The Village of Roslyn has set Tuesday, Aug. 3, as the deadline for resident questions on the Draft Environmental Impact (DEIS) of the senior residential facility in Roslyn currently being proposed by Forest City Daly Housing.

Written questions by Roslyn residents will be received at the Office of the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, 1200 Old Northern Blvd. until 4 p.m. on Aug. 3. In addition, there will be a public hearing on the DEIS that evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryant Library.

Village of Roslyn Mayor Janet Galante said that residents can also mail their inquiries to the Village Hall at 1200 Old Northern Boulevard, Roslyn, NY 11576 before the Aug. 3 deadline.

The mayor noted that both the Village Board of Trustees and the Planning Board have held public hearings on the senior housing plan on June 15 and July 8, in addition to the upcoming Aug. 3 hearing.

Post cards and letters have been mailed to both village residents and to the main offices of the neighboring municipalities to notify local officials of the hearings. Municipalities include the Town of North Hempstead, the Villages of East Hills, Flower Hill, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor and Sea Cliff.

"While the board of trustees and planning board continue the process for this project with an open mind, I believe our residents and the applicant must be given the opportunity for this interchange of ideas," Mayor Galante said.

Forest City hopes to build senior housing units on 11 acres of land in downtown Roslyn. At the July 8 meeting, Michael Daly, a principal at Forest City, said he had spent time in the village, speaking to local residents about their concerns over the proposed housing plan.

Concerning the four acres of land that Forest City would set aside for public access, Mr. Daly said his company would do whatever the village wanted it to do with the land in question.

On the traffic question, Mr. Daly said that peak hours at the senior facility would run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. There would be 46 cars arriving in the morning, and due to daily visitors, approximately 73 cars leaving in the afternoon. The daytime staff, he said, would consist of 50 to 53 people. The 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. staff would be comprised of 11 employees.

Resident concerns have centered around not only land usage and traffic, but also master plan guidelines and cleanup procedures.

At the last meeting, one Roslyn resident noted that even at 7 a.m., there is still a great deal of traffic in the Roslyn area. Erica Robrum suggested that the senior housing employees would enter the proposed site through Landing Road rather than Bryant Avenue since Landing has a traffic light.

Other residents wondered if the height of the proposed project did not exceed master plan guidelines. They also asked about the safeguards involved in the possible cleanup of contaminated soil currently on the planned site.