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Friday, March 18, 2022
Vol. 7, No. 11
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Most North Shore villages don’t release agendas until shortly before gathering BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z AND BRANDON DUFFY As the issue of governmental transparency has become more prominent on the North Shore over the past year, a study by Blank Slate Media found a handful of villages do not post agendas for their public meetings until a day before, if at all. The issue has arisen recently in the Village of Thomaston, where a local zoning law that set off months of controversy was passed at a Board of Trustees meeting with just one member of the public present, leading residents to question the transparency of their elected officials. Following a study conducted by Blank Slate Media earlier this year about the accessibility of villages’ budgets, another one was conducted analyzing the publishing and distribution of the agendas for various board meetings.
The study found that 10 villages on the North Shore have their agendas for Board of Trustees meetings available for the public, either online or via email, at least three days, if not a week, before the scheduled meeting date. The Villages of Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Kings Point, Thomaston, Flower Hill, Port Washington North, North Hills, Westbury, East Williston and Manorhaven all have their agendas posted at least a few days before their meetings. Kings Point Clerk Gomie Persaud said she tries to post the agenda, which is always subject to change until the meeting begins, as early before the meeting as possible so residents can have an idea of what will be discussed and whether they choose to attend. The Villages of Lake Success, Russell Gardens, Baxter Estates, Sands Point, Plandome Manor and Munsey Park have their agendas Continued on Page 49
PHOTO COURTESY OF UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL
Port Washington native Jordan Walker led the UAB Blazers to a Conference USA Championship last week.
Randall Rosenbaum wins mayoral race in F. Hill BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
the village on Tuesday. Rosenbaum received 135 votes, while Herrington, who Flower Hill Deputy Mayor ran unopposed for a two-year Randall Rosenbaum won his trustee term, received 132 uncontested race to replace votes. Incumbent Trustees Brian Herrington as mayor of Claire Dorfman and Gary Le-
wandowski also ran unopposed for re-election and received 132 and 133 votes, respectively. Herrington said new developments in his professional life Continued on Page 50
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