N. Hempstead hosts home sustainability workshops

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North Hempstead is working towards becoming a Climate Smart Community, Lurvey said, and these workshops will contribute to those efforts. Climate Smart Communities are a New York State program to help local governments address climate change.

“It’s really important for us to be environmentally progressive and environmentally active to do the right thing for future generations,” Lurvey said.

She said that she hopes these workshops will bring individual residents to take sustain- able actions that result in a chain effect until the majority of the town is involved in those efforts.

“We want these actions to exponentially grow throughout the entire town,” Lurvey said. “The only way to really combat certain types of climate change consequences is by taking action in your own yard and hoping that that action becomes community action.”

Lurvey said these workshops are incredibly important for the town’s environment and its water.

“We need to keep our water safe,” Lurvey said. “And by taking sustainable steps in how we garden and how we live our lives, we keep our water clean and we keep ourselves healthy.”

Something that the town as a suburban space is working to combat through these workshops is theprevalence of the green, grassy front lawn. Lurvey said they are trying to change the cultural concept of what the suburbs should look like and to embrace the beauty of natural and native lawns that are better for the environment.

While there are no workshops scheduled beyond the three planned, Lurvey said the town will surely be working on additional workshops in the future.

Residents can also purchase rain barrels and composters through the city at a discounted price to be picked up from the Clark Botanic Garden on a first-come, first-serve basis. The next sale will be held on March 24. Residents can get more information through the town’s website.

For additional information about sustainability in North Hempstead, residents can visit the town’s sustainability page or call 311.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Town of North Hempstead -

Board of Zoning Appeals

Pursuant to the provisions of the Code of the Town of North Hempstead, NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the Board of Zoning Appeals of said Town will meet at Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, New York, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to consider any matters that may properly be heard by said Board, and will hold a public hearing on said date to consider applications and appeals. The following cases will be called at said public hearing starting at 10:00am. APPEAL #21354Khalid Sheikh; 32 Stirrup Lane, Roslyn Heights; Section 7, Block 220, Lot 11; Zoned: ResidenceAA Variance from 70-100.2(A)(2) to install fencing in a front yard. Plans are available for public viewing at https:// northhempsteadny.gov/bza.

Persons interested in viewing the full fle may do so by any time before the scheduled hearing by contacting the BZA department via e-mail at BZAdept@northhempsteadny. gov. Additionally, the public may view the live stream of this meeting at https:// northhempsteadny.gov/ townboardlive. Any member of the public is able to attend and participate in a BZA hearing by appearing on the scheduled date and time. Comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Written comments are accepted by email up to 60 minutes prior to the hearing. Timely comment submissions will be made part of the record.

DAVID MAMMINA, R.A., Chairman; Board of Zoning Appeals

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