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City adopts bond totaling $8.9 million having a five-year plan gives us that vision. It also gives transparency to the public on what we Necessary infrastructure anticipate doing over the next projects are expected to be com- five years.” pleted in Glen Cove thanks to a Tenke and Piccirillo said they bond ordinance passed by the had met with each city departCity Council last week. The $8.9 ment head to create million bond is part t h e p l a n , wh i ch of a five-year capital includes improveplan developed by ments to infrastrucMayor Tim Tenke ture, roads, water and City Controller wells and public Mike Piccirillo to safety. Under the provide the city with plan, approximately strategic direction $1.4 million will go that, according to toward rehabilitatTenke, will benefit ing city streets, and the city two-fold: about $1 million will Infrastructure work be spent on a new will get done, and Seagrave Pumper the city will actually truck for the Fire save money. Department, replac“When we pay it ing a 30-year-old back, the interest TIM TENKE engine. A total of rate will be lower $758,400 will be allothan what we’re cur- Mayor cated to park and re n t ly p ay i n g , ” beach improveTenke said. “We’re not actually ments, including the replaceimpacting our budget for next ment of the flooring at Stanco year because our debt service is Playground, Pryibil Beach pier actually coming down.” repairs and other improvements. “This is the first time we’ve About $2.85 million will go to put together a comprehensive the water department, for work five-year capital plan,” Piccirillo including the Seaman Road well said. “The city generally bor- rehabilitation ($1.35 million) and rows every year, but there’s no the Nancy Court well rehabilitareal foresight into what the com- tion ($1.2 million). The plan also ing years would require. But CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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GLEN COVE HIGH School seniors, from left, Delmy Henriquez, Alise Mazjane and Carolina Brasiello said their senior year was starting to look a little brighter now that they were seeing classmates and teachers more frequently.
Spring brings renewed hope for Glen Cove H.S. seniors BY JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com
Glen Cove High School seniors drove into the high school parking lot on Tuesday morning, walked to the football field and gathered, sort of, for a class photo, chatting in the bright sun. The scene was almost normal — except for the masks and the reminders to keep their distance —
with students laughing and administrators giving directions as a drone flew overhead, and was the first of several events this spring meant to provide students with some traditional senior-year experiences. “What we’re trying to do is bring school back to a sense of normalcy,” Principal Antonio Santana said. “It’s not repeating the events we did
last spring, because last spring was so unique, but bringing back the traditional events. We’re going to start sprinkling in more student events. It’s been very unfortunate, because for adolescents and high school students, most of their socialization happens in school. And that’s really been the most heartbreaking piece, to remove CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
e’re really working to improve the financial stability and outlook for the city.