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Roslyn to talk parking meter woes at meet
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Study suggests ending free 10-minute ticket option to increase revenue BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees will discuss the future of the downtown parking meters as well as a report studying the meters over two years. At the May 15 meeting, trustees will consider a report by traffic engineer Gerald Giosa of Level G Associates. According to village Clerk Anita Frangella, Giosa will offer several strategies to improve the parking meter system. The study is available at Village Hall. in the report dated April 4, Giosa said he has studied the meters since 2016 and has seen parking meter revenues decline significantly in 2017 compared with 2016, dropping about 44 percent, or $93,500. In 2016, $212,469 was collected from cash and credit card
payments, while only $118,973 was collected in 2017. Revenues declined in#both the cash and credit card payments, and Giosa said the similar decline for both payment methods suggests cash leakage is not a cause of the revenue decline. This year, however, revenue is improving. Revenue for the first quarter this year was $41,762 compared with $31,359 last year, an increase of about 33 percent. During the first quarter of 2016, $54,543 was collected. Though the meters are currently in effect seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Giosa said Friday and Saturday are the highest days for parking meter revenue with approximately 18.7 percent of all revenue collected on Fridays and 26.5 percent on Saturdays. During the rest of the week, Thursdays showed the highest revContinued on Page 68
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Martha Regelmann, right, performed her final concert as organist and choir director for Trinity Episcopal Church of Roslyn before retiring this June and was given flowers by the Rev. Margaret Clark, left.
Roslyn schools among top in costs per student BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN
coming school year, amounting to about $29,493 per pupil – with some districts spending Nine North Shore school nearly 50 percent more per studistricts with a combined pop- dent than others. While the districts are only ulation of 37,384 students plan to spend $1.1 billion in the a few miles apart, disparities
nearing $12,000 per student exist. Three districts – East Williston, Great Neck and Roslyn – each spend more than $34,000 per student, while the New Hyde Park-Garden Continued on Page 58
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