A Word From The Publisher

During a spate of office spring cleaning, we unearthed a stack of newspapers from the 1992-93 era which had lead stories about the acquisition of the St. Paul's property. We thought our readers might appreciate reading some excerpts from those issues:

November 27, 1992 - Trustees Make Bid To Buy St. Paul's - "In a surprise move, the Board of Trustees went into executive session at the November 19th Board meeting and voted to submit a sealed bid the Cathedral of the Incarnation for purchase of the St. Paul's campus. The Board did not indicate what use it would make of the property."

December 4, 1992 - Fate of St. Paul's Still Up In The Air - "The fate of St. Paul's campus remains uncertain this week after a lengthy meeting... failed to produce a consensus on what should be done with the property."

December 11, 1992 -A Word From The Publisher by Robert L. Morgan - "There is some mystery around the St. Paul's property. Many people agree with the Village trustees in making a bid for the property. After all, it's part of the heritage of Garden City. The property could end up for use in many ways including the building of housing along with the loss of greenspace if the Village does not get it. If there is a plan for using the building by the Village it has not been revealed. Some time ago there was a local opinion by prominent Realtor, Francis Wilson, who made a preliminary case for the site to be used as senior citizen housing. While this has some appeal, the actual implementation might be difficult because of the age of the building and the extensive rebuilding needed. The idea, though, was an interesting one."

October 29, 1993 - Engineers Hired To Study St. Paul's - "The Garden City Board of Trustees voted October 21 to hire two consulting firms to help it decide what to do with the St. Paul's School property once the Village owns it....According to former mayor Brian Deveney, who heads the St. Paul's committee, the structural and engineering studies will take seven to eight weeks to complete and the land use studies will take four to five months to complete."

So, will 2008 finally be the year this issue is settled or will an editor fifteen years from now find this column and excerpt it too?

Meg Morgan Norris