During the September 13th meeting of the Board of Trustees, Village Attorney Gary Fishberg reported that an agreement that was reached between Adelphi University for the university’s use of the parking fields at Garden City Community Park. The school will use the fields for one academic year, from September 13, 2023 through May 19, 2024,
At the Village Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, September 13th a resident raised concerns over the historic stained glass windows at St. Paul’s, evoking their value as an important part of the information on the building’s current condition. At least one of the windows in the St. Paul’s chapel is an original work by
Questions about the appearance and cleanliness of local shops and eateries in the downtown district, and their outdoor seating and garbage disposal practices were discussed at the September 13th meeting of the Board of Trustees, following a curtailed season of Friday Night Promenades. The Board appears to have an initiative planned for enhancing “curb appeal”
Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan The St. Paul’s Public Opinion Poll will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. to allow plenty of time for residents to participate. The Board of Trustees is asking for your help. Your opinion on whether you support further efforts to preserve part or all
To the Editor: Before any kind of vote opinion or referendum regarding St. Paul’s, shouldn’t we understand the environmental impact of demolition of a structure compared to preservation of a structure? The Garden City Middle School is across the street and massive youth athletic playing fields are adjacent to St. Paul’s as well as residential
Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan St. Paul’s Public Opinion Poll Saturday, October 21st is the date for the St. Paul’s Public Opinion Poll, an important opportunity for residents’ voices to be heard on the future of the Main Building. In preparation for the Poll, the Village website has been updated with a page dedicated to informing
The Garden City Board of Trustees’ August meeting, at which the Board voted to hold a community poll on St. Paul’s on Saturday October 21, included a lengthy debate on the contents of the ballot, and what information residents will need to make a choice. Many of the residents who spoke during public comments said
To the Editor: Late last week the village posted a ¨Draft Ballot Language¨ PDF which only made this confusing special election even more perplexing. The first option reads ¨Preservation (Partial or Full)¨. This option calls for the preservation of some parts of St Paul´s or the entire Main Building. So by choosing this option a
To the Editor: On Monday night, August 28th, the Board of Trustees held a Work Session at Cluett Hall. Residents were given three days notice of this special meeting set for the Monday of the last week of summer. The agenda wasn’t posted until the day of the meeting. What was the rush? The Board
The Garden City Village Board of Trustees’ meeting on Thursday August 17 featured a public hearing on a local law to authorize more residents of the apartment buildings along 7th Street to join a permit parking program for designated parking spaces in municipal Lot 7N. The public hearing resulted in a swift and unanimous approval