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I hope that all parties associated with The
Community Outlook will look with a forgiving eye as this is my
first written news article. I am one of those “old schooled”
guys who dictated his message to a secretary who in turn brought
the article to paper or perhaps to life. My computer skills and
typing in particular are certainly not my forte. I am not
ambidextrous and to think creatively and type with two fingers is
a challenge.
Allow me to reiterate once more that, I am
honored to be your newly elected President and that I want to
thank Frank and his team for a job well done.
I am privileged to serve you with a diverse and talented
new team of officers and current as well as newly elected board
members.
The Civic Association with your help has
accomplished much. More needs to be done and together we can and
will make a difference. I invite all of you to share your time and
talent for the betterment of our Point Lookout. I urge each and
everyone to think of how you can and want to help. Your opinions
are valued, your suggestions are welcomed and your involvement is
crucial. Your critique is mandated by your willingness to step up
and make a difference. We may disagree but are united by our
concern for our community and won’t let our differences
interfere with said concern.
Traffic Calming
Additional 15 mph signs have been placed on
Parkside and
Freeport Ave.
A N.Y. S. traffic study is underway in order to place a pedestrian
crossing light across Parkside on the south side of Lido
and across Lido on the west side of Parkside
in the hopes that it will ease the daily burden of our physically
challenged friends. I have also asked that the traffic light
timing be lengthened in order to make the crossing safer. The
tunnel caps on the traffic light will
be replaced with
California
caps which will make the light color more visible. One way do not
enter signs have been posted at Cedarhurst and Beech looking
north. A TOH traffic study is underway to place a stop sign at the
corner of
Freeport
and Ocean making it an All Way Stop and at Baldwin and Ocean to
reduce speeding. The stop signs at Parkside and Beech as well as
Bayside and Hewlett have been replaced with larger 30 inch All Way
Stop signs. Some traffic signage has been angled for greater
visibility and some that were barely legible have been replaced.
One bus stop has been removed by the dry cleaners creating
additional 2-3 parking spaces. On Ocean, west of the main
entrance, an additional 3 handicapped parking spaces have been
created. An electronic speed sign has been added for outbound
traffic by the Bay House.
Earth Day
Led by Ed Brown 13 hearty souls replaced 500
ft of dune fencing. Pictures were posted on the bulletin board
outside of the post office. Another 600 ft will have been placed
by the time you read this article.
Beach Erosion
Thanks to the tremendous efforts of our
chairperson, Gerry “Octavius” Ottavino we are being heard.
Some temporary measures to reduce the winter storm affects have
been erected. Your letters and petitions are making a difference.
I trust you have viewed (at the post office) the letters sent to
our Senators Clinton and Schumer by our local officials. I hope
that you also saw the pictures of the erosion caused by the
meeting of Wilma, a North Easter and a Low in the last week of
October. Our op ed piece in the Herald was published in the
11/4/05
issue. Hopefully our pictures of the erosion from the above storm
along with our email to the Herald on
11/4/05
will have been published by the time you read this.
Candidates Night
Was successful and is long gone. We must hold
the victors accountable and keep up the pressure in order to
protect our community from the ravages of erosion and taxes.
Halloween
The parade was as always great, the costumes
were fantastic and the treats were delightful. The egg throwing
marred an otherwise fun event. It must be eradicated and the
culprits when caught must be prosecuted. I am sure that you heard
about the young man in
Queens
who lost his eyesight because of a thrown egg. Parents how would
you feel if the culprit was your child or worse the victim was
yours??? Let us
educate our children before it is too late.
Special thanks to the Fire Dept for their
assistance during our 10 days of rain (I was building an arc) and
The Village Gardeners for their fall and
Holiday
decorations which were as always exquisite.
Best wishes for the holidays to our members, residents, friends,
merchants and all their families. May the New Year be filled with
peace, health, happiness and prosperity?
NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS ON January 26TH AT
8 P.M.
AT THE REC HALL.
Sincerely,
Herb Abbe - hatu2002@optonline.net
President
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