Politics & Government

North Hempstead to Introduce New Legislation on Carbon Monoxide Detectors

The Town of North Hempstead will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 1, on amending the Town’s local law and requiring the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in what’s called “places of assembly and places of public assembly.” 

These "places" are any buildings accommodating a group of people for “amusement, athletic, civic, dining, educational, entertainment, patriotic, political, recreational, religious, social or similar purposes,” according to Town code.

The hearing comes just weeks after a carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Huntington that caused the death of a restaurant manager and more than two dozen hospitalized. North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth has since instructed the Town’s Building Department to survey random locations in the Town that are not currently required to have carbon monoxide detectors. Only six of the 37 locations surveyed had voluntarily installed detectors.

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“Our thought process here was to investigate then legislate,” Bosworth noted. “The random survey provided the evidence we needed to move forward with this commonsense legislation that is designed to enhance public safety.”

The board voted unanimously at Tuesday’s public meeting  in favor of holding the hearing. The hearing is scheduled for the April 1 meeting at North Hempstead Town Hall at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset at 7:30 p.m.

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