Mayor@gardencityny.net LABOR DAY WEEKEND

I wish everyone a safe, enjoyable and fun-filled weekend whether you are here in Garden City enjoying various events or away from the Village.

VILLAGE OFFICES CLOSED

Village offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 in observance of Labor Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, September 7th at 8:30 a.m.

POOL SEASON TO END ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

With the arrival of Labor Day and the anticipation of school reopening, comes the third harbinger of Autumn — the closing of the Garden City Swimming Pool. (The pool will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Labor Day). Much to the credit of the pool staff, Village residents experienced another safe and enjoyable pool season. I offer my compliments to Mr. Kevin Ocker, Ed Fronckwicz, Grace Chianese and the entire Recreation Staff.

SANITATION COLLECTION

Due to the observance of Labor Day, there will be no garbage or recycling pickup on Monday, September 6, 2010. Residences west of Rockaway Avenue will have their garbage collected on Tuesday and Friday and those east of Rockaway will be collected on Wednesday and Saturday. Rubbish will be collected on Thursday. Those residents scheduled for recycling pickup on Monday, September 6th should place recyclables out on Monday, September 13. All other recycling days remain the same.

DRIVE WITH CARE - SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT WEEK

All motorists are reminded that next week marks the opening of the 2010/11 school term in Garden City. Hundreds of youngsters are walking to and from school, many for the first time. Please pay particular attention when driving in the area of recommended pedestrian routes and schoolyards. This will not be any different than prior years in that a few preoccupied young people will inevitably dart out from in between parked cars or fail to look for oncoming traffic when crossing the street.

While the police and crossing guards are on duty at school crossing zones, many children will be crossing at unprotected areas. Parents are urged to discuss safe practices with their children and to remind them that it is very difficult for passing motorists to see them and affect a safe stop.

A REMINDER TO MOTORISTS THAT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IN THE AREA OF SCHOOLS IS 20 MILES PER HOUR

BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETING SCHEDULE

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Thursday, September 16th at 8:00 p.m. The continuation of the Public Hearing regarding the St. Paul’s School Demolition for Open Space Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Persons wishing to speak on the DEIS will be asked to register and limit remarks to three minutes.

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 the Village Justice Court which lists information regarding the Court’s hours of operation, location as well as directions to the Court.