At the Board of Trustees meeting this past Tuesday, February 27, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi spoke about the follow-up initiatives from the Streetscape (downtown districts) work session, a joint meeting of the Board and village’s Planning Commission, held February 15.
Members of the business community, Garden City Chamber of Commerce, and property owners in the three village business strips — Franklin Avenue, 7th Street, and New Hyde Park Road — have raised points for the village to consider, and that resulted in swift moves.
Trustee John Delany announced that in a matter of 10 days, action was taken and most pressing drainage and sidewalk issues have already been taken care of. Suozzi explained the tasks at hand and commended the village’s Engineering Department, the Department of Public Works (DPW), and Recreation and Parks personnel for attention to detail. ...continued ...