At their last public meeting, the Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees approved the construction of a free standing building to be used as a car wash at Rallye Motors, 1600 Northern Blvd.

Jeffrey Stadler, a lawyer for Rallye reiterated that the company had met earlier construction conditions set down by the Board of Zoning Appeals: The car wash would not be used for commercial purposes, only one vehicle at a time would be serviced, and the facility would not use exterior vacuuming.

Rallye also hired an engineer who claimed that anyone within 500 feet of the car wash would not hear any abnormal noises. In short, the facility would not increase the noise level at the car lot. Mr. Stadler also said the car wash would be the very smallest of its kind on all of Long Island. Hours of operation for the car wash, once it is completed, will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

More importantly, residents on Appletree Lane in East Hills, several of whom had expressed skepticism over the car wash, have had their concerns satisfied. Also at the meeting, Mayor Janet Galante read a letter from Appletree residents, which included East Hills Board of Trustees member Linda Nathanson, stating that they do not oppose the car wash. The letter also called Rallye a "good neighbor" and applauded their "fairness" in handling questions and concerns from residents.

While receiving approval to build the car wash, Rallye personnel announced that they would voluntarily contribute $500 per month for the next three years to the village's sewer system payments to Nassau County. In the meantime, Rallye, although it is officially located in East Hills, would continue using Roslyn's water system. An amendment to have Rallye's usage of that system reviewed by the BOT after a three-year period was defeated.

Earlier this summer, when Rallye first applied for a building permit from the village, residents on Appletree Lane expressed concern over possible traffic problems, plus noise levels and the effect all this would have on property values. But meetings with Rallye officials and tours of the site itself apparently laid those concerns to rest.