Jan 23, 2025 · Local news for the Village of Garden City, New York. Coverage of news, schools, sports and local issues.

As the Garden City Village Board of Trustees prepared to vote on the much-anticipated St. Paul’s Survey at their January 16 meeting, Deputy Mayor Bruce Chester raised concerns about the survey’s development, which excluded him and Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan. Participating via Zoom in last week’s meeting, Chester criticized the survey, saying, “The survey is flawed to produce results ...

1 day ago · Garden City Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan Some may wonder why water notices are being sent out to residents after the Village has invested so much money in the AOP water treatment at our Village wells. Our annual water report and the February and October 2024 EAB presentations on water quality in the Village demonstrate the

1 day ago · Before approval, Trustees state positions on survey As the Garden City Village Board of Trustees prepared to vote on the much-anticipated St. Paul’s Survey at their January...

Jan 9, 2025 · To the Editor: Are we witnessing (and participating in) the end of democracy in Garden City with respect to the method we determine the future of St. Paul’s? This past year and one-half have demonstrated a continuing decline in interest by the BOT in determining the will of the people/taxpayers with respect to the future of St. Paul’s. 2023 began with several, if …

Jan 16, 2025 · To the Editor: Last week’s lengthy letter by Joseph Brown entitled “End of Democracy” raises some valid points about what a survey means and how it should be done. Last week’s Mayor Update (p. 17), predicted a survey will be presented by the 6 Trustees on Jan. 16 after this letter has been submitted. ( Note: The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are excluded from the current process -since the ...

1 day ago · To the Editor: It is difficult to grasp the size of the St Paul's building, both in square footage, and the debt load that the six Alliance-POA trustees are looking to add to the Village debt service. I’m hoping a simple graph will help illustrate the …

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Jan 2, 2025 · A few thoughts about the rise to the Presidency of James Earl Carter, Jr., who died a few days ago at age 100. Mr. Carter, our country’s 39th president, occupied the White House from 1977 to 1981. President Carter’s rise to fame was the product of a number of unusual political transformations in the United States. First, the politics of […]

Jan 2, 2025 · After months of revisions and fine-tuning, the approval of a survey on the future of St. Paul’s, intended for village-wide distribution, has been delayed until early 2025. At the Board of Trustees meeting on December 12, residents used the public comment period to voice concerns about the final version of the survey. Some advocated for