February Meeting
The next meeting
of the NorthWest Civic Association will be held
on Monday, February 1st at 7:30 PM at the
Burns Avenue School. Wayne Tomlin of Wendys
will be our guest speaker. He will talk
about Wendys' plans to convert the old Chase Bank
building, on the corner of Broadway and West John
Street, into one of their restaurants.
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CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS
Copies of our constitution
and bylaws will be available to members at our
February meeting. It hasn't been updated
for some time and we would like feedback on where
changes are needed. It's felt that officers
should be elected to two (2) year terms instead
of for one (1) year as is presently done.
Let us know of any recommendations that you may
have.
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IN MEMORY
Alice Spinella passed away
in January. Our heartfelt sympathies go out
to her family.
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TOB
Code Changes
The Town of Oyster Bay is
in the process of updating and changing the code
pertaining to buildings, zoning, property,
etc. Copies of the proposed code are
available at the library. Interested
parties can review them and submit any
recommendations to the town when the hearing is
held.
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West
John Street Changes
Legislator Ed Mangano has
sent us a letter informing us that he is
initiating a project to address the access and
restoration of the storm water basin as reported
in our January newsletter. He has also
called to have the perpetual preservation
legislation for the nature preserve moved through
the Legislature this session. In addition,
Nassau County plans to purchase and renovate the
former King Kullen Facility on West John
Street. It is planned that this facility
will be the home to a new state of the art
emergency operation center, including the
911 police communications center, fire
communications (Firecom) and the County Clerk
records center.
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Membership
Dues
Our funds are running low
and our expenses, such as postage, P.O. box
rental and copying costs, are increasing.
These costs coupled with our normal contributions
to worthwhile causes and organizations make
increasing our revenues a priority. The
matter was discussed at our January meeting and
the membership felt one way to accomplish this
would be to raise the dues. The proposed
increases have not been finalized, but would
amount to $1 to $3 a year depending on your
membership classification. The final
decision will be made before the renewal date.
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Health
Fair
The Burns Avenue School,
in conjunction with the PTA, will be holding a Health
Fair on Friday, April 30th. Residents
are invited to attend. Free blood pressure
testing and health related information will be
available. The NorthWest Civic will be
hosting a table at the fair. If anyone is
interested in being involved, contact Len
Ober. Members will be updated as more
information becomes available.
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New Arrivals
Member Karen Granville
reports there are two new arrivals on Hawthorne
Street. Daniel Sullivan was born December
21 to Mary & Pat Sullivan and Amanda Seaman
was born on December 28 to Kathleen and Paul
Seaman. Congratulations!
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"A
Civil Action"
We in the
"Northwest" have our share of pollution
problems. While they may not be same as
those in the movie "A Civil Action,"
the effort to resolve them is very similar.
We're not movie critics, but we think this a
movie worth seeing.
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Negative
Health Effects of Malodors
According to A.R. Hirsch,
M.D., F.A.C.P. of the Smell & Taste Treatment
and Research Foundation:
"Malodors may impact upon
human health directly through neurotoxic effects
and indirectly through stress. Depression,
insomnia, impaired appetite, nausea, vomiting,
headaches, coughing, exacerbation of asthma,
permanent olfactory loss, cardiovascular
effects and immune function compromise are some
consequences…. Persons under stress or
suffering chronic diseases may be particularly
vulnerable to psychological effects of malodors
as demonstrated by motor vehicle accidents,
family disturbances and psychiatric hospital
admissions. Children at school southeast of
Chicago demonstrated more behavioral problems on
days that malodors wafted to the school from a
mulching site across the street. In
communities exposed to unpleasant odors,
individuals report increased feelings of
helplessness and frustration, impairing their job
performance, learning ability, familial harmony
and their motivation and capacity to cope with
other stressors. These ills threaten the
stability of communities and families and
undermine the health and well being of their
children."
Abstract:
A.R. Hirsch, M.D., F.A.C.P,. "Negative
Health Effects of Malodors in the Environment; A
Brief Review", Journal Neurol Orthop
Med Surg (1998) 18:43-45.
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Old
Photos Needed
Do you have any old photos
that can be lent to the Civic for "Looking
Back"? We're interested in pictures of
the northwest section such as Fairway
Farms, the police booth on W. John St., the early
days of the developments, the airplane at the
mall, Nixon's visit, the circuses… to
mention a few. The photos will be copied
and may be used in the newsletter. For
older residents it'll be a reminder of how
rapidly changes have taken place and for newer
residents it will be a look at how Hicksville
once was. If you have a photo or photos you
think would be of interest please contact Dale
Bennett or bring them to a civic meeting.
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St. John's Protectory
Information
taken from an interview by Richard Evers in the
Mid-Island Herald, October,
29, 1959
For nearly 60 years St.
John's Protectory stood along Broadway where the
Broadway Mall is located. "In 1890,
the property was deeded by Bernard Earle... to
the Roman Catholic Diocese [of Brooklyn] for an
orphanage and farm... Produce raised on the
farm was shipped, along with milk and dairy
products to St. John's and St. Joseph's Homes in
Brooklyn. For many years there were about
200 orphan boys at the Protectory. The
older boys worked on the farm and tended the herd
of 50 cows." The home's property
represented one of the last, large undeveloped
acreage in Hicksville. The Mid-Island
Shopping Plaza opened in 1956.
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