01/21/2021
For residents who did not receive our 2021 membership drive letter it is posted below. If you want to join the civic association send your name, address and email address to: [email protected] and we will send you a membership application.
January, 2021
Dear Neighbor:
Greetings to all for a Better New Year from the Greenvale Civic Association. As the year 2020 fades into history and despite the misery visited upon us by the coronavirus pandemic, we welcome 2021 with optimism and the hope this year bestows the blessings of safety, good health and much love on your family and safety for our community.
As we look back on the difficult past year the civic association accomplishments include:
• Got the Town of North Hempstead to approve reducing the speed limit on local streets experiencing cut through traffic.
• As a result of the civic association’s participation in the local Community Council run under the auspices of the Nassau County Police Department and meeting with the sixth precinct problem oriented policing (POP) team we were able to get stepped-up enforcement against motorist speeding and ignoring traffic signs when cutting through local streets.
• Continued to work with officials from the LIRR to advocate for a safe pedestrian access walkway to the Greenvale station.
• Worked with Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan to get new crosswalks striping at the corner of Glen Cove Road at Helen Street which leads to the railroad station.
• Encouraged the Roslyn and North Shore school districts to participate in a program to install cameras on school bus swing arm STOP signs. These cameras would record vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses and issue the appropriate fines to the vehicle’s owner.
• Continued to press Town of Oyster Bay officials to investigate illegal multifamily residences in the Oyster Bay section of Greenvale.
• In response to Nassau County police Commissioner Patrick Ryder’s request, community organizations such as ours were asked to present recommendations for the New York State police department’s reform effort. A former civic association executive board member presented information on Project ABLE (Active Bystander for Law Enforcement) a nationally recognized training initiative to improve policing practices. Commissioner Ryder was very much interested in the program and if adopted and implemented will have a significant impact on reforming policing policy in the Nassau County Police Department.
• Due to coronavirus restrictions we were not able to have in person civic association meetings. However, we did have our first virtual Zoom meeting which allowed for wider community participation. For the duration of the Covid19 pandemic crisis future meetings will be conducted virtually on Zoom.
These are some examples of the civic association’s engagement with local authorities that demonstrates the value of having an organization that works for the benefit and protection of our community.
A SPECIAL COMMUNITY APPEAL: the coronavirus pandemic confronted us with the substantial and critical problem of food insecurity facing people across the country including Long Island. Never before have so many Long Island families faced going hungry. The need for food support skyrocketed across Long Island in 2020. Island Harvest, the largest food bank on Long Island fed more than 550,000 families (an increase of 83%) and Long Island Cares Inc. another nonprofit provided 12 million meals through its support of 350 food kitchens and pantries. Facing this secondary epidemic of hunger the Greenvale Civic Association is proposing to do our part in helping our fellow Long Islanders in need. So when you are writing your check for the $20 annual membership dues payment please consider adding an additional check in an amount made payable to Long Island Cares Inc. as your donation to help fight hunger on Long Island. To support this effort the Greenvale Civic Association will also match total donations up to the amount of $2,000 from our reserve fund. We will bundle all donations plus the Greenvale Civic Association match and present them to the Long Island Cares Inc. organization, one of the major nonprofit Long Island charities providing food relief to Long Islanders. We would be very appreciative if you joined this worthy cause and feeling fellowship for long Islanders in desperate need of help. Please respond by February 28. Note: only donations to Long Island Cares Inc. are tax deductible.
Please take this opportunity to support your civic association by renewing your membership or if you are not a member join by completing the enclosed application and remit the $20 annual membership dues and the additional donation to help fight hunger on Long Island. All the officers and committee persons volunteer their time but we do have organization operating expenses which the dues help to cover. So please act now and make this modest investment in the one organization that fights for the best interest of our neighborhood.
Special Note: please be sure to list an email address on your membership application to receive important messages and community alerts. We encourage all residents to become members of the civic association. However, if you choose not to join we would still welcome receiving your name, address and email address so you can receive important communications and community alerts from the civic association. We do not sell or share our email list to any outside provider to protect your privacy.
On behalf of members of the Executive Board and me we send our very best wishes for the New Year.
Sincerely,
John Fabio, President
