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APRIL 13 - 19, 2022 • ANTON MEDIA GROUP
No Increase In Taxes For Garden City’s Adopted Budget water fund: $191,686. The increase of the water fund can mostly be attributed to the multi-year project concerning the water well treatment. “Because of the levels of dioxin that was jcorr@antonmediagroup.com found in the water county-wide... the village he Garden City Board of Trustees has been proactive in inplementing water on April 4 adopted the 2022 through well treatment projects,” Woo said. “The 2023 Village Budget that included village has 10 water wells and five or six ample funding to village resources while not different well sites and has been investing raising taxes. in projects to remediate the dioxin in the “The village continues to fund all the water.” services and programs that the residents The estimated cost of the water well want and expect,” said the Village Treasurer project is $50 million, but the village has Irene Woo. “What stands out most about been reaching out to New York State for this budget compared to other budgets in grant funding. Two grants were approved to the past is that we are accomplishing this address two well sites, a value of $8 million, with no increase to the tax levy this year. In and the village will continue to request for the past, the village always tried to maintain funding to address the rest. the level of tax levy increase to a minimum “The village also underwent an $8 million and never raise taxes to the full extent renovation of the water tank,” Woo said. allowed by the tax levy law, but this year we “The ongoing cost, the appreciation cost, of didn’t see a need to increase taxes.” these projects is what is driving the increase In terms of recreation, the village is in the water fund.” budgeting funding to address the increase The Fire Safety Committee has presented of use of village fields and facilities. recommendations to the the trustees, such “We’re expecting for the 2022 to 2023 there is also an improvement to the whole “The head of the recreation department as funding towards the training facility at budget to see an increase in use overall of all HVAC, replacement of the roof and the has continued to fund programs to prethe Village Yard, three engine and pumper the facilities and the programs,” Woo said. replacement of the fire alarm system. So COVID levels,” Woo said. “The COVID trucks and the final design of Fire Station As for the library, the village’s contributhat is pretty much a big investment in that protocols are relaxing a bit and we are seeTwo. tion to the library in this upcoming fiscal one facility alone.” ing a lot more participation in recreational “The Village Administrator [Ralph] Suozzi year is $3,123,300. The Garden City Public In addition to improvements to the village presented to the board recommendations programs and use of the various fields and Library is currently undergoing a children’s that residents can see, the village has also facilities. The village has numerous fields, from the Fire Safety Committee, which was room project that will make a space that is funded road pavings and repairs. recreational fields, that it uses and also appointed by the mayor,” Woo said. “The open and spacious with dedicated areas “We have a pretty good road repair rents out... This past summer the village village administrator is working with the saw a tremendous increase in the use of the for different ages and activities. The project program in place,” Woo said. “There’s also chief in terms of coming up with dollar will also bring more programs, books and current projects in place to replace the swimming pool.” amounts of what the dollar impact would be technology for children who use the library. street LED lights and also improvements Woo explained that the village has a [to the budget]. This was a very prelimary “The village has made it a priority within various recreational facilities. There is a separate enterprise fund for the pool, and presentation to the board as far as where the past few years to fund improvements recent project to improve the senior center when the village was experiencing the they are today, however they still need time to the village’s facilities and the library has and, of course, improving the neighborhood to do better analysis to come up with better height of COVID, it saw a steep decline in been a lot of the funding in the past few parks and renovating the mini golf course pool use. But now, the village is budgeting numbers. This is the direction the board years,” Woo said. “They do have a major and also continuing to invest in the tree for an expected increase use of the swimwanted to hear.” project going on, which is the renovation management program that the village is ming pool. To learn more about the adopted 2022 of the children’s room. That is about a little known for.” Meanwhile, the tennis facility did see an through 2023 Village Budget, visit gardencover $1 million project. In addition to that, Sticking out in the budget is also the increase in use during the pandemic. ityny.net.
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Lutheran Church Of Our Saviour Celebrates 101 Years The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, located on the corner of Willis and Jefferson Avenues in Mineola, celebrated its 101 anniversary on March 27. The celebration began with a service of thanksgiving at 10:00 a.m. The Rev. Paul Eigensteiner, Bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, delivered the sermon, Rev. John Jurik, coverage pastor presided and two of former pastors, Rev. John Marschhausen and Rev. Robert Mursch read the lessons. The assistant minister was the Congregation President Karin B. Campbell. Adam Campbell served as crucifer. The music was provided by organist Seong Ae Kim and vocalist William Flipse Jr., guitarist and trumpeters Michael
J. Esposito, Mark Figueroa and Brian Niederman and the choir from Christ Lutheran Church in New Hyde Park. The offering for the day, $1500, was sent to Lutheran World Relief specifically designated for Ukraine. The beautiful service was taped by Amanda Pagano and may be viewed on YouTube at: Lutheran Church of Our Saviour 100+1 Anniversary. Following the service a reception for all in attendance was held in the Parish Hall. The celebration continued at the Westbury Manor. The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour is the home of the Lutheran Counseling Center, faith missions and the Lutheran Braille Workers. Services with communion is held on Sundays at 10:00 a.m. —Submitted by Lutheran Church of Our Saviour
The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, located on the corner of Willis and Jefferson Avenues in Mineola, celebrated its 101 anniversary on March 27. (Photo courtesy Lutheran Church of Our Saviour)
