Maureen Cornacchia, whose letter to the board was acknowledged on the list of General Communications at the Dec. 2 meeting, rose during the meeting to ask the board about the issue of hiring a crossing guard for the middle school. In her letter, which ran recently in the Letters to the Editor section of Garden City Life, she explained that traffic on Cherry Valley Avenue creates a dangerous situation for pedestrians trying to exit Garden City Middle School. She urged the Village to pursue engaging a crossing guard or having a member of the Garden City Police Department oversee the intersection during the times of exodus from the school. FULL STORY

Recreation Supervisor Paul Blake addressed the issue of the roller hockey rinks at Community Park, a subject which became the focal point of conflict at the last board meeting and in letters, as noted on page one of last week's issue. While former Trustee Eileen Collins was not present at the meeting, and a formal appology was not forthcoming from the board in her absence for the content of Trustee Jenkins' letter to Collins, Blake paved the way for constructive discussion about the plans to improve the facilities. During a break in the meeting while the board was out in Executive Session, the conversation among residents was full of questions about the rinks and the bubble, but following the board's return and Blake's discussion all questions were apparently answered, as no one rose during the open portion at the end of the meeting. FULL STORY