Important Zoning Changes Affecting Munsey Park

Dear Residents,

I want you to be aware of a number of proposals under consideration by our elected representatives in Albany which, if enacted into law, will erode the quality of life in Munsey Park.

First, some basics on zoning law as it applies to our Village. Under current law, the Village of Munsey Park enjoys “home rule”. In practice, “home rule” allows the Village, like many other Villages in Nassau County, to control zoning within its geographic boundaries. Thus, as a Village, we get to decide whether to allow or prohibit two-family homes; allow or prohibit on-street over-night parking; determine the size of homes to be constructed in the Village and determine the minimum lot size for new homes. In short, we control our own destiny when it comes to what the Village looks like.

Now, under the guise of the state budget, Governor Hochul has included legislation which would gut “home rule” for every town, city and village in New York State. The State Senate is considering similar legislation (S.7574). These proposed new rules would allow every homeowner in NYS the ability to build a second home anywhere on their property (up to 4’ from the property line). These rules would allow garages and basements be converted to accessory apartments. On-street parking would be allowed if driveway space was insufficient to handle the additional cars that the new second home required. Lot size requirements for homes would be outlawed. Any property owner could build a second home on their property and there is little that the Village of Munsey Park can do to prevent it from happening. Imagine the effect that these changes will have on the school population, the amount of traffic on our streets, and the cohesiveness of our neighborhoods when so much rental housing is added to our Village.

Governor Hochul’s surreptitious inclusion of these proposals into the budget is intentionally designed to avoid democratic discussion. If the nature of our community is to change, shouldn’t we at least have a discussion about it? Our leaders in Albany hate our safe streets, our good schools and our suburban way of life.

We need to let our elected officials know how we feel about their plans to destroy our Village. We owe this much to each other and to our children. In a separate email, the Village will provide contact information for our “leaders” in Albany. Please contact them as soon as possible.

Respectfully,

Lawrence A. Ceriello, Mayor

Village of Munsey Park

Fourth Annual Munsey Park Tree Lighting, Sunday, December 5th

Meadow Carting List of Unacceptable Materials in Household Garbage

Dear Residents,

 As a reminder, please consult the list below when in question as to whether a specific waste item will or will not be accepted by Meadow Carting, our contracted garbage removal provider.

 *CASA and the Nassau County Police are hosting a shed the meds event at Shelter Rock Elementary on Saturday 10/23 from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

 **S.T.O.P. event to take place at North Hempstead Beach Park Saturday November 13th, from 9 a.m. until 3p.m.

 Items Not accepted by Meadow:

Paint that has not been completely dried out w/ lid removed

Drywall

Spackle,

Roofing materials

Concrete

Tar

Stone

Siding

Tile

Items Not accepted by Meadow BUT accepted by the **S.T.O.P. program:

Aerosol cans

Ammonia

Antifreeze

Asbestos (double bagged)

Batteries – Car

Batteries – Household

Bleach

Bug and Rodent Killers

Chemistry Sets

Degreasers

Disinfectants

Drain Cleaners

Fertilizers with Herbicides

Fire Extinguishers – One-Time Use

Flammable Liquids (fire starter, gasoline and diesel fuel)

Fluorescent Lamps and CFLs in shatterproof containers including ballasts

Kerosene

Lacquers

Latex & Oil-Based Paints

Oven Cleaners

Paint Strippers

Paint Thinners & Brush Cleaners

Pesticides

Photography Chemicals

Polishes & Wood Preservatives

Propane Tanks – 20 lb.

Solvents

Spot Removers

Swimming Pool Chemicals

Telephone Books

Thermostats (containing mercury)

Tires (car – off rims)

Varnish

Waste Oil

Weed Killers

Items Not accepted by S.T.O.P. or Meadow

Ammunition

Electronic Recyclable Waste

Explosives

Fire Extinguishers – Commercial

Fireworks

Infectious or Medical Waste, Sharps

*Medications

Oxygen Tanks

Propane Tanks – larger than 20 lbs

Radioactive Materials

Unlabeled Materials

VMP Board of Trustees Fall 2021 Update

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Jimmy's Run Sunday, September 19th

Dear Residents,

This coming Sunday, September 19th, the Village of Munsey Park is proud to host the 2021 Jimmy’s 5K Run.  This fundraising event is intended to benefit the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund. This 501c3 not-for-profit provides financial support to U.S. Army Rangers and the families of those who have died, been disabled or are currently serving in harm’s way around the world.  This run is named after Sgt. James (“Jimmy”) J. Regan who was killed in action in 2007.  Jimmy was raised in the family home on Park Avenue, attended Munsey Park School and following graduation from Chaminade High School attended Duke University where he played on the lacrosse team.  His love of country led him to enlist following his graduation from Duke.  Please visit leadthewayfund.org for more information.

