Election Results

The following are the results of the May 15 Roslyn School District and Bryant Library budget votes.

School budget: 672, yes; 267, no.

Library budget: 685, yes; 248, no.

The three incumbents on the board of education---Dani Kline, Adam Haber and David Seinfield---faced no opposition and were re-elected to another three-year term each.

Petition Expresses Development Concerns

May 23 meeting to address evaluating village code

A petition is currently circulating throughout East Hills, one that expresses concern about residential development and the loss of what it calls “numerous” healthy trees.

East Hills resident Richard Brummel is circulating the petition. Brummel told The Roslyn News that the representation of like-minded residents at a recent public hearing on the village’s tree laws inspired him to start up the petition. He added that up to four-dozen signatures were secured after several hours canvassing over a recent weekend.

PBA Skeptical Over Consolidation Policy

Carver comments on the communication pipeline

The Police Benevolent Association (PBA) opposed plans by Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano to consolidate four police precincts. Now that the plan has been approved by the Nassau County Legislature, that organization remains skeptical about its effectiveness and its overall use to the county’s budget situation.

In a meeting with local reporters recently at PBA headquarters in Mineola, James Carver, PBA president, addressed cost and policing concerns. He noted that the county hopes to save $20 million from the consolidation. But he doubted that such savings, which as he added, are coming from a $700 million budget, are worth “the public risk” to closing four precincts.

School And Library Budget Vote May 15

No challengers for BOE incumbents

The three incumbents on the Roslyn School Board - Adam Haber, Dani E. Kline and David Seinfeld - are not facing any challengers in the May 15 budget vote. However, voters in the Roslyn School District will vote on both a school and library budget. The library vote is listed as Proposition #2 on the ballot.

Both budgets reflect the same belt-tightening measures that have been adopted by local village governments. The proposed 2012-13 school budget amounts to $99,445,327, a 1.85 percent increase over last year’s budget. According to school district officials, the projected tax levy increase stands at 1.76 percent.

Kevin Dunn Steps Down Rendering Race Uncontested

Herricks board becomes two-man race

At the outset of the Herricks School Board “Meet the Candidates Night” organizer of the event Parent Teacher Association Co-President Judi Olson made the following announcement from Kevin Dunn:

“Unfortunately, I have decided not to run for the trustee position on the Herricks School Board.  Due to some minor health issues, I cannot continue.  I wish Nancy and Brian the best of luck in the challenges in the upcoming school year and to continue the educational opportunities for our children.  Thank you.”

SPECIAL REPORT: THE FIRST OF A THREE-PART SERIES: Just One Pill

Forget dealers—new generation of addicts goes straight for the medicine cabinets

The 10th-grader selected her favorite color. It was a very simple task that she and most young people have probably done countless times before. However, this time, the stakes were never higher. She was not choosing a color for a blouse, a cell phone case or curtains for her bedroom. Instead, she was selecting a pill from a menagerie of narcotics that her peers had brought to a “pharm party” – an alarming and frightening phenomenon that’s been making a comeback among teenagers throughout Long Island.

Clementi Talk At CAPS Annual Spring Luncheon

Ilene Cooper, Dr. Klass also honored for community leadership

Last Thursday, the Roslyn based-Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) held its 27th Annual Spring Luncheon for a large and engaged crowd at The Carltun in East Meadow.

Alane Fagin, MS, CAPS’ executive director, introduced the speakers, all of whom received Community Leadership awards. They included Ilene Cooper, Esq., a partner with Farrell Fritz, P.C. and Perri Klass, MD, an author and professor of journalism at New York University. The main speaker was Joseph Clementi, father of Tyler Clementi, a young gay man who under the stress of a cyberbullying incident, committed suicide at the George Washington Bridge in September 2010.

Negotiations Continue Over Pool Status

Town seeking ownership of country club facility

The long-simmering status of the Roslyn Country Club pool may be coming to a resolution in the months ahead.

Last week, both Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Councilman Thomas Dwyer met with members of the Greater Roslyn Civic Association to update them on the status of the negotiations with the club’s proprietor, Manny Malekan of Corona Realty.

Tax Levy Reduction In Roslyn Harbor

Board of trustees approves 3 percent revenue decrease

The Village of Roslyn isn’t the only municipality in the area to pass a budget that not only holds the line on revenue, but one that actually manages to give residents a tax reduction.

The Village of Roslyn Harbor passed their 2012-13 budget last Wednesday, with the board of trustees approving a 3 percent reduction in the overall tax levy. Village officials said that this follows last year’s reduction of 2.5 percent and the prior 2 years of flat taxes under Mayor Yvette Edidin’s tenure.

No Tax Increase In East Hills Budget

Roslyn Estates board approves new budget

Both the Village of East Hills and the Village of Roslyn Estates boards of trustees approved their budgets for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

The East Hills BOT, once again, adopted a zero tax increase budget, one that totaled $11,163,431 in expenditures.

Mayor Michael R. Koblenz hailed the budget, adding that containing taxes was one of the BOT’s “most paramount priorities.”