From The Mayor's Office www.Gardencityny.net

By Gerard Lundquist

VILLAGE ELECTION - TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007

The annual Village Election will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 from 12 Noon until 9:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue. Village residents will be voting for the following candidates:

Peter A. BeeMayor - 2 year term

Gerard P. LundquistTrustee - 2 year term

Robert J. RothschildTrustee - 2 year term

Thomas M. LambertiTrustee - 2 year term

Nicholas P. EpiscopiaTrustee - 1 year term

Since the incorporation of the Village in 1919, members of the Board of Trustees in Garden City have been elected by a non-partisan vote of residents in accordance with the policies of the Community Agreement.

ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS

Absentee Ballot applications to be used in conjunction with the General Village Election on March 20, 2007, are available at the Village Hall, 351 Stewart Avenue. Applications must be received by the Village Clerk by March 13th if the ballot is to be mailed. For personal application, the deadline is March 19th.

VILLAGE HALL BLOOD DRIVE

A reminder that the Long Island Blood Services in conjunction with the employees at Village Hall will be holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 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.

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

SPRING CLEAN-UP

All residents are asked to assist in the task of cleaning up our community to make it look like a beautiful "Garden City". We can do that by picking up paper, cans, bottles and other debris which may have been deposited on the streets and other public areas near their homes. A few minutes of cooperative effort by all of us can make our Village look 100% better.

Residents are also reminded that rubbish should not be placed on the curb before the evening prior to the collection day. It is a detraction from the aesthetics of the Village and poor treatment of one's neighbors to ignore the Village law which specifies that rubbish should not be deposited at curb side before the evening prior to collection.

Pet owners are asked to please be considerate of those who are working to keep our community beautiful and those who are using park areas by cleaning up after your dog and by disposing of the waste at curbside on Wednesdays.

The Police Department is issuing summonses for these violations, which are answerable in the Village Justice Court and can result in a fine for each offense.