In an evening dominated by farewell ceremonies for former Mayor Janet Galante, the Village of Roslyn board of trustees did hold a brief meeting. At a January meeting, a major source of contention was the possible construction of an elevator in the Village Hall, located at 1200 Old Northern Blvd. The meeting was attended by advocates for various people with disability groups, all of whom contended that the lack of proper accommodations for disabled people in the village is a violation of both state and federal law.

Such advocates promised to show up at the April 3 meeting. That didn't happen, but BOT members did announce on Tuesday night that they will allot $2,200 to have personnel from the engineering firm of Dvirka and Bartilucci to survey the dimensions of the village hall and then brief BOT members on the building's condition.

After being sworn in as mayor by Village Clerk George Soos, John Durkin announced new appointments to various village boards. Milton Grunwald, chairman of the Clock Tower Party, is now chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Grunwald replaces Marta Genovese, who is now a board of trustees member. The mayor also announced that Andrea Kauffman and Guy Frost are the two newest members of the Historic District Board.

Mayor Durkin also said the village hopes to keep the historic Remsen House within the boundaries of Roslyn. The BOT is looking for sites for the house and will be placing a legal notice in The Roslyn News inviting people to make bids on the structure.

There hasn't been much BOT activity in the past several months, but as one of her last acts as mayor, Ms. Galante's office released the last newsletter of her administration. The publication noted that Dvirka and Bartilucci is doing studies on both the village's sanitary sewer infrastructure and its streets. The village hopes for infrastructure bonding to occur sometime this spring and for road repair projects to begin in the summer.

Village officials have noted that more than 220 residents have signed up to prevent hand delivery of unsolicited materials such as newspapers, magazines, and handbills to their homes. The new village code intends to assist the wishes of such residents. It provides for the Village Clerk/Treasurer to maintain a list of addresses of private property owners who do not wish to receive such unsolicited printed material. Such addresses are to be excluded from the distributor's delivery route. Organizations that do intend to distribute in the village must first obtain a Certificate of Registration from the Village Clerk/Treasurer or else face certain penalties for violating the village code.

In other news, the firm of Sidney B. Bowne & Son has developed the design for the rehabilitation of the retaining wall at Glen Avenue above the parking facility of the Jolly Fisherman Restaurant. Once a construction firm is selected, the renovation work can begin. Finally, the BOT has approved a memorial plaque in the Village Hall commending Dr. Roger Gerry and his wife, Peggy for their "devotion, dedication, perseverance and commitment of personal resources to the historic Village of Roslyn." This is only the most recent honor for the late couple, both of whom spearheaded the nationally recognized restoration movement in the village. Last February, the Town of North Hempstead council voted to rename Roslyn Pond Park, "The Dr. Roger and Peggy Newbauer Gerry Pond Park."