July 2013
Village Applies for FEMA Funding
Since Superstorm Sandy, the Village Board of Trustees, the Village
Office and Public Works have been extremely
proactive in seeking financial assistance and
reimbursement from FEMA to recover from damages
sustained to Village owned property, vehicles and
buildings as a result of the storm.
To date, the Village has applied for funding
in excess of $6 Million dollars.
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Governor Cuomo has announced over $500 million dollars in funding for
hazard mitigation grants to build stronger, more
resilient communities impacted by recent natural
disasters. The
Village is currently working with Cameron
Engineering, who will be submitting a Letter of
Intent on our behalf for such grants relating to
infrastructure mitigation.
New York State Community Reconstruction Zone Planning
Program (CRZ)
Governor Andrew
M. Cuomo introduced the Community Reconstruction
Zones (CRZ) program, a community based program that
will provide assistance to areas severely damaged by
Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, or Tropical Storm
Lee to develop comprehensive and innovative local
rebuilding funded by the state and federal
government. The
Village will be working with Regional Director for
Nassau County, Laura Munafo.
Island Park Fire Chief, Anthony D’Esposito,
and Tommy Asher will be members of the Committee
designated to servicing our area.
There will be a meeting in Albany this week
and we will be updating our residents as information
is ascertained.
Island Park Fire House
The Village is happy and excited to announce that our Fire House is in
the final stages of repair after Superstorm Sandy.
This has been a longtime coming and much
anticipated event.
The devoted members of our fire department
did not let the devastation sustained to the
firehouse in the wake of Superstorm Sandy slow down
their efforts or dedicated service to our community
thus making this reopening a that much more special
and memorable event.
The Village is forever indebted to our
hometown heroes, as well as for the invaluable
service and assistance from outside departments.
Telephone System at Village Hall
The Village is
happy to report we are in the final stages of
restoring the telephone system which was in place
prior to Superstorm Sandy.
It has been a long and involved process and
we wish to send our sincere gratitude to the
residents of Island Park for their continued
patience and understanding during this transition
back to a more appropriate and efficient system. The
Village Hall is open Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM
to 4:30 p.m. We
are currently working with one telephone line and
until the pre-storm telephone system is restored,
callers receive a perpetual ring in lieu of a busy
signal. We
apologize for the inconvenience and anticipate a
resolution in the very near future.
Long Island Rail Road
The Village has been has corresponded with to the LIRR requesting a
complete removal and cleanup of the Island Park
Substation.
Verizon FIOS
As a result of a continued interest from our residents to bring FIOS to
the Village, we have initiated correspondence with
Verizon requesting a meeting to establish a
Franchise Agreement to introduce FIOS to the
Village.
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