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Colony Lane

       
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MOST RECENT MINUTES

MINUTES OF THE EAST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING

July 8, 2009: 5:30 PM at Ms. Kandi Wasser's Home
Present: Steve Strachman, Kandi Wasser, Ken London, Nurhan Hamarat

Minutes of the June 25, 2009 general meeting were approved as submitted.

OLD BUSINESS:
Speeders and Stop Signs: No one has responded to the board's request for letters describing problems with traffic violators in the community, which is a bit of a surprise given the uproar about this problem at the meeting from so many attendees. We will nonetheless be visiting the police department regarding this problem at the end of the month with whatever documentation we may or may not have received at that time.

Repaving: Mr. Hamarat will contact Ms. Gottlieb to ask her to send a letter to Town of North Hempstead Councilman Thomas K. Dwyer asking him about the possibility of getting our roadways repaved this year.

RR Tracks: Mr. London is working on this.

HOV Sound Barriers: After the June 25, 2009 general meeting, Mr. Hamarat saw Mr. Lipper and learned that Mr. Lipper had emailed several elected officials about the HOV sound barrier. In the interim, Mr. Hamarat also loaned Mr. Lipper the Civic Association's file on this issue so that he won't have to cover the same ground. Mr. Hamarat will contact Mr. Lipper to see if he's gotten any responses to his emails and to see if there's anything the board can do to assist him in his efforts.

At 6:00 PM the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

_________________

Nurhan Hamarat,

                                     
                                  MINUTES OF THE EAST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETING

Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York

June 25, 2009

Chairman of the Board Steve Strachman called the meeting to order at 7:20 pm.

Interim: A short summary covering the recent period of the association's inactivity was given by Ms. Kandi Wasser and Mr. Strachman. During the several years when there didn't seem to be enough interest to hold meetings or to publish newsletters, Ms. Wasser maintained operations, collecting annual dues, paying the monthly LIPA electric bill for the entrance "dusk to dawn" lighting program, paying for the maintenance of the flower beds in the front entrance, keeping the web site up, paying various in sundry bills, pursuing the refurbishing of the "East Park" signs at the entrance, and otherwise keeping the Civic Association alive.

Funds: Ms. Wasser gave the treasurer's report. With two thirds of the households paying the annual dues for this year, we currently have $1243.06 in the checking account. The LIPA bill is $32.54/month (approx. $400/yr), and the front entrance maintenance is $15/week (approx. $300-400/yr) which eats up most of our annual proceeds. With the front entrance signs needing to be refurbished, this project will have to wait for now. As will the once hoped for installation of flower beds at the north end of Colony Lane.

Speeders and Stop Signs: We continue to have problems with people not stopping at the stop signs, speeding through our streets, and endangering the safety of children and pets. Additionally, we are getting drivers entering the community from the LIE service road on to Colony Lane, which is posted "Do Not Enter". One resident said he was backing out of his driveway when a driver sped in and almost hit him and his daughter. Everyone at the meeting agreed these are on going problems. Some suggested that identified violators be sent letters (we have in the past addressed this issue in our newsletters.) Some thought it might be a good idea to periodically hand out flyers at the stop signs. One person suggested the installation of speed bumps. It was eventually decided that we must now bring the Police Department in to periodically monitor traffic compliance. Mr. Strachman and Nurhan Hamarat will make a visit to the local precinct to discuss the problem with the Sixth Precinct's Community Affairs Department. The board invited residents to submit short notes or letters to the Civic Association regarding their experiences with speeders and/or non-stoppers. They will be brought to the precinct at the time of our visit so that the Community Affairs office can get a good understanding of how this problem is affecting our community. When the board asked for additional members to accompany us to the NCPD, Ms. Phyllis Penner volunteered.

Repaving: Efforts to get our streets repaved goes back to 2002. Minutes of a Civic Association meeting dated June 6, 2002 states "We're still working on getting a response from the Town of North Hempstead Highway Department". We have not been as diligent as we might have been in pursuing this with the Town. In response to a more recent call by Ms. Wasser, Jean from Town Councilman Dwyer's office called and left a message saying: "I checked with our Highway Department and you are not on this capital plan which is the 5 year capital plan. So our next step is at the end of the year when we start to do the new capital plan, to make sure that you are brought to their attention… I know you guys are only four streets so I will bring you to the councilman's attention and if there's any way we can squeeze you guys in we'll try that." During the meeting the board asked if anyone would be willing to pursue this matter and Ms. Debbie Gottlieb said she would.

