I am planning to have another Beautification Event in November. This time it will be just raking and leaf bagging. I will let you know the date shortly. I hope that many can attend...we need all the help we can get...
Thank you,
Your Neighborhood Watch Captain
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Sticks and debris and general park clean-up
I have expressed to the Deputy Commissioner that Dorchester Park once again needs a clean-up. Sticks and debris from the storm at the end of August are all over and the grass needs to cut as well as the weeds around play areas. I also asked for re-mulching of play areas. I was told that the Parks Maintenance Department is still assisting the Highway Department with tree removal from the storm and that they will get to Dorchester Park as soon as possible. They did come to mow the grass yesterday though at least.
Gates
Spoke to Deputy Commissioner several times asking when gates that were approved back in July were going to be installed. Latest conversation was that a "contract" is in the works. I will keep asking and checking on this until they are installed! I want what we were promised....
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
If anyone has the time....
From: information@lakeronkonkomacivic.org
The Fitz-Greene-Hallock Homestead, the historic home (circa 1888) owned by the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society on Pond Road, is being repainted and they need your help. Volunteers have painted about 95% of house, but they need more volunteers to paint the porch, some windows, and the house facade just above the porch.
If you have some time on Saturday August 13th or Sunday August 14th from 9 AM to 4 PM, bring a brush and help put the finishing touches on Lake Ronkonkoma's premier historic home.
The Homestead is located at 2869 Pond Road, near the lake, between Norwood Lane and Weichers Street.
Contact Evelyn Vollgraff for more info: evllgrff@verizon.net or 631-588-7599.
The Fitz-Greene-Hallock Homestead, the historic home (circa 1888) owned by the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society on Pond Road, is being repainted and they need your help. Volunteers have painted about 95% of house, but they need more volunteers to paint the porch, some windows, and the house facade just above the porch.
If you have some time on Saturday August 13th or Sunday August 14th from 9 AM to 4 PM, bring a brush and help put the finishing touches on Lake Ronkonkoma's premier historic home.
The Homestead is located at 2869 Pond Road, near the lake, between Norwood Lane and Weichers Street.
Contact Evelyn Vollgraff for more info: evllgrff@verizon.net or 631-588-7599.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tonight's Community Meeting
Tonight's Community Meeting at the 4th Precinct has been rescheduled to August 3rd 7pm due to a scheduling conflict; the precinct apologizes for such short notice.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Gates
Good Afternoon All,
I am happy to announce that GATES at all four (4) entrances/exits to Dorchester Park have been approved as of yesterday per the Parks Deputy Commissioner and will be installed soon. I hope this will keep our little children a bit safer from the speeding, traffic and cars running the STOP Sign constantly on Sycamore Ave. especially!
Many thanks,
Your Neighborhood Watch Captain
I am happy to announce that GATES at all four (4) entrances/exits to Dorchester Park have been approved as of yesterday per the Parks Deputy Commissioner and will be installed soon. I hope this will keep our little children a bit safer from the speeding, traffic and cars running the STOP Sign constantly on Sycamore Ave. especially!
Many thanks,
Your Neighborhood Watch Captain
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Interesting Article about Graffiti on SachemPatch.com
Brookhaven Notebook: Graffiti Crackdown, Overpass Repairs
Town board adopts measure to help prevent graffiti.
By Christine Sampson
Brookhaven businesses who discover graffiti on premises will now have five days instead of 14 days to complete cleanup.
That requirement is the result of a measure recently passed by the town board aimed at preventing the occurrence of graffiti. The town cited research showing the quicker graffiti is removed, the less the chance the vandals will strike again – in some cases down to a zero percent chance of recurrence, if the graffiti is cleaned up within 48 hours.
“If graffiti is allowed to remain, it sends the message that no one cares about a community, or neighborhood and becomes an open invitation for more graffiti, littering, and crime," said councilwoman Connie Kepert, who sponsored the measure. "Graffiti hurts property values and frightens away businesses."
The town has estimated it spends around $200,000 annually to clean up graffiti.
Nighttime Nicolls Road Closures Begin
Starting July 7, drivers on Nicolls Road will experience nighttime closures between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. as repair work and maintenance of the Long Island Expressway overpass is completed.
Weather permitting, the closures will take place Sunday night through Friday morning for approximately five weeks.
"The better we maintain these bridges, the longer they're going to last," said Eileen Peters, a state Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
Peters said the work is part of a larger project facilitated by both federal and state funding which involves painting and performing maintenance on eight other similar bridges in the county, amounting to $5.2 million. In the case of the L.I.E. overpass in Holtsville, additional work was necessary to repair damage from a May 13 incident in which a truck struck the overpass.
"It was hit and sustained some severe damage," Peters said. "An outside contractor is now completing the repairs. In the meantime, they are proceeding with the painting project."
Town board adopts measure to help prevent graffiti.
By Christine Sampson
Brookhaven businesses who discover graffiti on premises will now have five days instead of 14 days to complete cleanup.
That requirement is the result of a measure recently passed by the town board aimed at preventing the occurrence of graffiti. The town cited research showing the quicker graffiti is removed, the less the chance the vandals will strike again – in some cases down to a zero percent chance of recurrence, if the graffiti is cleaned up within 48 hours.
“If graffiti is allowed to remain, it sends the message that no one cares about a community, or neighborhood and becomes an open invitation for more graffiti, littering, and crime," said councilwoman Connie Kepert, who sponsored the measure. "Graffiti hurts property values and frightens away businesses."
The town has estimated it spends around $200,000 annually to clean up graffiti.
Nighttime Nicolls Road Closures Begin
Starting July 7, drivers on Nicolls Road will experience nighttime closures between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. as repair work and maintenance of the Long Island Expressway overpass is completed.
Weather permitting, the closures will take place Sunday night through Friday morning for approximately five weeks.
"The better we maintain these bridges, the longer they're going to last," said Eileen Peters, a state Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
Peters said the work is part of a larger project facilitated by both federal and state funding which involves painting and performing maintenance on eight other similar bridges in the county, amounting to $5.2 million. In the case of the L.I.E. overpass in Holtsville, additional work was necessary to repair damage from a May 13 incident in which a truck struck the overpass.
"It was hit and sustained some severe damage," Peters said. "An outside contractor is now completing the repairs. In the meantime, they are proceeding with the painting project."
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