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LYNBROOK/EAST ROCKAWAY GUIDE
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he Village of East Rockaway is a wonderful community, where home prices continue to hold their ground, even in today’s uncertain national economy. People want to live here because of the area’s great government services, its affordable homes and small town feel. This trifecta continues to draw homebuyers to our community and strengthens longtime residents’ spirit and bond to our area. East Rockaway is also just one of a handful of governments on Long Island that has cut taxes across the board two of the past three years. Working along with the Village Board, I have made fiscally prudent choices to put money back in every taxpayer’s pocket, without a reduction in any Village service. Our top priority is stretching every tax dollar, while cutting expenses and overhead. In today’s precarious national economy, this is the type of proper fiscal management and planning that allows our community to grow and prosper. We continue to experience economic growth and development. Under my administration’s leadership, we continue to improve our Village’s infrastructure such as signage, roads and drainage, maintenance and development of parks, recreation facilities, and the improvement of parking fields. To date, we have completed 13,000 linear feet, or roughly 2.2 miles of reconstructed roadways. After procuring $200,000 in grant money, the first phase of the long neglected Oxbow Park has now been completed. Our Village-owned buildings are all being rejuvenated with new landscaping, signage and updated heating and security systems. Many of the Village parking fields
are being updated with new stateof-the-art meter stations that accept credit cards. In addition, a bid has been awarded to begin reconstruction on the Village-owned parking field adjacent to the post office. This will provide more adequate parking spaces and alleviate Francis T. Lenahan the need for on-street parking. This summer, capital improvements will begin on six major roadways within the Village by a major construction company. In addition, our DPW has been provided with the necessary equipment to repair roads that require only shoulder work. This initiative by the DPW provides a major taxpayer cost savings, to help make the necessary repairs. Since Superstorm Sandy, the Village Board has worked diligently with our homeowners and businessowners to help facilitate some of our most affected areas. One example is the Fishery, located at our waterfront. Our Building Department has worked tirelessly to streamline and expedite the necessary permits. The Village Board also voted to waive any Sandyrelated construction fees, in order to help people get back into their homes and businesses. Since my administration began in 2011, we have experienced a number of natural disasters, including Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy. However, the entire Village family is focused on moving forward, to help East Rockaway retain its small town appeal and quality of life, that identifies our strength as a charming nautical “Community by the Bay.” Francis T. Lenahan Jr. Mayor
imporTanT phone numbers Village Hall 376 Atlantic Ave. P.O. Box 189, East Rockaway, NY 11518 887-6300 Mayor Francis T. Lenahan Trustees: Deputy Mayor Bruno F. Romano, Stanley Lombardo, Ed Corrado, Theresa Gaffney Deputy Village Clerk/Treasurer Patricia Renner
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Deputy Treasurer/Personnel Barbara Cutler
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Justice Court Judge Steven S. Siegel
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Building Department Superintendent Thomas Smith
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Emergency Management Manager James Carrigan
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Recreation Department Director: Richard Kappel DPW Superintendent Kevin Conklin
341-0996 Mary Malloy/Herald 887-6316
Members of the Knights of Columbus passed by the reviewing stand during the Village's Memorial Day parade last May.