Bond resolutions and grant requests, all pertaining to renovation work in the Village of Roslyn dominated the most recent board of trustees meeting.

While neither of the two bond issues pending were approved for a vote, the BOT agreed to continue public hearings on both of them, with a decision on their approval or rejection likely to come at future meetings.

The first bond resolution discussed will authorize the issuance of $1.6 million in serial bonds to be used to finance the costs of "construction, reconstruction, widening and [the] repaving of various streets" in the village.

The second bond would cost $1.3 million. It would involve the "replacement, renovation and rehabilitation" of the village's sanitary sewer system. Previous BOT meetings had discussed the possibility of introducing the bond issue, but the most recent meeting divided the $2.9 million bond into two specific projects.

However, the BOT tabled a motion to allow the village to file an application for funds from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

The application would have been for funds totaling $32,170 and done in accordance with the provisions of Title 9 of the Environmental Protection Act or Title 3 of the Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act. The funds would be used toward masonry restoration at the Ellen E. Ward Memorial Clock Tower. As with the bond issues, the grant will probably be taken up at a future meeting.

The bonds and grants discussed at the meeting are part of a larger, ongoing restoration effort in the village. The village has received approval from the Nassau County Legislature for funds designed to make major renovations on the 300-year old Robeson Grist Mill in downtown Roslyn, even though the county's financial difficulties have held up a good portion of the promised monies.

Currently, the village is interviewing landscape architects and engineering firms with the purpose of making improvements at village bus stops. The village has received two grants totaling $45,000 from New York State to help with such renovations.

Grants from the state Department of Transportation will assist the village with two other road projects. Last fall, the BOT approved a road improvement project on Remsen Avenue and Hillside Avenue, one that would include the construction of a new retaining wall. The total cost of this project is estimated at $258,600.

More renovation is scheduled to take place on Tatterson Avenue, the site of a multimodal road improvement project. The cost for this roadwork is expected to reach $23,000.

In other news, the BOT approved a request from the Junior League of Long Island to hold an outdoor sale in the thrift shop parking lot. The event will be held Sunday, Oct. 27. The thrift shop is located at 1395 Old Northern Blvd. It also allowed Roslyn High School to hold their Homecoming activities/parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 12:15 p.m. The parade will begin at 12:45 p.m.