Plandome Manor trustees Monday approved a three-year snow removal bid contingent upon a change of address for the site where the salt is stored.
Despite an increase in the price of snow removal, trustees decided to approve a contract with Cow Bay, the only bid that was made.
“My thought would be to approve [the bid] with the change of address,” said Mayor Barbara Donno.
The board decided that they will call Cow Bay regarding the change of address for the site where the salt is stored, as well as to inquire about a separate price for sand which would be used to get rid of ice on village roadways.
The board also approved a $15, 910 estimate made by Robert Keogh, Inc., for emergency road repairs in front of 7 Paper Mill Road.
Building Inspector Edward Butt said that the collapse of a clay pipe has created a “sinkhole” in front of the home.
Butt also said that he “consider[ed] [the work] an emergency.”
The board approved Nov. 17 as the date for a hearing on Local Law 3 of 2015, which will deal with street opening permits.
The board also adopted a resolution authorizing the village clerk to advertise for bids for the village’s garbage removal contract.
Donno said the bids must be received by 12 p.m. on Nov. 17, when they will be opened by the village clerk.
In other business, as part of her report, Donno spoke about a culvert that has become an issue in the village.
The culvert, a concrete structure that is placed under the road to help prevent flooding, has deteriorated near the entrance to the Science Museum of Long Island on North Plandome Road.
According to Donno, the culvert, is “very unsafe and in disrepair.”
Donno said that two months ago, Senator Jack Martins secured $1.5 million in grant funds for the Town of North Hempstead to repair the culvert.
But, the town has not yet accepted the grant money, said Ryan Mullholland, Deputy Director of Communications for the town.
“A message needs to be sent to the Town [of North Hempstead] that enough is enough,” Donno said. “[We] need to do something as a village.”
The culvert is located on a major roadway, which also happens to be one of the two evacuation routes from Port Washington, Donno said.
The board also discussed imposing a weight restriction on North Plandome Road in order to keep heavy vehicles from driving over the culvert, in order to avoid a possible collapse.
“[The culvert] is a tragedy waiting to happen,” Donno said.
Donno concluded that more information was needed for the board to act on the issue.
Donno also mentioned the drainage project near North Plandome Road and Water Lane in her report.
The drainage project was listed in the town’s 2015 Capital Plan in May.
According to the Capital Plan, the project is intended “to remedy the flooding on Plandome Road during heavy rainstorms.”
The town approved $50,000 to pay for the project, the Capital Plan said.
But, the project ended up being more expensive than they town had originally anticipated, Malman said.
The town told the village they received a price of $100,000 for the project.
Butt said he is unsure if the town went through a formal bid process for the project yet. The town proposed the idea of splitting the difference in price with the village, Malman said.
But, Malman said that the drainage project is a town project, not a village project.
“I think we need to speak with Supervisor [Bosworth],” Donno said. “I’m not willing to give in at this point.”
Trustee James Baydar was absent from the meeting.
The next meeting will be on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
