Mayor@gardencityny.net

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I have been informed by Captain Gil Frank of our Fire Department that on February 22, 2010 “Amanda’s Law” took effect for New York State. This law requires essentially all residences, both new and existing to have carbon monoxide alarms installed on any floor where there are sleeping areas. The specific requirements differ for new and existing residences and also on when the buildings were built and subcategories of occupancy groups. The following link provides the proposed code text and legislation - http://www.dos.state.ny.us/codeCOAlarm.htm. If you have any questions feel free to call the Garden City Fire Department at 746-1301.

VILLAGE HALL BLOOD DRIVE

The Long Island Blood Services in conjunction with the employees at Village Hall will be holding a Blood Drive on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 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 or 465-4171).

Did you know that over 800 units of blood are needed each and every day of the year to meet the needs of patients in Long Island’s 43+ hospitals?

BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORK SESSIONS

The Board of Trustees will be conducting work sessions to review the proposed 2010/11 Operating/Capital Budgets on Saturday, February 27th at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. These sessions will be held in the Board Room at Village Hall. These sessions are conducted in public but may only provide for limited public participation.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETING SCHEDULE

The next regularly scheduled Board of Trustees’ meetings will be held on Thursday, March 4 and Thursday, March 18, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.

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 Administration is a link to information regarding new buildings, renovations and alterations to residences and commercial properties.