Mayor Hal Hecken announced at the Feb. 3 Village Board meeting during his report that the Village had received a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA alerted the Village that water tanks in the old Roosevelt aviation site just east of the Village of Garden City are contaminated and are to be listed on the superfund list for cleanup. Hecken noted that reportedly some of the water supplied to the Village originates in these underground tanks. The Village has scheduled meetings this week with the Health Department to discuss the water issue and assess the situation. Garden City Life will follow the story and provide updates as they become available.

Also at the meeting Chamber of Commerce President Bertram Donley (whose letter to the Village appears on the Letters to the Editor Pages) announced that tenants and landlords north of Eleventh Street are anxious to see the streetscape work proceed north. Donley also reported that merchants and residents have been attending meetings of the HUB Citizens Advisory Committee and helping to monitor the development plans for the HUB area, which would directly impact the quality of life and economy of Garden City and all of central Nassau County. He concluded his remarks by noting that the Chamber has been studying the zip code issue with the Village's committee and in discussions with Doubleday in Garden City, it was discovered that Doubleday Direct has a whole department just to deal with the post office and is very much in favor of a separate zip code for the Village.

Village Administrator Robert Schoelle reported that the Planning Commission will be hearing the report from the Village's consultant Buckhurst, Fish & Jacquemart, Inc. later this month and will announce the results of their deliberations or at least provide an update of their progress after that presentation. The Planning Commission was charged last year with examining the parking situation on the west side of Franklin Avenue after debates among the trustees lingered on whether or not to propose that the old Parking Buffer Strip Plan be re-examined or pursued.

Also at the meeting:

* It was announced by Deputy Mayor Robert Lewis that the Environmental Advisory Board meeting was rescheduled to March 1.

* The Recreation Department announced that ice on Hubbell's Pond reached 10 inches in thickness and is open for skating.

* It was listed on the agenda that the Annual Village Election will take place on March 21.

* $34,245 was approved for the reconstruction of a basketball court at Nassau Haven Park and $91,916 was approved for the rehabilitation of a women's restroom. Also, a bid for $16,987.34 was awarded to Graybar Electric Company for street light poles and lights for residential streets.

* Mayor Hecken reported that he participated in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade and represented the Village in the commemoration of the life and work of this civil rights activist and leader.

* Residents were reminded on the agenda that the next meeting of the board is scheduled for Feb. 17.