The course will begin at approx. 10:00 AM at the LIRR train station and proceed up Park Avenue past the former Regan home on the corner of Morse Lane where runners will turn right to Hunt Lane and then follow Hunt Lane past Munsey Park School (where Jimmy played lacrosse) and then right on Manhasset Woods Road to Park Avenue and back to the train station.

We expect temporary road closures from 10 – 11 AM. Nassau County Police will help with traffic but we ask that you please plan accordingly.

Please come out and support this event.

 Mayor and Board of Trustees

Update on Roadwork, August 17, 2021

Dear Residents, 

The next phase of the repaving of Village streets is expected to begin later this week or early next week (weather depending).  This work will include repaving (and some curb work) on Park Avenue (from MWR to Abbey), Martin Place, Abbey Road, Whistler Road, Peale Road and parts of Sargent Place.  There will be intermittent road closures throughout the project area and on-street parking may be affected for the duration of the project.  John McGowan & Sons will be performing this work under contract with the Village and all efforts will be taken to minimize the impacts on residents. Your cooperation is appreciated. 

On a related note, lawn restoration work (grading, topsoil and seeding) is expected to begin soon on those streets (Hunt, Durand, Homer, Whistler, Remington, Revere, Sargent and Alston) where concrete work was recently completed.

If you have any questions or concerns about these projects, please contact Village Hall.
I hope that you are enjoying these final weeks of Summer!
Respectfully,

Lawrence A. Ceriello
Mayor, Village of Munsey Park

Update on Road Work, July 16, 2021

Dear Residents,

I hope you are enjoying the Summer.  On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I wanted to give you an update on the repaving and road restoration projects underway in the Village. 

·          As you can see, repaving on the eastern and western ends of Park Avenue was completed earlier this week. In addition, we have completed repaving Bartlett Drive, Morse Lane and portions of Manhasset Woods, Abbey and Trumbull Roads. We are happy with the result and hope you are too. The contractor will soon paint stop-lines and crosswalks where appropriate on Park Avenue.  Except as noted below, the Village has decided not to re-paint the double yellow lines that previously appeared on Park Avenue and portions of Abbey Road.  Historically, these roads didn’t always have the double lines and good traffic management protocols do not mandate them on these streets.  Nonetheless, we will paint the double lines on the portions of Park Avenue as the road ascends the hill and where it has a 90-degree turn near Port Blvd.
·         Concrete restoration work is proceeding on the following streets: Revere, Remington, Hunt, Whistler, Durand, Homer, Alston and Sargent.  We understand that the inconvenience for some homeowners on these streets may be particularly acute as access to driveways and walkways is limited but the project is moving along well and should be completed soon.  In the interim, we appreciate your cooperation.

·         We are expecting the repaving of the following streets to begin on or about mid-August: Park Avenue (from MWR to the Abbey Road traffic light), Abbey Road (from Hunt Lane to MP School), Whistler Road, Hunt Lane, Martin Place (including new Belgian block curbing) and Peale Road.  Once we have a definite start date, we will let you know.

·         As mentioned in an earlier communication, National Grid is scoping out gas main replacement work on Ryder Road (from MWR to Thayer Road) and Thayer Road (from Ryder to Ridge Crescent). At this point we do not expect this work to be completed before mid-October which will likely push repaving of the affected streets into next Spring.  The situation is evolving and we’ll share information as we receive it.

·         Finally, we expect restoration of disturbed landscape area adjacent to the roads to be completed as soon as conditions allow for it.  We appreciate your patience. 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to Village Hall if you have any questions or concerns.

