From The Mayor’s Office www.Gardencityny.net

By Gerard Lundquist

VERIZON FIBER OPTIC NETWORK UPGRADES

The Village has been informed by Verizon that they will be continuing fiber optic network upgrades within the Village, this time in the area to the west of Tanners Pond Road/Edgemere Road. This will complete the network buildout for the Village.

This should minimally impact our residents, but I wanted you to be aware that there will be a period of increased activity over the next few months. They anticipate the completion of this work in the summer/fall of 2006.

If you experience any problems, please call Verizon's local complaint line at (516) 679-3400.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE - MARCH 5

The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Long Island, organized by the Irish-American Society of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens, Inc., will be held in Garden City on Sunday, March 5, 2006.

The parade will assemble at 12 Noon in the parking field opposite Ninth Street and will step off at 1 p.m. proceeding north on Franklin Avenue. The parade route will be from Ninth Street, north on Franklin Avenue to Old Country Road, east on Old Country Road to County Seat Drive, south on County Seat Drive where the parade will disband. The reviewing stand will be on Old Country Road in front of the Nassau County Office Building.

VILLAGE HALL BLOOD DRIVE

The Long Island Blood Services in conjunction with the employees at Village Hall will be holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the second floor meeting room of the Fire Department Headquarters Building on Stewart Avenue. The need for blood has again reached a critical level so please consider donating.

Did you know that over 800 units of blood are needed each and every day of the year to meet the needs of patients in Long Island's 43+ hospitals?

For more information, or to schedule an appointment to donate blood, please contact the Human Resources Department at Village Hall (465-4170).