RR Tracks and Park Area: With many new families moving into the community, there was discussion again of the open area on Parkside Drive by the LIRR tracks. Although this area had apparently been designated by the original developer as a possible public space that could be utilized for a "pool", playground or park for the community, there are many unknowns about ownership rights and domain issues [i.e. Access that must be provided to the general public if it is to be developed]. None the less, of those present, there was overwhelming opposition to any such installation as a potential source for noise, litter, or legal liability. Mr. Ken London mentioned that some sections along our side of the tracks have some dying trees, and other sections need additional trees planted. He said he would be willing to pursue this with the Town of North Hempstead and/or LIRR.

HOV Sound Barrier: The New York State Department of Transportation has resumed the once stalled installation of the sound barriers on the north side of the LIE. Many East Park residents expressed concern about the inevitable increase in highway noise levels once the rest of the "barriers" are up. The Civic Association had pursued the problem of highway noise bouncing off those barriers and into East Park several years ago when work on the HOV project was in full swing. We had obtained engineering reports, written letters to our elected officials, filled out petitions to the DOT, and pursed a revision of the DOT's plans as it became apparent that the section already completed was causing a sever noise problem in our community. The DOT's response at the time was that the "noise levels were within guidelines", and they weren't going to yield on the design. However, with the prospect of the rest of the barriers now getting installed, and the noise levels increasing even more, some at the meeting felt the issue should be revisited. Mr. Gil Lipper said he would pursue this matte further. Mr. Hamarat offered to pass on to Mr. Lipper's perusal the documentation we have developed on this issue thus far.

Administrative Matters: Mr. Strachman proposed an increase in the association's annual dues from $25 to $35. All in attendance agreed the dues should be raised to $35/year. The board also asked the attendees if there was anyone interested in serving on the Association's board of directors, and Mr. Ken London (a former board member) and Ms. Debbie Gottlieb volunteered. There were no objections to Mr. London and Ms. Gottlieb joining the board.

New Business: While discussing the lighting for the entrance, some in attendance thought that solar powered lighting be considered. Although the area in question is in full shade, Mr. Strachman and Mr. Hamarat said they would make a trip to The Home Depot to explore the viability of this idea. On a related note, Mr. Strachman questioned if LIPA or the Town should be paying for the dawn to dusk light at our entrance, as the installation of the traffic light at Parkside has made the entrance to East Park a bona fide traffic intersection (at Roslyn Road).

At 8:45 pm the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

___________________

Nurhan Hamarat

East Park Civic Association Minutes
General Meeting 10/28/2002

Families Represented:

Joseph, Friedman, Saretsky, Wasser, Strachman,
Shapiro, Gottlieb, Feinman,Druss, Furman, Korn,
Feldman, London, Lipper, Fields, Godnick, Moskowitz,
Robbins, Layne and Hamarat.

The meeting was called to order at 7:45 PM by Steve Strachman.
He explained that the order of the agenda would be changed in
hope that Nurhan Hamarat would arrive before the end of the meeting.
Nurhan could then take over the discussion regarding the Sewer
Tax issue, if he was not held up at the Nassau County Legislature
meeting which he was attending on our behalf.

We welcomed and introduced our guests from the Norgate Civic
Association, Doris Brotman and Hilda Yohalem.
We will keep them apprised of our progress.

Kandi Wasser gave the Treasurer's Report. And we discussed
this year's membership drive. Door to door collection will take
place Nov 17.

Matt Korn asked about spotlighting our new signs.
He will check on particulars, cost, etc. regarding that and also the
feasibility of irrigating the ornamental plantings.

The LIRR fence problem still exists. Debbie Gottlieb will talk to the
Park Commissioner They need to know that trucks are driving on the
grounds and leaving ruts during their access to the tracks and that we
need some sort of a sliding fence gate instead of their clipping the fence
and leaving it accessible to children.

Gil Lipper will try to obtain information regarding installation
of the expected traffic light at our entrance.

Mildred Druss will contact the County regarding
the care and maintenance of the sidewalk on Roslyn Road.

Ken London informed us about our right to purchase gas
co-operatively and from another source which might save
us money. Rita Layne will obtain further information and
report back.

Advertising on our website was addressed. We need some
more advertisers to cover cost of site.