Respectfully,

Lawrence A. Ceriello, Mayor

Village of Munsey Park

Update on Road work and Some Information on Trees

Dear Residents,

We’ve been informed that the repaving start date has been pushed back two weeks to allow MLWD to properly prepare Park Avenue for the surface repaving work to follow.  Once the repaving work begins, it should move quickly. Access to your driveways will be restricted periodically, first while the old asphalt is stripped off and then when the new asphalt is laid.   We’ll send out more detailed information as we get closer to the start date.

On an unrelated note, we wanted to fill you in on some tree issues.  Last August’s Storm Isaias left some trees vulnerable and damaged. The Village recently completed a pruning project in Waldmann Park to remove many of the storm-damaged or decayed limbs. One noteworthy tree in the Park is an enormous Black Walnut in the northwest corner of the Park that has a split (v-shaped trunk).  One lead of the tree has collapsed into, and is resting upon, the canopy of a nearby Oak tree.  We have been watching this tree with growing concern and have reluctantly come to the conclusion that it is now time to remove this tree.  While we considered removing only the collapsed lead, we are advised that doing so would destabilize the remaining lead.  

Beyond the disappointment of losing such a large tree, the disposal costs to the Village is enormous.  Removing and disposing of a large tree can easily cost thousands of dollars and, to add insult to injury, the remains of the tree ends up in landfills or as firewood.  Fortunately, the Village as reached out to a local furniture maker, Glen Cove- based Sound Designs (on Instragram @sound_designs_ny) who has agreed to accept the trunk of the tree for reuse as fine furniture.  In addition to being a magnificent tree, Black Walnut is a beautiful wood.  We’re glad that Sound Designs can “recycle” this tree into furniture.  Sound Designs will also accept the trunk of the Oak on Ryder Road (just east of MWR) that was decapitated by Isaias.  We expect to have both trees removed this week.  We are never happy to have to remove a tree but we think we found a silver-lining to the situation.  We hope you agree.
 

Mayor and The Board of Trustees

Update on Road Work

Dear Residents, 

Set forth below is a brief update on the status of various road and infrastructure projects underway in the Village: 

·   National Grid has completed the gas main work previously undertaken.  Concrete restoration work has begun on the concrete roads impacted by the gas main replacement program.  This work primarily affects the concrete gutters on Allston, Sargent, Remington, Whistler, Homer and Durand.  The Village is also using this as an opportunity to repair or replace broken or deteriorated concrete panels in those same roads. The concrete restoration work will be performed by Northern Masonry Construction Corp., as subcontractor under the National Grid gas line work.  Northern Masonry has worked in the Village previously with good results.  As the work progresses, access to your driveway or walkway may be restricted and access to certain roads may be temporarily limited.  We ask you to follow any safety and work related restrictions so that the work may be completed quickly, safely and to the highest quality.  If you have any questions or concerns, please let Village Hall know. 

·  We expect repaving of the streets affected by the National Grid work to begin next week although the exact schedule is TBD.  This work impacts Trumbull, Bartlett, Martin, Abbey, Hunt, Whistler and Peale.  United Paving and John McGowan and Sons will split the work. Once we have a start date, we will let you know.

·  Re-paving on Park Avenue is awaiting completion of the MLWD water main work.  MLWD is expected to complete connecting homes on Park Avenue to the new water main later this week.  Once that occurs, curb and turf areas will be restored and repaving will begin.  Again, United Paving and John McGowan and Sons will split the work.

·  Finally, in the fun never ends category, National Grid has advised the Village that it intends to replace gas mains on Ryder Road – from Manhasset Woods Road to Thayer Road and on Thayer Road from Ryder to Ridge Crescent.  We are still scoping out this project with NG including the restoration work.  Once we have more details, we will share them with you.  At this point, we expect this work to begin in late July/early August. 

Please let Village Hall know if you have any questions or concerns.  We hope the Summer is off to a great start for you and your families and congratulations to all students graduating this season!

The Mayor and Trustees of the Village of Munsey Park

MLWD Water Main Replacement

Dear Residents, 

 We expect the hydrant and water main work planned by MLWD will begin next week. Please see the attached notice from MLWD which you may have already received. We have been advised by MLWD of the following:

“During the course of the water main work on Park Ave residents can expect to see discolored water.   Water District personnel will be flushing hydrants during the course of the work to help minimize this problem.   If you experience discolored water, please flush water through your hose or cold-water faucets until clear.   Do not attempt to flush your home’s plumbing through the hot water faucets as you will draw rusty water into your hot water heater.   While the water appears aesthetically objectionable, it remains safe.”

