Your Village has spent a good deal of time and money to beautify its central business district in order to make it appealing to residents and businesses. Our local food markets on Seventh Street have also made a significant investment in purchasing high quality shopping carts for our use and convenience while shopping in their stores. Regrettably, these carts are not being returned to the prescribed areas by the shops and are being left within the parking fields and in the streets of the apartment houses.

In consideration of your neighbors, merchants and community, I urge residents to return these carts to their respective stores. The additional effort will go a long way in keeping our Village the beautiful place that we all want it to be.

A reminder that on Tuesday, Jan. 18, each of the four property owners' associations will conduct its electors' meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to select and place in nomination candidates for trustees. The meeting is open to all qualified voters who reside in their respective sections of the Village.

The officers and directors of these associations deserve your assistance and cooperation. As your representatives, they must be able to communicate with you and know your views, problems and recommendations if they are to be fully effective. Please attend and participate in your associations' excellent quality of life that we enjoy in our community.

The respective meetings will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the following locations.

Eastern	Stewart School	8 p.m.
Central	Garden City Library	8 p.m.
Estates	Stratford School	8 p.m.
Western	Homestead School	8 p.m.

In anticipation of snowstorms during the next few months, the following suggestions are offered in an effort to reduce inconvenience to residents and to assist the village in serving their needs.

If possible wait until the Village plows the street to clear the snow from your driveway entrance. If you can't wait, shovel to the right, since most snowplows push to the right. This will reduce the accumulation of snow which will be pushed back into your driveway.

When you hear that a storm is expected, move your car off the street into your driveway. This will speed up the plowing operation.

Park your car, or cars, as close to the end of the driveway as is safely possible. This eliminates the need for shoveling the entire driveway to free your car when the storm has ended and the roads are safe to travel.

If you are unable to shovel snow or are going to be away, make arrangements to have the snow cleared from your sidewalk. One source of assistance is to contact PAVES to obtain the help of our Village youth who are looking for employment¬telephone number 248-0390. Please remember that you are responsible to shovel your walk within 24 hours after the storm. This will be enforced by the police department.

Please clear snow away from all hydrants so that the fire department can reach them without delay.

To facilitate safe garbage collections, a walk should be made from the sidewalk to where the garbage is kept. If this is not possible, it is suggested that the garbage be carried to the curb for pickup.