News – Councilman Anthony D'Esposito https://www.anthonydesposito.com Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:35:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 The Christian Inter-Fellowship Council Hosts Thanksgiving Banquet https://www.anthonydesposito.com/the-christian-inter-fellowship-council-hosts-thanksgiving-banquet/ Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:16:21 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=948 The banquet included a moderated discussion on faith and politics with panelists with varying political backgrounds and religious affiliations. More than one hundred attendees showed up to listen to speakers and enjoy a traditional holiday meal with peers.

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]]> Town pushes back against proposed flood insurance costs https://www.anthonydesposito.com/town-pushes-back-against-proposed-flood-insurance-costs/ Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:32:19 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=955 Thousands of Long Island’s South Shore residents face flood insurance costs that could increase under a new risk rating program that was recently shelved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until 2021.

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]]> Collecting public opinion on Five Towns projects https://www.anthonydesposito.com/collecting-public-opinion-on-five-towns-projects/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 17:36:16 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=959 From now until Nov. 22, GOSR is asking for public opinion on the projects, whose purpose is to reduce chronic tidal and storm flooding, prevent pollutants from seeping into local waterways and upgrade roadway infrastructure.

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]]> Channel Club in Island Park opens seven years after Hurricane Sandy https://www.anthonydesposito.com/channel-club-in-island-park-opens-seven-years-after-hurricane-sandy/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:22:34 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=964 Seven years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the site, developer John Vitale stood in the community room at the newly opened Channel Club apartment complex and reflected on the culmination of a long journey overseeing its revitalization.

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]]> FEMA pressures Hempstead to clean up Building Dept. over Sandy delays https://www.anthonydesposito.com/fema-pressures-hempstead-to-clean-up-building-dept-over-sandy-delays/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:27:46 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=953 Many Hempstead homeowners are still in the rebuilding process after Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012. Now, federal authorities are pressuring Hempstead to clean up its Building Department, which they say has caused many of the delays.

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]]> Hempstead Town board passes $437M budget for 2020 with 3.8% tax cut https://www.anthonydesposito.com/hempstead-town-board-passes-437m-budget-for-2020-with-3-8-tax-cut/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:22:19 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=951 The Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously to pass a $437 million budget, including a 3.8% tax cut and an average savings of $28 for property owners.

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]]> Outgoing and incoming Peninsula Kiwanis officers honored https://www.anthonydesposito.com/outgoing-and-incoming-peninsula-kiwanis-officers-honored/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:38:58 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=961 The Peninsula Kiwanis Club thanked its outgoing officers and welcomed the incoming officers at the charitable organization’s annual installation dinner at EGP Land & Sea in Island Park on Oct. 2.

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]]> Hempstead Town council proposes deeper budget tax cut https://www.anthonydesposito.com/hempstead-town-council-proposes-deeper-budget-tax-cut/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:28:47 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=971 The Republican majority board and Democratic Supervisor Laura Gillen unanimously passed a tentative $437.6 million budget Tuesday, setting up a debate between Gillen and the board during budget hearings next week.

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]]> Officials push Army Corps on back bays study that impacts Oceanside, Island Park https://www.anthonydesposito.com/officials-push-army-corps-on-back-bays-study-that-impacts-oceanside-island-park/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:30:36 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=973 The study, which focuses on flood prevention for 30 miles along Long Island’s South Shore, is set to expire on Sept. 30. Senator Chuck Schumer called on the Army Corps to sign an extension of the project, using money already allocated in the federal Hurricane Sandy relief fund.

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]]> Thousands of clams downed in Island Park contest to benefit charity https://www.anthonydesposito.com/thousands-of-clams-downed-in-island-park-contest-to-benefit-charity/ Sun, 11 Aug 2019 21:34:30 +0000 http://www.anthonydesposito.com/?p=979 A crowd of more than 200 spectators watched 50 contestants chow down thousands of raw clams in a matter of minutes at the annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest.

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