Fielding Hired by Town; Hearing Set

If you missed the Town of North Hempstead board meeting on Tuesday night, here are some of the highlights:

• The board approved the setting of a hearing for July 30 about the installation of underground tanks at 901 Hillside Avenue in New Hyde Park.
• The board accepted the used office furnture from former Town attorney Richard Finkel's office as a gift. Councilman Angelo Ferrara joked that the Town was accepting this gift because "he was too cheap to move it."
• A $5,000 donation from WAC Lighting and a $500 donation from Shanghai Commercial Bank were approved by the board as sponsorship for the Asian American festival that was held in May.
• A $5,000 donation to sponsor the Earth Day celebration in North Hempstead from the IESI Corporation was accepted by the board.
• The board approved a measure to prepare and submit grant applications for the North Hempstead Housing Authority. Supervisor Jon Kaiman noted that the amount of the grant was about $175,000.
• The board also allowed the development of another grant application for the solid waste management authority. Kaiman explained that the grant amount could be up to $1.5 million.
• The Landmark in Port Washington purchased flags to put on light poles in the area and the Town wil be putting them up, explained Councilwoman Dina DeGiorgio. The board approved this measure on Tuesday night.
• A supplemental budget appropriation of $26,250 was made because of additional grant money from the federal government.
• Former Manorhaven Village Clerk Jonathan Fielding has been hired as the secretary of the board of Zoning and Appeals. Linda Zeuch has been appointed as the Town attorney.
• The following people were appointed to the Town's ecological commission: Jennifer Wilson-Pines, Arthur Smith, Patti Wood, Paula Cuomo, Patty Katz, Margaret Markham, T.J. Costello, Joanne Piluso and Gerard Wall.