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er 18, 2015 section • decemb publicat ions special
N. Hills project draws worries from neighbors
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Residents ask ‘typical’ questions of development at Insifada house site By N o a h M a N s k a r Plans for a new North Hills subdivision on the former site of the Inisfada Retreat House drew less criticism at a public hearing Wednesday than the destruction of the house it would replace, but some of its neighbors expressed reservations. Residents of the two Estates at North Hills subdivisions questioned how developers of the proposed “Manhasset Crest” subdivision would prevent drainage problems, rodent infestations and security issues. “Whether we realize it or not, it will have an impact on Estates I and, I assume, Estates II,” said Henry Lippold, an Estates II resident, at the Dec. 9 planning board meeting. The Manhasset Bay Group, which bought the property for $36.5 million in July 2013, has made several recent changes to its plan for the gated community of 46 high-end custom homes off
Searingtown Road. Those changes, made in response to comments from village planning officials, include a new drainage basin and boons to the existing infrastructure to address potential drainage problems “It’s a significant improvement to the existing drainage situation on the property,” said Carrie O’Farrell, a senior engineer from Melville-based firm Nelson, Pope & Voorhis. Some neighbors worried the new basin would gather standing water and breed mosquitoes and other insects, and that construction would push underground rodents into the Estates. Others, including Estates II resident and North Hills Deputy Mayor Dennis Sgambati, asked what plans existed to keep construction crews from “jumping over the fences and disturbing our communities.” Anthony Guardino, Manhasset Bay Group’s attorney, said these Continued on Page 62
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s Life Skills students recently wrote holiday cards for recovering soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Kenahan and teaching assistant Sue Carusone assisted students in filling out the inside of holiday cards and pointed out the correct location for the mailing address on the front of the envelopes. The students, along with their teachers, will walk to the New Hyde Park post office to mail the cards, prior to the holidays.
Son lost to cancer lives on through parents’ effort By J oe N i k i c After their 2-year-old son, Jake, died from cancer in August 2014, Mark and Denise Staniszewski said instead of remaining private, they wanted to keep Jake’s memory alive
and support other families experiencing similar circumstances. Mark and Denise spend their free time working on “Jake’s Jammies,” a project created by Ashley Wade of the non-profit Ashley Wade Foun-
dation, which collects pajamas and distributes them to children at local hospitals. “I think it’s a way to keep Jake’s memory alive,” said Mark, a lieutenant and deputy commanding officer of the Continued on Page 62
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