It was noted that the dead trees were replaced and a company
has been hired to water them. Things are looking better.
In the spring we can expect the HOV people to erect a 5 foot
chain link fence upon which Ivy will grow and at least hide the
Expressway from view even though it will not aid in a decrease
of sound decibels.

Nurhan Hamarat arrived and was given much deserved applause.
Packets of prepared information, including addresses and list of
legislators, Assemblypersons and our Senator Balboni
(to whom we should write), were passed out. Nurhan gave us a blow
by blow description of the Public Hearing. Sewer costs will be moved
over a tax fund loan and how not only are we being taxed for the
sewers we don't have but we'll also be paying back a loan. He
explained how it all affected us as home owners and that our taxes
will be increasing next year by about 250.00 per home….not to mention
the sewer taxes and sludge removal that we are unjustly paying.
He addressed the legislature and presented them with a letter from
the East Park Civic Association and we went on record as being
distressed over this issue. Please Click on "Sewer Issue" at our
website to read this and access everything else written pertaining
to this matter.

Nurhan informed us that it could be individually beneficial
to apply for a re-assessment of our property taxes due to
the sound levels and decreased value of our homes.

The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served.

Respectfully submitted,

Kandi Wasser, Treasurer and Substitute Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING June 6, 2002

PRESENT: Ken Goldberg, Nurhan Hamarat, Rita Layne, Mark Shapiro,
Steve Strachman, Kandi Wasser

Mr. Strachman called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM. Mr. Hamarat asked if
there were any additions or deletions to the minutes of the April, 2002 meeting.
The minutes were approved as written.

HOV: We’ve received a response from the DOT. Their response in a nutshell
is that the noise levels, whatever they might be, meet the “Federal and
NYSDOT acoustic criteria”. Scott Feinman, EPCA HOV Subcommittee
member has written the Civic Association regarding his continued concerns
about the noise levels, and board members were in agreement that he is
welcome to pursue this matter and write or call anyone who may be in a
position to help. As for the generally poor appearance of the landscaping
that was installed as part of the HOV, Mr. Strachman volunteered to make
some phone calls to find out whose responsibility it is to maintain the plantings,
clear dead bushes and to mow the grass. Several members noted that the
grass on the sound barrier embankment is a foot tall in places.

NEW BANK: The Civic Association’s Account has been moved to the
State Bank of Long Island. Monies were transferred from the old account,
and with the deposits from the sale of two web site ads the current balance
was announced after paying for the spring plantings.

DUES: Dues is to be collected this fall for memberships due January 1, 2003.
Amount is yet to be determined, but appears likely to remain similar to
last year’s.

Mark Shapiro reported that he contacted the Town of North Hempstead’s
Community Service office regarding the clean up of the community sump.
He’s been told that this is the County’s responsibility. He will contact the
Office of the County Superintendent of Highways.

Mr. Shapiro noted that whereas some residents meticulously maintain their
property, others don’t. In some cases, low hung utility lines, discarded items
from household renovations, lack of maintenance of curbside areas serve not
only as eyesores but were also potential safety hazards. He therefore will look
into getting a copy of the “Municipal Property Maintenance Code” to serve as
a guideline or a standard.

WEB SITE: Of the 100 Web Site advertising contracts printed, we’ve
distributed 15, but have only two back. The Board of Directors urges
everyone who volunteered to sell ads to return them and help support
our civic association.

LIRR: Though Len Weisenthal was not in attendance, Steve Strachman said
that he spoke to him. Mr. Weisenthal reportedly made some contacts and was
assured the LIRR would complete their track renovation work by doing
significant beautification of the area along the tracks.

ENTRANCE: The plantings were completed for the season.
In the fall we’ll add some fall plants.

STOP SIGNS: The stop sign violations seem to be increasing. There was
discussion of asking the Nassau County Police Department to patrol for
violators.

REPAVING: We’re still working on getting a response from the Town of
North Hempstead Highway Department.

SEWER TAX: Every East Park Civic Association Board member in
attendance agreed that The County’s stand on these taxes, as well as
recent news about The County seeking to “form a county sewer and
storm water authority that could refinance older sewer debt under more
favorable terms” serves only to further cloud the origin and purpose of
these taxes as well as further entrenching us into paying for services we
don’t receive. The board voted unanimously to take this matter to the
media, in an effort to bring some attention to our plight.

The meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM

Respectfully Submitted,
Nurhan Hamarat


                               
EAST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP MEETING
April 17, 2002

The following households were represented:
Friedman, Druss, DeMilta, Shapiro, Fieldsteel, Tserpelis, Hochman,
Lerman, Feinman, Feinman, Mathison, Burak, London, Wasser,
Joseph, Strachman,Layne, Gottlieb,Arkin, Gavrin, Hamarat, Lipper
Smyth, Korn, Goldberg, Surace, Robbins, Weisenthal,  Moskowitz,
Golden , Jablons and Feldman

Steve Strachman, President, called the third meeting of the
East Park Civic Association (EPCA) to order at 7:42 PM at the
Roslyn Library in Roslyn, New York. Mr. Strachman welcomed
all residents, and reintroduced the board members and announced
that Aaron Lerman was in the process of selling his house. Mr.
Strachman asked if there were any additions or deletion to the minutes
of the January meeting. The minutes were approved as written.

Mr. Strachman noted that Kandi Wasser, Treasurer, was excused
because of recent injury to her ankle. The balance of the Association's
account was reported.  Mr. Strachman stated that most
of that sum would be used for the spring planting and beautification
of the East Park entrance. Mr. Strachman thanked our neighbors
at the corner of Parkside Drive and Colony Lane, the Trumpeters,
for donating the water to keep the foliage adequately hydrated.

Old Business
HOV Project - Scott Feinman and Gill Lipper prepared a letter to the
NYS DOT. Copies of this letter, along with one previously sent to the
DOT by the EPCA, were disseminated among the residents present.
All were encouraged to mail the letter of their choice, or peferably a
handwritten letter drawing as they wish from the two sample letters, to
The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, with a copy
going to Senator Michael Balboni. Also a petition was prepared for
attendee's signatures, urging the DOT to respond to the concerns
brought to their attention in the letter sent to them on March 21, 2002.
The petition is to be sent to the DOT (with copies to Senator Balboni),
along with the Civic Association's original letter. Those present agreed
with the letter and approved of the plan to attach it to the petition. Mr.
Strachman stated that all attempts would be made to contact residents
not present at this meeting

HOV Landscaping - The poor landscaping job done by the NYS DOT
was again brought up. It was felt by the residents present that there continues
to be problems with dead trees and shrubbery. There was a question regarding
vacant property that now abuts the home of a resident. The consensus was
that there was no known plan for the property.

Nassau County Sewer Tax - Mr. Hamarat updated the residents on the sewer
tax issue. He noted that initially the biggest problem was getting public officials
to respond to our inquiries. However, two letters recently received from the
Commissioner of The Nassau County Department of Public Works makes the
County's position clear: "The sewage disposal district tax covers the cost of
operating and maintaining the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant
(known to us as the sewage treatment plant); The sewage collection district
tax covers the cost of operating and maintaining the lateral sewers and pump
stations which collect the sewage from the individual properties and transport it
to the interceptors." Commissioner Gerbasi reiterates that the "treatment and
disposal of sanitary sewage generated within Sewage Disposal District III provides
a 'mutual benefit' to all County residents within the District by maintaining the
quality of the groundwater and surface waters. As such, this 'mutual benefit' is
borne by all the residents of the district." Those present agreed that paying a
sewer disposal tax, paying a sewer collection tax, paying a water district tax,
paying a commercial vendor for our water usage, as well as maintaining our
own cesspools at substantial expense is not a "mutual benefit".

Mr. Hamarat noted that in an April 3, 2002 letter, Commissioner Gerbasi states
"within the near future, the Department intends to begin re-evaluating the
established collection and disposal district boundaries as part of a broadly
scoped 'DistrictConsolidation Plan'.
The intent of such plan is to reduce the yearly costs for administering
and operating the three sewage disposal districts and twenty-seven
sewage collection districts". Mr. Hamarat stated, indeed he had seen some news
in the media about "consolidating sewer districts and storm drain systems under
a new authority." However, what this means to our issue is unclear. Some present
were concerned that a new "Authority" could create the possibility of these taxes
being rolled in with some new taxes, further clouding "the sewer tax issue".
However, if any of this means redistricting and drawing out those of us who pay
sewer taxes but do not receive sewer service, then we would all be for it. One
thing all East Park residents present agreed on is that we no longer want to pay
for the collection and treatment of other people's sewage.

