The Village of Great Neck Plaza filled two vacancies on its village boards at Wednesday night’s meeting in a personnel shuffle triggered by former board of zoning appeals member Lawrence Katz’ appointment to the board of trustees.
Mayor Jean Celender recommended historical preservation commission member Michael Deluccia to take Katz’ spot on the zoning board and Eileen Falk to replace Deluccia on the historical commission. Both recommendations were approved by the board.
Deluccia, an insurance executive and member of his co-op board, has a history of working on village affairs, Celender said.
“He’s been very involved with the village. He’s been in the historical preservation commission for some time, and he’s served as chair for our wellness and fitness committee,” Celender said.
Falk, the daughter of former Village of Great Neck Mayor Stephen Falk, is a long-time Plaza resident and a licensed real estate broker.
“She knows a lot about the history and the development of the peninsula,” Celender said. “I think she has great qualifications and would be an asset to those commissions.”
Deluccia’s term runs through March 31, 2015, and Falk will serve through May 2016.
The board of trustees also approved the village’s 2013-2014 budget, first introduced two weeks ago.
The budget includes no tax increase and a 6 percent decrease in fire taxes for residents north of the Long Island Raid Road property following the approval of a new fire service contract with the Great Neck Vigilant Fire Company.
“We continue to reflect cost-cutting measures to keep spending levels down and to find innovative solutions to improve the delivery of local services, while continuing to revitalize and beautify our village,” said Celender in a statement. “The board of trustees and I are proud of this budget, our good fiscal management and accountability, and again being able to adopt a zero tax increase. We have attempted to limit increases where we can in our budget, to seek grants where possible to leverage our monies, and to not eliminate or reduce services.”
