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Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan The weekend has come for residents’ voices to be heard on the future of the St. Paul’s Main Building. I want to thank the Village Staff and the Board of Trustees for all the work that has gone into educating residents on the current state of the building, what we know

To the Editor: Delusions may die hard but the truth will out. Tuesday Oct. 3 was a day of reckoning. Independent experts were called upon by the Mayor, the Board. During the informative Westerman Construction presentation cost estimation and related subjects, Lloyd Westerman dispatched into oblivion the alleged risks of demolition exclaimed in

To the Editor: Despite promises to the contrary, it is now known that the Mayor “Veneziale” Committee to Save St Paul’s was dominated by a small clique of diehard save every brick, no compromise St Paul’s fanatics. Sidelined ex-members have called it a “sham”, “window dressing” and Bob Orosz has recently gone thru the now

To the Editor: This open letter of support was originally addressed to Village Administrator Ralph V. Suozzi and Members of the Garden City Board of Trustees, in advance of their meeting this Thursday, October 5. The Preservation League of New York State is writing to voice our support for the preservation and adaptive reuse of

The Garden City Senior Center was the venue for a straightforward, numbers-heavy presentation on financing alternatives for the Village’s different proposals for the future of the historic St. Paul’s main building. The turnout in-person for the September 26th information session was slightly over 60 people with many additional people tuning in via Zoom. A second

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

During the Board of Trustees’ September 13, meeting several residents shared thoughts about the opinion poll on the fate of St. Paul’s, which has been scheduled for Saturday October 21 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kathie Brennan Wysocki addressed the board with a public comment related to the draft ballot. She told the

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: 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

On Monday, August 28, the Village Board of Trustees convened in a special meeting at Cluett Hall to authorize additional funding to the construction company that has been working to provide estimates for the various St. Paul’s construction scenarios. The Board approved an additional payment of $10,000 to Westerman Construction Co. so the company can