From The Mayor's Office www.Gardencityny.net
PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

By Peter A. Bee

On Tuesday, January 15, 2008, each of the four Property Owners' Associations will conduct its electors' meeting. The purpose of these meetings are to select and place in nomination candidates for Village and School Board Trustees. The meetings are open to all qualified voters who reside in their respective section of the Village.

The officers and directors of these associations deserve your assistance and cooperation. As your representatives, they must be able to communicate with you and know your views, problems and recommendations if they are to be fully effective. Please attend and participate in your associations' meeting.

The respective meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the following locations:

CENTRAL-Garden City Library- 7:30 p.m.

WESTERN-Homestead School- 8:00 p.m.

EASTERN -Stewart School (Auditorium)- 7:30 p.m.

ESTATES-Stratford School (Auditorium)- 8:00 p.m.

COLLECTION OF CHRISTMAS TREES

AND WREATHS FOR RECYCLING

A reminder to residents who have a natural Christmas tree or wreath to dispose of, please leave them at the curb on your regularly scheduled recycling collection day. They will be collected by the Department of Public Works and offered to other agencies for beach erosion control or rendered at the Village Yard for use around trees and shrubs as mulch.

Please assist the Village by removing tree stands and any plastic wrappings from the discarded trees and cooperate with your neighbors by disposing of them only on the scheduled recycling collection days.

If you have an artificial Christmas tree, please call the Sanitation Department for a "Special Pickup" at 465-4031 or 465-4032.

TREE REPLACEMENT

Garden City's Tree Management Program is used as a model by many universities. Under our program, Village street and park trees are inspected annually. Those trees which are in questionable condition are monitored during both the growing and dormant seasons and, if necessary, treatment is performed. Only when in the judgment of our trained arborist, Mr. Michael Didyk, that a tree is dead, dying or hazardous, is it marked for removal.

Residents who wish to have a street tree planted by the Village are encouraged to write to the Director of Public Works, Robert J. Mangan, P.E., with their request prior to January 11, 2008. We will make every effort to accommodate your request.