Mayor-elect Peter Bee received 150 votes in this year's village election. Selected as the candidate for the position by the 10-member nominating committee of the Eastern Property Owners' Association (EPOA), Bee brings to the board years of experience and knowledge in government and the law that is required to handle the very serious issues facing Garden City at this time. Bee first became active in village civic affairs during the early 1980s. He was elected to the village board in 1993 and has served as a village trustee continuously since that time. During the last 14 years as village trustee, Bee has held virtually every position possible for a trustee, having served as commissioner of each of the village departments and as liaison trustee to each of the village boards. He has also chaired both the Traffic Commission and the Recreation & Cultural Affairs Commission, been a member of the Police Commission and has chaired various mayoral committees. He currently serves on the Mayor's Committee on St. Paul's. Trustee Gerard P. Lundquist, who just served the village as mayor but is staying on the board to continue serving his neighbors, received 154 votes; Trustee Robert Rothschild, who proved victorious during a February runoff election in the Estates section, received 146 votes; Trustee Thomas Lamberti received 172 votes; and Trustee Nicholas Episcopia received 144 votes.

Unity Party candidate Gerard Tangredi and Village Party candidate Peter Healy proved victorious in this year's village election. They were both elected to each serve a four-year term as Stewart Manor trustee. Tangredi received 395 votes while Healy received 382 votes. Fellow Unity Party candidate William Grogan received 379 votes while fellow Village Party candidate Julian Sottovia received 364 votes.

Peter Healy, a resident for the past 15 years, has found Stewart Manor to be a wonderful place to live and raise a family. "I want to contribute my talents and energy to ensure the village remains a safe and active community for all residents," he said. Healy firmly believes a successful candidate must listen to and share the concerns of all of its constituents. As trustee, he vows to devote the time and offer the ideas needed to meet the needs of residents and improve the quality of village services. He plans on renovating the pool facility to ensure its safe and reliable operation, fully evaluate and provide for the safety and welfare of all village residents, improve the quality of services provided to village residents and increase resident involvement in community activities.

Gerard Tangredi believes a "new vision" is required to enable residents to enjoy an improved quality of life. Appointed by the mayor and board of trustees as village safety officer for three years, Tangredi also is a member of the Nassau County Emergency Operations Center and the Stewart Manor Volunteer Fire Department, is a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for Stewart Manor and a village representative and member of the Nassau County Village Officials Association. He vows to continue village civil preparedness and safety procedures, create a Point of Distribution (POD) in case of a pandemic emergency, ensure that future capital projects are accomplished correctly and within budget, work with current administration to maintain the high level of standards within the village, encourage more village resident participation in village activities, assist in establishing the Village Mutual Aid Plan with other villages and continue the growth of the Village Emergency Action Plan, Pool Complex Evacuation Plan and Hurricane Preparedness Procedure.

Stewart Manor residents passed a bond to finance pool improvements by a vote of 388 to 206.