LIRR- For the last several months LIRR has been doing track work in
apparent preparation for the accommodation of the double decker trains.
They've removed some trees and created some overhead clearance.
Several residents expressed the hope that they will do some beautification
and install a proper safety fence when they are done with their construction.
Len Wiesenthal has been willing in the past to follow up on matters relating
to the LIRR. As he was not at this meeting we do not know if he would be
willing to follow up with this again.

WEBSITE- The Website advertising solicitation forms were printed up and
15 forms were distributed to residents interested in contacting local businesses.
The rates are on the forms, and vary by number of lines, number of years
purchased, etc. Kandi Wasser will keep the supply and board members will
make them available to interested parties as needed.

REPAVING- We need to form a committee to pursue the repaving of the
streets in East Park, especially those on the East side of the community that
were damaged during the HOV construction.

NEW BUSINESS- Ed Fieldsteel mentioned that the sump in the center of
the community used to be cleaned out by the Department of Public Works
on an annual basis. He doesn't think it's been done in at least two years.
Mark Shapiro said he would look into this.

With no further business being brought up, the meeting was adjourned at
8:40

Respectfully submitted,  
Nurhan Hamarat

EAST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
February 27, 2002   at   59 Circle Drive   Roslyn Heights, NY

Present:
Steven Strachman, Len Weisenthal, Mark Shapiro, Kandi Wasser,
Ken Goldberg, Rita Layne, Aaron Lerman, Nurhan Hamarat.

Old Business:
Railroad fence clean up: There has been no known progress. Mrs. Feinman
has not reported back to this group regarding her efforts to contact County
and LIPA resources to work on the railroad trackside improvements.
Len Weisenthal said that he had not received any response to his inquiries
of the LIRR either. Mr. Weisenthal will continue to pursue this issue.

NY State DOT: A revised version of the "petition"/letter to the DOT
was reviewed and the general consensus was that it was too lengthy.
Mr. Strachman will ask the writers to fine-tune it.

Sewer issue: Nurhan Hamarat notified the group that the Nassau County
Legislature has a session scheduled for March 11, 2002. He stated that he
would inquire about making a presentation to the Public Works
Subcommittee and/or what else can be done to bring this issue to the
forefront at this time. In any case, there are at least a dozen East Park
residents interested in attending the legislative session(s) that may
address the sewer tax issue. Mr. Hamarat will also prepare a generic letter
that may be used for a "mass mailing" to our county legislator. This could be
hand written by each resident of our community at our next general member-
ship meeting.

New Business:
Collection of Rainwater: After a recent rainstorm, water was noted to have
collected at a low area of Parkside Drive west of Colony Lane. This would
seem to be the Department of Public Works' responsibility. Mr. Hamarat
stated that he would notify the Department of this issue.

Web Site: The advertising contract has been prepared. Forms for these
contracts will be printed. Once we receive them, Board Members
will be able to solicit merchants.

Main Entrance: Kandi Wasser stated that she would meet with
the landscaper in late March and plan the permanent plantings.

The next general meeting of the East Park Civic Association is scheduled
for April 17, 2002.

Respectfully submitted,
Nurhan Hamarat

EAST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP MEETING
January 14, 2002
THE FOLLOWING HOUSEHOLDS WERE REPRESENTED:
Arkin,Burak, DeMilta, Druss, Feinman, Feinman, Fieldsteel, Friedman, Goldberg,
Golden, Gottlieb, Gavrin, Hamarat, Hochman, Joseph, Korn ,Layne, Lerman, Lipper,
London,Mathison, Moskowitz, Robbins, Shapiro, Smyth, Strachman, Surace, Tserpelis,
Wasser and Weisenthal.

The second meeting of the East Park Civic Association (EPCA) was called to order at
7:40 PM at the Roslyn Library in Roslyn, New York. Steve Strachman introduced the
interim board members. When asked for a vote, all present agreed that the interim board
should be voted in as the permanent board. Mr. Strachman thanked Kandi Wasser for
her hard work and creativity with the website and newsletter.

Mr. Strachman announced that 67 out of 77 households in East Park (87%)
participated in the annual dues drive. Mr. Strachman stated that a proposed
budget for 2002 has been completed.
This budget is expected to remain constant from year to year. Mrs.
Wasser gave the treasurer's report. After paying for the East Park entrance
signs, the landscaping, nine months advance on the entrance light ,
web costs of $135 and printing expenses,  the remaining balance was reported.
Currently the only foreseeable expenses are seasonal plantings, future lighting bills,
and meeting expenses.