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

The Village of Munsey Park

Update on Village Road Work

Dear Fellow Residents,

I wanted to give you an update on the infrastructure/road repair projects underway in the Village. 

Gas Main Projects - National Grid has completed installation of replacement gas mains in the Village and has temporarily  patched the affected streets.  NG will now begin the next phase of this work which is to connect individual homes to the new gas mains.  This portion of the work will take place in the lawn area near the curb line and is expected to take about 3 weeks to complete. Upon completion of this phase any disturbed lawn area will be restored, the concrete gutter areas (on those streets which are concrete) will be restored with concrete and those streets which are now surfaced with asphalt will be repaved from curb-to-curb for the entire length of the project area.  We expect the concrete work and repaving to begin around the end of April/early May (weather permitting).

Water Main Projects – Manhasset Lakeville Water District is preparing to begin 2 projects, both affecting Park Avenue.  The first part of the project is expected to begin on/about April 5th  and will involve the replacement of fire hydrants along Park Avenue from Manhasset Woods Road to the eastern end of Park Avenue (where it dead –ends at the Whole Foods property).  Most of the related work will take place in the road bed although some disturbance of the lawn area nearest the fire hydrants is to be expected as well.  This work will require temporary closure of certain lanes on Park Avenue.   In addition, once the hydrant replacement work is complete, MLWD will begin replacing the water main on Park Avenue from MWR to Ridge Crescent.  This work will primarily occur on the south side of Park Avenue but there are areas where a street crossing will be required.  Again, we expect temporary but significant impacts on traffic flow on Park Avenue on certain days.  We’ll do our best to give us advance notice of street closures.

Road Repaving – once the work described above is completed, the Village will repave from curb-to-curb the entire project area of an affected street.  For example, this means that Park Avenue will be repaved for its entire length from Port Blvd to the Village line at Munsey Place.  As another example, Abbey Road will be repaved from curb-to-curb from the intersection at Hunt Lane neat MP School to the traffic light at the intersection at Park Avenue.  All other affected streets will similarly be repaved.

Impact on Village Budget – the repaving work described above is being paid for by a combination of third party contributions, a state grant and Village cash on hand.  The Village will not be incurring debt for these improvements and taxes will not be raised to pay for the work. Later this Spring I will provide a detailed accounting of the cost of this work and the related sources of payment.

Please bear with us as we navigate through the simultaneous occurrence of an unprecedented amount of infrastructure work in the Village. When this work is done our roads will be in better condition and critical infrastructure will be more reliable.  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to any member of the Village administration team.

For those celebrating the upcoming Holidays, warmest wishes and for those traveling, safe travels.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, 

Lawrence A. Ceriello, Mayor

Public ZOOM Meeting Tonight Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 7:30 PM - Presentation of Tentative Budget to the Board of Trustees

PUBLIC MEETING VILLAGE OF MUNSEY PARK PRESENTATION OF BUDGET TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Munsey Park will be held on March 25, 2021 at 7:30 pm. This meeting will be held by Zoom pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.1. The purpose of this meeting is for the presentation of the *2021- 2022 tentative budget to the Board of Trustees. While this meeting will be open to the public there will be no “in person” public involvement. If you would like to listen in to the proceedings, you may join from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Join Zoom Meeting.

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Meeting ID: 929 3039 1544

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Village Election - Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Village Election – Tuesday, March 16th

12 Noon to 9 PM at Village Hall

As a reminder, there are four candidates to fill three positions (1) one Mayor and (2) two Trustees seats for a (2) two-year term.  

The Candidates are:

    Residents for a Better Munsey Park

Larry A. Ceriello - Mayor (Incumbent)

  Antonio D’Angelo - Trustee (Incumbent)

  Joseph P. Williams - Trustee (Incumbent)

Non-Partisan candidate:

Anthony M. Sabino - Mayor

The Village will allow two people into Village Hall at a time.   Residents will be asked to wait outside, standing 6 feet apart while wearing a mask.  Plenty of hand sanitizer will be available upon entering the building and each voter will receive their own personal pen.  The voting area and scanner will continuously be wiped down.