City Holds Public Hearing On Proposed Budget

Final public hearing will be held at the Oct. 23 Glen Cove City Council meeting before adopting the budget

At the Oct. 9 Glen Cove City Council meeting, the first public hearing was held to discuss the proposed budget for 2013. The hearing will remain open before the council votes, and one more public hearing will be held on Oct. 23.

The proposed budget would increase taxes in Glen Cove 1.94 percent next year, a figure that Mayor Ralph V. Suozzi said was trimmed down from the original 7.42 percent he received from the city controller, Sal Lombardi. He said that, after going over the numbers with Lombardi, the budget he first presented to the council was 2.81 percent and they worked hard together to get it under 2 percent. The percentage represents a $558,087 increase in real estate taxes. The proposed budget plan totals $46,746,289, an increase of $106,182 or 0.2 percent from this year’s budget.

The Dark Side Of The Moose

Pink Floyd tribute band to perform October 20 Halloween show in Glen Cove

This weekend, fans of Pink Floyd can expect to witness a Halloween spectacle, as local tribute band Us and Floyd performs at Glen Cove Moose Lodge. The Oct. 20 event will include a costume contest, raffle prizes and free food.

A fundraiser for local filmmaker Scott Goldberg and his feature-length film project, The Three, the $25 entry fee will go toward raising money needed to produce the film. Because the film is in the dark/horror genre, Goldberg, who also sings in the band, said he felt it was appropriate to host a fundraising event around Halloween.

Federal Grant Possible For GC Waterfront

Sen. Gillibrand announces federal legislation to revitalize waterfront brownfields

On Monday, Oct. 8, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited the Glen Cove Ferry Terminal and Boat Basin, joined by Mayor Ralph Suozzi and local officials, to announce new federal legislation to revitalize inactive industrial sites like the Glen Cove waterfront.

The proposed bill, The Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act, would award grants to local government and nonprofits that redevelop abandoned, idled or underused industrial properties on waterfronts. Senator Gillibrand said the bill would spur economic development, and that there is “no excuse” to not move forward with this opportunity.

Glen Cove Celebrates Homecoming 2012

HS Celebrates 50 Years

Glen Cove High School, which is celebrating its 50th year in existence on site, marked the school’s 50th Homecoming with a day of tradition, triumph and Big Red pride. Students, alumni, families, and friends gathered at J. Cameron Maiden Field at GCHS to show their support for their Big Red Varsity Football team and the district’s six schools.

The annual Homecoming Parade included floats from GCHS and Finley Middle School as well as Landing, Connolly, Deasy and Gribbin elementary schools, the latter of which served as the parade starting point before proceeding up Walnut Avenue to Maiden Field. Students, parents, staff and representatives of the board of education and administration marched together to show their Glen Cove pride in anticipation of the big game. Members of the GCHS inaugural class of 1962 were also in attendance for the game, which pitted the 2-1 Big Red vs. the 2-1 South Side High School Cyclones.

Neighbors Oppose Mansion Development

Public hearing at Glen Cove City Hall draws crowd of concerned homeowners

Glen Cove residents expressed themselves with passion at Thursday night’s special joint City Council and Planning Board meeting, held in the main chambers of City Hall. A public hearing took place on the proposed redevelopment of the Glen Cove Mansion property, which is slated to include a 46-unit residential subdivision on a portion of the property, while preserving the majority of the current historical structures and grounds in perpetuity.

The applicant for the North Manor Estates development presented its case to the council members and planning board members before a packed audience, consisting mainly of residents in the surrounding neighborhood who would be most impacted by the development. In the first hour or so of a meeting that lasted until 11:30 p.m., professionals spoke on behalf of the applicant, Glen Cove Property LLC, and explained the details of the project, including the zoning areas, the nature of the buildings, the impact on the area in terms of traffic and visual appeal, and some of the changes that have been made to the design as a result of meeting with the various neighborhood associations.

Nassau County Talks Redistricting In Glen Cove

Public hearing held to discuss drawing new lines

A Nassau County Districting Advisory Commission public hearing was held on Sept. 27 at the Landing Elementary School in Glen Cove, which was the second meeting in a series to hear concerns from different communities before adjusting Nassau County’s voting lines by January 5, 2013. With two sets of commissioners consisting of five Republicans and five Democrats, Chairperson Francis X. Moroney is the one nonvoting member appointed by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

“The purpose of these hearings are so we can hear your suggestions as to what you may, or may not want to see in a map,” Moroney said. Before opening the hearing up the public, Moroney gave a background on the process of redistricting.

Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt Dies

Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt died suddenly on the morning of Oct. 3. According to Ed Ward, spokesperson from the legislator’s office, Schmitt, 62, collapsed while in a budget meeting with Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building and was rushed to Winthrop Hospital. He died at 11:55 a.m.

“Nassau County has lost a dedicated public servant,” said Mangano in a statement. “My wife Linda and I lost a friend of over 20 years. Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt served the residents of Nassau County with great integrity and pride. I had the privilege of serving closely with Peter in the legislature since its creation in 1996, where he distinguished himself as an outspoken advocate for the residents of the 12th Legislative District.”

Glen Cove BOE Begins To Adopt New Policies

Meeting adjourned early due to gas fumes

In a follow-up to the discussion that began two weeks ago, the Glen Cove Board of Education began to adopt performance targets for the district at Monday night’s meeting, held at the high school. The discussion, however, was interrupted by a strong natural gas odor around 9:30 p.m., causing the meeting to end before all agenda items could be discussed and adopted.

The meeting began with the recognition of four high school students who were selected to participate in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State Conference; Michael Banks, Claudia Kolonavic, Victoria Andreotti and Matthew Kolbert will represent the district at the conference, held in the Eastman Theater in Rochester from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.

Health And Wellness Curriculum Discussed By NS Board Of Ed

New federal school lunch program portions scrutinized

The North Shore School District Board of Education meeting, held on Thursday, Sept. 20, centered around two discussions: the health and wellness curriculum, which is currently slated for changes and possible expansion, and the status on the extra-curricular activity clubs that are active for this school year.

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Rob Chlebicki and Don Lang, director of the physical education department, presented their findings on how the district’s curriculum fits in with national and state standards and said they created a “North Shore standard” that incorporates what they feel are the most comprehensive and relevant areas for education, keeping in line with the questions that the board of education had previously given to them. Chlebicki said the next step is to get all of the health teachers – most of whom are coaches with busy schedules– to set a time to begin writing and refining the curriculum.

Record Donations Raised For Diabetes Research

Thousands hit Glen Cove downtown for Gold Coast Concours/Bimmerstock

Whether you love exotic cars or care about medical innovation, Glen Cove was the place to be on Sunday, Sept. 9, as the entire downtown was filled with more than 700 show vehicles, bringing in record proceeds for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation - a record $91,000 for the DRI and its research efforts.

Car enthusiasts at the fourth annual Gold Coast Concours/Bimmerstock event, presented by Martino Auto Concepts/MAC Auto Couture of Glen Cove and SONY, could not be disappointed. There were more than 700 exotics and fine vehicles from the world’s most desired marquees on display along with dozens of automobile dealerships and vendors showing off an array of autos and accessories.