March Meeting

The next meeting of the NorthWest Civic Association will be held on Monday, March 8th, at 7:30 PM at the Burns Avenue School.  Our guest speaker will be Geri Barish of the 1 in 9 Long Island Breast Cancer Coalition.  She will be addressing concerns about breast cancer and the environment.  We encourage everyone to bring a friend or neighbor.

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Report of Meeting With Twin County Recycling

On Thursday, February 18^th a meeting was held at the Engle Street asphalt plant.  In attendance, along with Frank Lizza Jr., were representatives of Twin County Recycling and Vim Construction.  Councilman Torn Clark and Patricia Conway of the Chamber of Commerce were present at the invitation of Mr. Lizza.  Representing the civics were Len Ober, Dale Bennett and Greg Yatzyshyn of NorthWest and Dave Staton and Art Uhlich of Duffy Park.
     Twin County has submitted an application to the Town of Oyster Bay for changes concerning construction, operations and property use. As we understand it the application includes the following plans:
?  Build a new asphalt plant and expand operations on the 2.2 acres at the Vim property between Engle and Laurel Streets.
?  Phase out operations behind Agway - first the asphalt plant and then the recycling operation.
?  Develop the 16 acres adjacent to and surrounding Agway into senior housing and an assisted care facility.  This would require a zoning change.
     Projected hours of operation for asphalt production at the new Engle Street plant would be 6 AM to 6 PM with an anticipated production capacity of 500 tons per hour vs. a current 220 tons per hour. The plant would be a counter flow drum type.  Six asphalt storage silos of 300 tons each would replace the current four silos of 100 tons each.  Trucks would enter the plant on Engle Street and exit on Laurel Street.  If a state or other public contract required night deliveries they would want authority for operating at night.  As a result truck traffic during the night is a possibility. A fifteen foot high fence with shrubs has also been proposed to enclose much of the site.
     This is a brief summary of the plans presented.  Many of their plans are not finalized and construction schedules were not available.  Considering our past problems with odor and truck traffic, this proposal was not received well by the attending civic officers.  No commitments were made concerning the plans.  The NorthWest Civic's position, that we do not want asphalt plants close to the school and our neighborhood, was reiterated.
We will invite Twin County to give a presentation to the membership in the future.

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SUMMER PICNIC

The board is working on arrangements for a membership picnic this summer.  Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 25.  In order to make this event a success, we need help with the planning.  If you can assist us, let us know at the next meeting.

Burns Avenue School
~ Health Fair Update ~

There's a lot to be gained from attending the fair which is being held on Friday morning, April 30.  Free blood pressure testing and other health information will be available.  The Civic's table will emphasize health, safety and the environment.  Hope to see you there!

RAFFLE

We are holding a raffle this spring to help replenish our depleted treasury.  The prize has been provided by local merchants as follows:

"A Night on the Town"
THE PRIZE INCLUDES
$30 in Gift Certificates to the
Red Lobster in Hicksville
2 Movie Tickets to National
Amusements at the Broadway Mall
$50 in Gift Certificates to the
Broadway Mall
$1 ^oo PER CHANCE OR 6 FOR $5 ^oo

The drawing will be held at the June 7, 1999 membership meeting at the Burns Avenue School.  The winner need not be present to win.  Chances will be available starting at the March meeting.

CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS

Copies of our constitution and bylaws will again be available for members at our March meeting.  We are presently revising the bylaws and welcome any comments or recommendations that you may have.

Membership Dues

The costs have gone up for our post office box, postage and copying.  We've always supported local charities, organizations and the needy and we would still like to do so.  The dues have not been raised in a number of years.  So with some regret, the executive board voted a modest raise in the dues.  Changes will take effect for renewals and new members:

Regular:
Individual ~ $10 ⁰⁰  to  $12 ⁰⁰
Couple ~ $15 ⁰⁰  to  $17 ⁰⁰
Senior:
Individual ~ $8 ⁵⁰  to  $10 ⁰⁰
Couple ~ $13 ⁰⁰  to  $15 ⁰⁰
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Mystery Box

Local merchants have donated items for a mystery box that has been created to increase membership and encourage renewals. By simply getting your dues in by May 31, you'll be automatically entered to win the contents of the box.  The winner will be announced at the June meeting.  You need not be present to win.  Membership applications will be available beginning in April.