HOV Lane: Steve Strachman said he saw DOT engineer Tom Daly on January 7, 2002
and Mr. Daly said that some improvements will be made. Steve says he was told it will
not be a concrete wall, but possibly a 5-foot cyclone fencing with ivy, but even this will
take at least a year or more. Some members feel local media notification should be
considered.
The sound levels are much higher though the DOT simply denies it. Especially those
residents on the north side of East Park are convinced the walls were poorly designed,
where the noise reverberates throughout the area. Some residents asked if a petition
might get some results. An HOV Subcommittee was formed comprised of Scott Feinman,
and Gil Lipper, which will explore remedies via political and media channels as well
as preparing a petition for residents' signatures, the rough draft of which will be ready
for review within one week.

Web Site: Mrs.Wasser said that we can begin soliciting local merchants for ad postings.
Contracts will be available.  Annual fee for an ad will average $15-$20/Yr.

Sewer Taxes: As we have been unable to get any assistance from our elected official(s),
we may opt to attend one of the County Legislature's Public Works Subcommittee
meetings. Nurhan Hamarat will look into when the next public meeting is and
what notice and/or request is required to get on the agenda. There seems to be strong
interest in many residents to further inquire into this issue and pursue options
available to us.

Some residents said that they have heard that the traffic light for the entrance was
approved and that it will be installed in 12-18 months (this of course is not official).

Residents near the Long Island Rail Road tracks expressed concern about the
deteriorated state of the bushes and greenery in the vicinity. One member said she
knows Doreen Banks of the Parks Department and will look into what they may be
able to do. Ms. Justine Feinman said she will try to get a combination of County and
LIPA resources to put in some new greenery or at least replace those that seem to
have died. Len Weisenthal said he will contact the LIRR regarding the litter along
the tracks and a proper fence. Some Civic Association Board members agreed that
the park might be a possible future capital improvement project.

The issue of street repaving as a possible future project was noted. Also, funds
permitting, the possibility of a 4th of July or other summer holiday community
party was mentioned.

Those in attendance seemed to agree that general membership meetings held
on a quarterly basis would be more than adequate. The next meeting is scheduled
for April 15, 2002.

Respectfully submitted,
Nurhan Hamarat

PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
NOVEMBER 7, 2001
59 Circle Drive
Roslyn Heights, NY

PRESENT
Ken Goldberg, Nurhan Hamarat, Rita Layne, Ken London, Mark Shapiro
Steve Strachman. Bernie Wasser, Kandi Wasser, Len Weisenthal

OLD BUSINESS:
The meeting began at 8:30 PM with Steve giving a progress report on the main
entrance project. The planting is complete. Of the $700 cost, $150 was for
plants. Steve stated that the landscaper offered to maintain it for free.
Kandi will identify plants for the spring planting and the general consensus
was that at least $500 to $700 a year can and should be allocated to the
seasonal requirements to keep it attractive.

The entrance signs should be delivered and installed within a week.
Steve recently met with Joe Lean, Senior Keyspan Staffer, regarding
Keyspan’s dawn to dusk program. The program provides for the installation of
a 250-watt bulb/fixture on an existing light pole, with the bulb and related
equipment to be maintained by Keyspan for a fixed cost of $25/month. The
program requires a two-year commitment. The proposal to proceed with this
program was put to a vote and the motion carried.

ANNUAL DUES: At the annual meeting, there was general agreement to make the
annual dues $20/year. Based on the expenditures so far, and the anticipated
costs for upcoming improvements, the board voted to make annual dues for
Fiscal Year 2002, $25. It was also decided that there would also be a one
time assessment of $15 to recoup some of the moneys spent recently, for a
total of $40 to be collected from each household. An informational bulletin
will be circulated by board members announcing the dues to be collected, and
board members will canvass the community door to door on Sunday, November
18, 2001 in the hope of collecting from as many households as possible.

We have a web site under construction. The costs are as follows: A one time
set up fee of $30, $35/year for the domain name, and $130/year for hosting.
After the first year, it will be $165/ year (130/year for hosting and
$35/year for the domain name). Some or all of these costs can be offset by
the sale of advertisement to local businesses for them to advertise on our
site. The web site related proposals were approved unanimously.

