New Hyde Park approves $7.5M budget

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Improving infrastructure in the village has long been a focus of the village administration since Devane was elected in 2021.

Additional improvements at Memorial Park include installing new bathrooms, a perimeter fence, a sec- ond bocce ball court and resurfacing the basketball courts, among other things. Devane said that based on conversations he’s had with developers and department heads, an ideal timetable for the playground to open would be by Memorial Day.

Last June, the village unveiled three new “labors of love,” as Devane put it, at the park, including the Donald Barbieri Dog Park, a new bocce court and restructured memorial.

Village hall has also undergone a complete interior renovation, including the new Assembly Hall in July where board meetings take place.

Assembly Hall now features its original tin ceilings after the previous drop ceiling panels were removed and the wooden chairs were unbolted from the floor. The current wood floor was filled in where the chairs previously stood and had its varnished removed, revealing its original colors.

Devane said the village is working diligently to provide residents with a product they are going to love for decades to come.

“We’re investing in us, we’re investing in our parks and we’re investing in our future,” Devane said.