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INCORPORATED
VILLAGE OF LAKE SUCCESS
318 LAKEVILLE ROAD ·
LAKE SUCCESS, NY 11020
TEL: (516) 482-4411 ·
FAX (516) 482-1536 SETTLED IN 1783
· INCORPORATED IN 1927 |
Mayor
RONALD COOPER
Deputy Mayor
STEPHEN LAM
Trustees
FRED HANDSMAN
ADAM HOFFMAN
ADAM KOLODNY
DAVID MILNER
Village Administrator/Clerk
CAROL L. POGRELL, R.M.C.
Village Treasurer
AKUA BEDIAKO-HOOD
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June 30, 2010
Dear Resident:
Five minutes. That's all it took for nature to wreak havoc on the Great
Neck peninsula on June 24th. The devastation was immense and portions of
the peninsula will take months and in the case of replanting trees,
years to recover. It was an extraordinary example of how local
governments came together to deal with a crisis of this proportion.
Nassau County, the Town of North Hempstead and the Villages on the
peninsula all came together in a war room like atmosphere to provide the
necessary support to get the job done. LIPA provided 700 linesmen and
200 vehicles to restore power. Here in Lake Success the northern part of
our Village was hard hit. Sections of the Village were without power for
several days and we had dangerous conditions with downed wires. Our DPW
and Police personnel performed admirably. There was one instance of
police officers, ignoring the danger of downed wires, helping a motorist
who was trapped in his car when a tree limb came through the car and
impaled his leg. He was bleeding profusely and they were able to get him
to a hospital. Luckily and amazingly so, there were no fatalities
throughout the peninsula. While our residents that lost power were
naturally upset and inconvenienced, we here in Lake Success should be
thankful that the storm didn't bring the kind of devastation that our
neighbors to the north have to deal with.
Given the circumstances that occurred with respect to the storm, I want
to impress on you the need to have on file with our Police Department
any special medical need you might have in case of an emergency.
Click here for a self explanatory
letter from LIPA and if applicable you should also contact them with
the information requested. Please provide a copy of your reply to LIPA
to our Police.
Now to the portions of the letter that I was about to send to you before
the storm hit. It was written before nature's fury struck and in that
context the matters discussed is a bit trite. But life goes on and we
need to look forward.
Summer is upon us and Camp Lake Success is in full swing. This is the
time to maximize your Lake Success experience. The golf course has never
been better, our pool facilities and tennis courts are in terrific
condition and the joggers and walkers are out in abundance. We even had
an outdoor film that was enjoyed by many families--without an attack by
mosquitoes. My compliments and thanks to the Park and Golf Commissions
for their service to the community in keeping our recreational
facilities in great shape.
We have just completed another election cycle. As you know, we did have
a contested Village Party candidate selection for the two year Trustee
position. The winners of that process, Messrs. Lam, Glantz and Handsman
were ultimately put on the ballot for the election that was held on June
15th. In addition, I was on that ballot for another two year term as
well as Gene Kaplan for a one year term as Trustee. Those on the ballot
were elected and I do want to thank all of you who came out to vote. We
have always encouraged individuals to run for Village office and I want
to commend Alan Mindel for doing so this year. I'm sure that we will be
hearing from Alan in years to come and we thank him for his continued
service to the community as a member of the Planning Board. The upcoming
years will prove challenging and I am pleased to be leading a great
group of Trustees as we continue to serve the Village.
We have received numerous complaints on two roadways that go through our
Village--Lakeville Road and Horace Harding. The road surface on both in
certain sections is deplorable. However, both roads belong to the County
and it is their responsibility to make the necessary repairs. The
Village is precluded from doing anything to those roadways and all that
we are able to do is raise the issue with the County and apply whatever
pressure we can. We have been in touch with our Nassau County
Legislator, Judi Bosworth, and she has been in contact with Nassau
County's Commissioner of Public Works. Judi has been very helpful in
this situation but given the circumstances of last week I hope you
understand that this is not an immediate priority for the County. As
soon as things calm down we will once again apply pressure.
We have concerns over two properties in our Village that were to be
developed by the Jain Society and a Korean Church on the North Service
Road between Community Drive and Lakeville Road. The Korean Church was
given approval to build about two years ago and evidently for financial
reasons have declined to do so. We have reached out to their attorneys
and to the best of our knowledge the congregation has disbanded. In the
meantime, the property has deteriorated and we will be forced to take
some action. A similar situation exists with the Jain Society property
although they were not as far along in getting construction approval. I
will keep you apprised of the situation in future letters.
I would like to call your attention to the fact that if you want to
remove a tree from your property you must apply to the Building
Inspector for permission. Trees are a great landscaping amenity for the
Village and we discourage removing any but those that have limited life.
Our Associate Village Justice, Herb Weisman, has decided to move from
the Village and retire from that position. Herb has served this
community for 21 years. We thank him for his service and wish him good
health and happiness for hopefully many years to come.
We have also lost Pat McDermott who headed our DPW Department. He has
resigned to take a position heading up the Parks Department in Lynbrook.
We wish Pat well as he takes on his new duties and thank him for his
past service and devotion to the Village. We have hired a replacement
for Pat. He is Donald Graham and comes to us from the Village of
Rockville Centre where he was Deputy Superintendent of Public Works.
The summer months bring more outdoor activities for our residents and
their children. Please observe our speed limits when driving and of
course stop for those stop signs.
That's about it for now. Remember how fragile our lives are and go out
and smell the roses. Have an enjoyable summer.
Sincerely
Ronald S. Cooper
Mayor |
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