help neighbors By MARK NolAN mnolan@liherald.com
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Kids can color a smile on oct. 21, from noon to 2 p.m., at the elmont Memorial Library as part of the great give Back initiative this year.
Libraries remain the hub of their communities, and one way they are serving neighbors is by coordinating efforts to help those in need. As part of the Great Give Back — a community service program created in Suffolk County and now offered throughout the state — many Nassau County libraries are helping their communities by initiating service projects throughout October. The program started in 2017, when the Suffolk County Public Continued on page 11
Elmont Road Park field is being eyed for a revamp By NIColE WAGNER nwagner@liherald.com
Drainage problems at Elmont Road Park, which made fields unplayable will be a thing of the past after the Town of Hempstead makes a $900,000 investment to install a turf field. Currently, when rain passes through the area, the field at the park is routinely over-saturated and prevents planned activities. When New York Arena Partners secured a $1.3 billion development plan for Belmont Park, $3 million of the budget was allocated to renovate Elmont Road Park. When renovations
finished in 2022, the town was not satisfied with the field which has been rendered unusable several times since it was opened. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin said that the town plans to make a $900,000 investment to install the turf field. The money will be allocated in the town’s capital budget, which is subject to approval this month. “Numerous times in the last year, the field has flooded and it’s been unplayable,” Clavin said. “The board and I think that Elmont honestly has been shortchanged — and we want to do what should have been done
from the beginning.” New York Arena Partners did not respond to the Herald’s request for comment. New York Arena Partners will not supply any funds for the turf field in Elmont, Clavin said. All project funds will come from Hempstead town. The unresolved infrastructure issues at the park have left Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages “disgusted” with the developers. “New York Arena Partners definitely cut cor ners, they made promises that they didn’t commit to,” said Solages. “They gave us less of the value than they were supposed to facili-
tate.” Other turf fields have been installed in the town at Uniondale High School and Hempstead High School, and Clavin believes it is time for Elmont to get a turf field as well. “We know it will be used a lot,” he said. “You know, Elmont is a great community, they’re a very active community and we
know that this field when it’s done, hopefully next spring, it’s going to get used around the clock and we’re happy about that.” Residents will be able to use the multipur pose field for sports such as football, soccer, lacrosse and more once it is renovated. Continued on page 7