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POLAR
BEAR SIGHTING IN THE POINT
As
we all turn our thoughts and fantasies toward places warm, some 40
“odd” souls (many Civic Members) ventured into the Atlantic on
Jan 1st. Organized by the McMahon and Eberhart Families to
commemorate the memories of our loved one’s who perished on
September 11. This small sacrifice was another example of our
community’s selfless spirit and was a great way to forget the
winter doldrums and celebrate life as we commence the New Year.
CIVIC
OUTREACHES TO OFFICIALS: SAVE OUR BEACH!!
A
letter writing campaign and petition has been sent to our
Congressman Peter King and State Senator Dean Skelos requesting
their assistance regarding nourishment for
Civic
Beach
which has been ravaged the past few years by storms and erosion.
Spearheaded by Civic Beach Chairman Gerry Ottavino, letters were
sent to our respective representatives and a petition circulated
at our General Civic Meeting in January requesting their offices
to provide two avenues of assistance.
- Secure
funding and to direct the Army Corps of Engineers that as they
commence the dredging of Jones Inlet; sand be directed for
placement onto
Civic
Beach
.The ACOE is scheduled to remove 400,000 cubic yards of sand
to improve this major navigational channel. We are asking that
when this project commences that the sand be directed to be
placed onto
Civic
Beach
and not deposited elsewhere.
- The
Long Beach Island Storm Damage Reduction Project has still not
moved forward. This $85 million dollar initiative is designed
to significantly rehabilitate 9 miles of shoreline from Point
Lookout to
Atlantic
Beach
with new jetties and sand replenishment. We have petitioned
our representatives to continue to preserve this invaluable
funding and to do all within their power to move this project
off the drawing boards and into reality.
We
have asked all Point Lookout Residents to lend their voice and to
send individual letters to Cong. King and Sen. Skelos. If you
require further information on how you can help, please check the
Civic Bulletin Board nearest the Post Office, mypointlookoutcom
Or
contact Gerry Ottavino or myself for more information.
CHALLENGE
YOUR ASSESSMENT- DEADLINE MARCH 1ST
Our
January meeting witnessed presentations by Jeff Gold of the Nassau
County Board of Assessors and Tim McGloin of the Assessment Review
Commission on how residents may properly challenge their
assessment. Information was provided that one may challenge
their assessment without the need to hire attorney and challenges
require no filing fee. We strongly encourage residents to do the
following:
- Ascertain
what Cole- Layer – Trumble determined to be your property
value.
(this
figure was mailed to you in November. If you did not receive a
letter go to mynassauproperty.com or call the
Nassau
Dept of Assessment 571-2391.
- Determine
if all the info regarding your property is correct.
Lot
size, square feet, rooms etc. If there is a difference please
note on your application
- Find
out what comparison dwelling CLT compared your home with in
order to establish your assessed value. If you need a copy of
recent “comparables” please contact the Civic or our local
realtors who will provide these to you free of charge. Some
have suggested that you should enlist comparables from within
our
Long Beach
School District
. Your list of comparables may wish to encompass
Lido
and
Long Beach
homes in addition to homes in Point Lookout.
- The
Civic will strongly advocate that you challenge your
assessment and familiarize yourself with the various
exemptions: Senior, Veterans and the STAR exemptions are
available. Be sure you are maximizing your entitlements. If
you have any questions, please reach out to the Civic We hope
to be at the Post Office the weekend before filing to address
any questions and to offer assistance and provide
applications.
ZONING
ISSUES
The
CIVIC continues to address and question the TOH Building Dept and
Board of Zoning Appeals when matters of concern are brought to our
attention. We have begun a process of posting on our bulletin
board the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeal Hearings involving
Point Lookout. The CIVIC appeared before the Board in December and
we were directed by the Chairman that it greatly enhances the
merits of a challenge to have a petitioning neighbor of the
applicant present or to have submitted in writing to the Board
their reason for objecting to the application. The Board felt that
as meritorious as the Civics’ position maybe it’s case is
stronger when a petitioning neighbor joins with the Civic and
testifies in opposition.
We
ask that you continue to bring matters to our attention involving
matters before the Board or to make us aware of unauthorized
construction on parcels without any noticeable building permits.
We plan on inviting the Building Dept and a member of the Board of
Variance again to a future Civic meeting, so please let us know
your concerns.
SCHOLARSHIP
FUND/BENCHES FOR OUR BEACH & PARKS
The
Civic has long seen a need to establish a scholarship fund to
provide a small monetary award to further one of our Point Lookout
student’s higher education. We have begun a process of replacing
all of the benches on
Civic
Beach
, the ball field’s playground and the
Cedarhurst
Ave.
Park
. Civic Board Member Ted Van Erk thought it would be a good idea
to solicit interested families or parties to “buy a bench” in
memory of a loved one or family and the proceeds would be directed
to this scholarship fund. Thus far four benches have been
commissioned and we are offering to Point Lookout residents on a
first come first serve basis reservations for one of these benches
our hope is to generate enough interest to place orders to replace
the approximately 12 old benches on
Civic
Beach
in time for the opening of the 2004 Beach Season. If you have an
interest in reserving one of these beach benches, please contact
Ted Van Erk or myself. You’ll be hearing more about this
concept and scholarship fund at our next general meeting on March
4th.
HISTORIC
CALENDAR/ MEMBERSHIP
By
this time all residents should have received the 3rd edition of
our historic calendar. Kudos need to be extended to Peter &
Mary Healy, Rosemarie Dowling, Sue Marcote, Nan Newell and the
members of the historical committee as well as the sponsors who
contributed to underwriting part of the cost. Thank you for a job
well done. Calendars were mailed to all residents as a small
reminder of our halcyon days but as a gentle nudge to get involved
in one of our many activities. Our current membership is
approximately 430 families. Our goal for July is to enroll 500
families. If you are a member please get involved in one of our
committees, if you’re not a member won’t you please consider
joining. We have some additional calendars available, if you can
recruit one new member to join the Civic, we would be happy to
provide this beautiful calendar as a token of our appreciation.
KATE
CAHILL
It
is with sadness that join with countless others in mourning the
passing of Kate Cahill. An extraordinary human being who improved
the lives of everyone she met through her photography, her
writings, and her indominatable spirit. Kate will be missed but
never forgotten. We convey our thoughts and prayers to her husband
Dr Kevin Cahill and to her family.
NEXT
GENERAL MEETING THURSDAY MARCH 4-
8:00 P.M.
Respectfully
submitted,
Francis
X.Ryan
FRyan19788@aol.com
President
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