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HERALD GCHS graduates move forward
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Water authority shares an update
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Borrowing plan approved by council the coronavirus pandemic (see box, Page 5). This will allow it to do a little more without borThe Glen Cove City Council rowing, including beautificavoted unanimously on June 28 tion at Glen Cove Creek, a new to approve its 2022 clubhouse for the capital borrowing Glen Cove Golf plan totaling nearCourse, and ly $5 million. The improvements at city will be reimCity Stadium Park bu r s e d ro u g h ly and Morgan Park. $1.7 million in the Councilwoman for m of federal, Marsha Silverman state and county said that while she grants for projects was happy that it undertakes. the bor rowing Glen Cove will plan passed, with issue long-ter m interest rates risbonds totaling i n g , s h e wo u l d $3.28 million and have liked to get short-term bonds things done soonadding up to $1.67 e r. “ I ’ m d i s a p million — $4.96 pointed that the million in all. As borrow was part of long-term delayed,” she said. capital planning, “Last month it each department was on the agenda presented its and it was tabled. I requirements for KEVIN was against r e p a i r i n g a n d MACCARONE tabling it. We’re in updating the city’s a rising-interestinfrastructure — Glen Cove city rate environment, municipal build- councilman and the longer we ings, residential wait, now, when streets, roadways, parks and we borrow money, it’s more beaches. expensive.” This year, the city also has Silverman added that the access to American Rescue city needed to borrow money to Plan Act funds, as a result of CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
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Celebrating birthday No. 246 The sky in Glen Cove was bursting with color during the July Fourth fireworks on Monday. Residents also enjoyed an opportunity to gather at Morgan Park for musical entertainment. More photos, Page 15.
ARPA funding made available to more veterans organizations By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
A March amendment to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 has finally made veterans organizations like the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars eligible for coronavirus relief funding. Thus far, however, few American Legion posts on Long Island have begun the process of applying for the funds, due in part to a lack of awareness, a lack of trust in the promise by the federal government and, in some cases, a refusal to accept the money.
The original legislation, signed in March of 2021, provided financial aid to small business and nonprofits in the form of grants and loans. But veterans groups did not qualify for funds because they were tax-exempt organizations. Now that the wording of the bill has been revised, American Legion posts can claim up to $10,000 in relief funds. Tony Jimenez, a member of American Legion Post 76 in Glen Cove, said he believes that the money will be a boon to many posts, particularly those with meeting halls, which can be costly to maintain. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
t’s easy to say all taxes are only going to go up, say 150 bucks on your city tax, but for someone who’s on a fixed income, that $150 (is) two or three weeks’ worth of groceries.