HIGHWAY/ROAD WORK: Ken G. and Steve met a week ago with Tom Daly, Head
Engineer of the high Occupancy Vehicle Project. They told him of their
concern about the appearance and noise of the HOV lane project. They feel he
was receptive to their comments but no specific plans were established for
abatement. Ken and Steve said they also discussed putting up a fence along
the highway, that could eventually be covered with ivy “out of sight, out of
mind”. This might also reduce the noise level. Steve said that there are
anchors along the south side of the LIE as if there are more sound barriers
to be installed.

It was suggested that quarterly, or semi-annual association meetings be
scheduled, if just for information purposes. Ken London will look into the
availability at the library.

SEWER TAXES: Nurhan will informally speak with a community resident
who is an attorney, to explore a course of action. Rita knows this individual as a
neighbor and will attempt to make a connection.

The meeting adjourned at 10:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Nurhan Hamarat

EAST PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Roslyn Heights, New York

Minutes – October 16, 2001
Present:
Ken & Gladys Goldberg,
Nurrhan & Maureen Hamarat
Rachel Pollock
Ray & Jita J. Jablons
John & Helen Mathison
Steven Strachman
Ron & Susan DeMilta
Tom Smyth
Seth & Michelle Golden
Ed & Lori Fieldsteel
Steve & Penny Feldman
B.J. Robbins
Annette Ehrlich
Abe & Mildred Druss
Norton & Barbara Furnman
Ken London
Kandi Wasser
Robert & Rita Layne
Marc & Margorie Shapiro
Mark & Cheryl Friedman
Clifford Katsamakis
Samuel, Gila & Karin Hoshmond
Fred & Francesca Surace
Len Weisenthal
Toby Friedman
Carin Medvin
Ellen Seigel
Aaron Lerman

The East Park Civic Association meeting was called to order by
Ken London, at 7:43 p.m., at the Byant Park Library, Roslyn,
New York. Mr. London introduced himself as the past Co-President
of the Association, stating that currently there are no duly elected
officers of the Association. The meeting began with a recitation
of thePledge of Allegiance, after which, attendees were asked
to introduce themselves.

The initial discussion centered on previously identified issues such
as road work, “community park”, Lilco’s treatment of customers,
(the possible pending removal of nearby high tension wires),
and the additional road noise resulting from the installation of the
HOV lane. Also, some members said they have heard that there
are plans for additional noise barriers to be installed.
Ms. Kandi Wasser gave the Treasurer’s report.
Also, Mrs Wasser offered to prepare a community web site.

The meeting then spent a considerable amount of time on
procedural matters: “Do we have by-laws? Can we elect officers
now? Do we have
a quorum and/or do we need one?” Ken London said he’s
never seen by-laws, and as far as he knows there is no record
of any by-laws. A straw vote was held on the motion to no longer
abide by any so called by-laws, but from now on to proceed
according to Robert’s Rules of Order, which passed unanimously.
As to whether we can elect officers at this time, there was a
question of whether everyone in the community who might be
interested in running for office or voting had been given
proper notice and proper opportunity. Although the
Civic Association flyer announcing the meeting and election was
distributed to every household in the community, some members
felt another meeting should be held for the express purpose of
electing officers, holding out the possibility that more households
than the 28 (out of 79) would attend, assuring that everyone is
given an opportunity to participate.
A motion was made to identify individuals who would be willing to
volunteer their time and energy to work on the issues of concern
to the community. Those individuals agreed to serve as an
interim board. They have agreed to meet and form an agenda.
Some of the preliminary issues informally identified were:
sorting out the “Title in Perpetuity” for the community park,
noise abatement (pending additional walls), who at the DOT is in
charge of maintaining the plantings around the HOV installation,
resurfacing the roads within the community that have taken
such a beating as a result of the prolonged construction work,
the pending traffic light at the entrance, the garden beautification
at the entrance and signage, what to do about the additional
traffic cheating in and out of our streets to beat traffic/and
failure of motorists to respect our STOP SIGNS, annual dues,
and what to do about the sewer “collection” taxes this community
has been paying for over 50 years.

The interim board is comprised of Ken London, Mark Shapiro,
Aaron Lerman, Rita Layne, Len Weisenthal, Steven Strachman,
Nurhan Hamarat.

Due to a scheduling conflict, the meeting was adjourned
at 9:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Nurhan Hamarat  

                                                                                                                 

                          

                                                  






       

       
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