Manorhaven approves decrease in speed limit to 25 m.p.h.

Sarah Minkewicz

The Manorhaven Board of Trustees approved a bill Thursday that decreases the village speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour.

The reason for the change is to promote health, comfort, safety and welfare to village residents, according to the meeting agenda.

Village Clerk Leslie Gross said the previous speed limit came into question after village resident Adrianne Altman’s dog was hit by a car and killed. 

During the public hearing, village resident Robert O’Brien asked officials if changing the speed limit in other communities would be an option and how would they go about notifying the community. 

“If we decide to go ahead with this reduction in the speed limit to give us some of the tips of what to avoid, what works, what has worked in other areas and about signage,” O’Brien said. 

Officer Dan Sliedner, who works for the Problem Oriented Policing Unit, said he will have speak to his superiors about what the best options are and take steps from there. 

The Problem Oriented Policing, or POP unit,  consists of Nassau County police officers that address safety and quality-of-life issues as well as investigate crimes such as gang activity, drug related issues and gun violence. The POP unit was recently been reinstated by Nassau County after being cut in the past due to budget restraints.

“We’re here for quality of life issues as well. If there’s problems in the park, or problems with the kids or use or trespassing we’re going to work very well with the civic groups, with the mayor and everyone else in between. So were looking forward to building and rebuilding relationships that were there,” Sliedner said. “We’re a little behind the eight ball, as far as people say, to catch up again but we’re getting up there and meeting every body and once again I’m looking forward to a good relationship with the community.”

Also at the meeting, the Board of Trustee approved the submission of an application for the 42nd year Nassau County Community Development Block Grant to continuing work on Morgan’s dock.

The grant provides federal money that’s distributed by Nassau County.

“This is something that every year when we continue to apply for money for our block grant. We need to do a resolution and send that resolution to the county showing that the community is behind in this,” Gross said. 

Village trustees also discussed proposals for a snow removal contract for the 2016-17 winter season, street sweeping costs for the 2016-17 spring season, and a resolution authorizing an upgrade to the village payroll system. 

Gross also reported that the village is not in a fiscal stress for this year. 

“We had gotten a report in 2013 that we were in distress, last year we had no distress and this year is a lower number, and a lower number is better,” she said. 

 

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