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Water damage temporarily closes library By BeN FIeBeRT bfiebert@liherald.com
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THe WesT HeMpsTeAd Public Library closed on Christmas Day due to a burst fire sprinkler.
Patrons of the West Hempstead Public Library had to change their plans when the library announced that it was shutting down in the last week of the year. A fire sprinkler burst on the main floor of the library on Christmas Day, leaving water damage on the first floor and in the basement. All programs at the library were canceled until further notice. The facility extended book due dates until Jan. 31. “Mitigation and insurance companies, along with library staff, are currently assessing the damage,” the library posted on its Facebook page. It also announced that materials could be returned to a box outside the building. Items that patrons were waiting to pick up were being held until the library reopened. The library said on its website that it hoped to reopen on Jan. 2, but scheduled events were Continued on page 8
Echo Park closing through Labor Day for renovations By MARK NolAN mnolan@liherald.com
The Echo Park indoor pool complex in West Hempstead has a long history of providing entertaining relief for Hempstead town residents. But that history will have to pause over the next several months while town officials push through the first phase of renovations, closing the pool until at least around Labor Day this year. And those $2 million worth of construction is just the beginning. “The renovation of Echo Park is a multimillion-dollar project that will be completed over the next few years,” said Hempstead
Town Supervisor Don Clavin. “The Town of Hempstead is committed to upgrading this facility while minimizing the inconvenience for our local swimmers who frequent the park yearround.” The first phase of construction includes a new air ventilation system, something that has taken on even more importance during the Covid-19 pandemic era. Other scheduled work includes a new state-of-the-art pool filtration system, new energy-efficient lighting, renovation of the north and south interior walls, and re-caulking windows to prevent air leaks and potentially save on energy bills.
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he new and improved Echo Park will surely make a splash when completed. doN ClAVIN
Hempstead town supervisor That should bring Echo Park into the late summer or early fall, a town spokesperson said. What comes next is still being decided by town officials. “The new and improved Echo Park will surely make a splash
when completed,” Clavin said. In the meantime, typical Echo Park visitors can travel to East Meadow instead to use the indoor pool there. The Nassau County Aquatic Center will accept passes issued by the Town of Hempstead during the renovation project. Echo Park is generally open to all town residents, providing a rate discount to those who don’t
live inside an incorporated village or special park district. Daily rates there are typically $8 to $9 for individuals, and $4.50 for children between 5 and 9, as well as senior citizens, the disabled, and volunteer first responders. Nassau County offers similar rates in its East Meadow complex for those living in the county who Continued on page 14