Mayor@gardencityny.net

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE AMERICAN LEGION FOR THEIR VETERAN’S DAY SERVICES

Special thanks to the William Bradford Turner Post of the American Legion of Garden City for conducting the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony on November 11th. We appreciate all that they do to honor and remember those men and women who have served in our armed forces in support of our Country. I would like to also thank Scoutmaster, Mark Gamber and his Boy Scouts from Troop 243 for displaying the American Flags along Seventh Street.

ANNUAL LEAF REMOVAL SEASON

The Department of Public Works began collecting leaves on Monday, November 2, 2009. Collections began in the Western section and will continue to the Eastern Section and on to the Estates and Central Sections on a sporadic basis, depending upon the amount of leaves in the street and weather conditions. As accumulation increases, full collection will begin in the Western section on a street-by-street basis and proceed easterly through the entire Village. Weather conditions permitting, this route will be repeated on a two-week basis.

We ask that residents observe the following guidelines:

• Place only leaves in the street. Other items such as sticks and old plant material may damage machinery and slow down operation.

• Do not place leaves on medians and malls as this will kill or damage the grass. For reasons of safety, our streets are cleaned of leaves on a more frequent schedule than are the medians.

• Avoid parking cars over leaves as this slows our operation considerably, and is also a fire hazard. Each year a number of cars are seriously damaged or destroyed by fire as a result of their being parked on dry leaves.

• Please do not obscure fire hydrants by piling leaves around them.

• If you have a gardener, instruct him to place your leaves in the street, and not on the malls. Many gardeners find it convenient to bring leaves in from other communities in which they work for disposal by the Village. This practice is prohibited and the Police Department will be issuing summonses.

• For safety reasons, please do not allow children to play in the leaves once they are placed in the street for collection.

Last fall the Street Department along with the Parks Department removed 20,000 cubic yards of leaves. These leaves were then turned into mulch and were made available cost free for use by residents and landscapers. This recycling of leaves saves the Village thousands of dollars annually in disposal costs. Our combined efforts will keep our Village beautiful and reduce waste. If you have any questions concerning our leaf collection schedule, please call the Department of Public Works at 465-4003 or 465-4004.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETING SCHEDULE

The next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees’ meeting is on November 19, 2009.

SHOP IN GARDEN CITY FIRST

Residents in the Village of Garden City are very fortunate in having a vital business community comprised of merchants who are committed to serve us from their shops along Franklin Avenue, Seventh Street and New Hyde Park Road. I urge each of you to continue to patronize these local businesses during the holiday and throughout the year. Our business community wants to know how they are doing, so take a minute the next time you are shopping and let them know what you think about the quality of their products attention to customer service.

QUALITY, SELECTION AND OUTSTANDING

CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOP GARDEN CITY FIRST!

VILLAGE’S WEB SITE

I encourage residents to periodically utilize the Village’s website for information regarding the Village’s operations, as well as items of seasonal and special interest. The address is www.gardencityny.net. For your convenience, listed on the Village’s home page under the Heading of the Public Works Department is information with regard to the collection of leaves for the fall season. This collection scheduled will be updated weekly on the Village’s web-site.