Board Of Trustees Meeting News
By Stephanie Mariel Petrellese

The following issues were also addressed at the November 2nd Garden City Board of Trustees meeting:

Trustee John Mauk said that he has received lengthy petitions from residents on Brompton Road who still have traffic and parking concerns caused by construction on the nearby campus of Adelphi University. He and Village Administrator Robert Schoelle will survey the area so they can better address residents' concerns. The Village has been working with the university to remedy the situation as much as possible but residents are concerned that the traffic flow that has been created due to construction will have a permanent impact on the area.

According to a letter distributed by Adelphi to residents in September, the university has redesigned their western lot to add more than 60 additional parking spaces; distributed flyers encouraging drivers to use Cherry Valley Avenue as an alternative to local side streets and Nassau Boulevard; put up "No Left Turn" signs at the campus exits from the South Avenue parking lot; and posted officers at the exits during busiest times to direct traffic. The university has also asked the Village to consider changing directional signs on Cherry Valley Avenue and Nassau Boulevard. They are also working with the Long Island Rail Road and MTA to find ways to increase use of mass transit.

The university is also offering an incentive program for students to park in the lot at the Garden City Pool. Students can receive $5 a day to park in the lot, which is located approximately 100 yards from the southern end of campus.

In response to an update request by resident Jon Schwieger, Superintendent of Buildings Michael Filippon said there was nothing new to report on development at 550 Stewart Avenue and the P-zone. The Village also has nothing new to report on the issue of a possible assisted living facility at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.

Department of Public Works Director Robert Mangan said that wells 15 and 16 have been found to be contaminated with freon and have been put out of service. How the wells became contaminated is currently being investigated.

Trustee Donald Brudie said the newly re-established village Environmental Advisory Board will meet on November 29th.

The 2006/2007 list of budget meetings will be posted soon on the Village's Web site.