A Word From Mayor Don Brudie

Village Hall Closes at Noon March 29: Residents are reminded that Village Offices will close at noon Friday, March 29, in observance of Good Friday and will reopen on Monday, April 1. Correspondence may be dropped in the letter slot at the front of Village Hall.

Chamber of Commerce Easter Parade: The annual Easter Festival and Antique Car Parade, sponsored by the Garden City Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Easter Sunday, March 31. The parade will step off from Parking Field 9E between Tenth and Eleventh Streets and will proceed south on Franklin Avenue to Seventh Street, west to Hilton Avenue. Easter bunnies will be on Seventh Street during the parade.   Please take time from your busy day and bring the family down to see a great Garden City event.

Village Election: Congratulations to Mayor-Elect John J. Watras, Trustees Dennis C. Donnelly, Trustee John A. DeMaro, Trustee-Elect Richard V. Silver, Trustee-Elect Robert A. Bolebruch and Justice Allen S. Mathers on their election Tuesday. I also want to express gratitude to all of the many residents who took the time to vote in the annual village election and encourage you to become familiar with your property owners' associations and to become involved with it. The four property owners' associations, Central, West, Estates and East are organized according to geographic boundaries within the village and are the root of Garden City's Community Agreement form of government. The Community Agreement was created to provide equal representation within village government and school district boards to each of the aforementioned sections.

Participation in the property owners' associations is the best way residents can learn about village affairs, contribute their point of view and volunteer their services to the community. Through the years, these four sections of the village have been responsible for producing many dedicated and talented volunteers. Every resident is encouraged to familiarize themselves with the community agreement which may be found on the home page of the village website.

Board of Trustees Meeting: The next board of trustees meeting will be the annual organizational meeting on April 1. The meeting will be held in the boardroom at Village Hall.

S.T.O.P. Program: The Town of Hempstead Sanitation Department will conduct the first of its monthly S.T.O.P. (Stop Throwing Out Pollutants) program tomorrow, Saturday, March 23. The program, which is held at various locations throughout the Town of Hempstead, will make hazardous waste facilities accessible to as many residents as possible. This Saturday's program will be held at Eisenhower Park, Parking Field 3, in East Meadow. Take Hempstead Turnpike, to Park Boulevard, which will take you through the center of Eisenhower Park and follow the signs to Field 3. The hours of operation will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Under the S.T.O.P. program, residents are able to take polluting materials to the facility and have them disposed of by a registered professional disposal company, free of charge. The facility will not accept the following materials: ammunition, explosives, fireworks, infectious or medical waste, propane or oxygen tanks, radioactive materials, unlabeled materials and fire extinguishers. Non-conforming or damaged propane tanks can be returned to the establishment that refills your barbeque grill tanks.