St. Paul's PollQuestions Formulated
All Garden City residents are encouraged to head to the voting booth one more time this year on Dec. 2nd to cast their ballot for one of three options for the historic Main Building at St. Paul's. Even though the poll will be non-binding, Mayor Peter Bee and the Garden City Board of Trustees are expected to give careful consideration to the outcome as they make their decision.
The poll will be held in the field house at St. Paul's from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be open to all residents who are at least 18 years old.
The exact wording was agreed upon by both the Eastern and Estates Property Owners' Associations. Dennis Donnelly, president of the Eastern Property Owners' Association, and Brian Daughney, president of the Estates Property Owners' Association, announced on Wednesday that residents will be asked to select one of the following three propositions:
1. I approve a development agreement between the Village of Garden City and AvalonBay for restoration and redevelopment of the St. Paul's school, substantially as outlined in the Mayor's Committee report.
2. I approve demolition of the Main Building and Ellis Hall on the St. Paul's property, which may result in estimated costs of $5.8 million to village taxpayers as outlined in the Mayor's Committee report.
3. I approve mothballing of the Main Building on the St. Paul's property, which may result in estimated costs to village taxpayers of $13.9 million plus annual upkeep of around $200,000, as outlined in the Mayor's Committee report.
Copies of the Mayor's Committee report are available at Village Hall, at the Garden City Public Library and on the Village Web site, www.gardencityny.net.
Walter McKenna and Kathleen Auro, of the East and Estates POA respectively, will serve as the election commissioners and will jointly coordinate all aspects of planning and operations. They are looking for volunteers, and will accept help from anyone in the Village. Those interested should e-mail Kathleen Auro at eaglesnestl@aol.com or Walter McKenna at walter.mckenna@gcepoa.org.
