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Board Approves $1.6 Million
Library Bond
WITH THANKS. Lynbrook Mayor WilUam P. Geier (left)
presents a Citation to Tom Commerford on his retirement
after 33 years of dedicated service as an employee of the
Village of Lynbrook, while Mrs. Commerford looks on.
(Photo by John Cribbin).
by Annette Ling
A capacity audience of
residents at the Lynbrook
Board of Trustees Meeting
held at Village Hall, Mon-day
evening, February 6th
were present for the final
step in the planned recon-struction
and renovation of
the Lynbrook Library. The
Board unanimously passed a
resolution for a $1.6 million
dollar bond, and architect
Dr. F. Bentel explained with
diagrams and an outline
map the proposed expansion
which would put the library
entrance on the Carpenter
Avenue side and allow for
the parking of 28 cars on the
site. The renovated building
will have up to 18,260
square feet of floor space
and will have a basement
storage room, a first floor,
a mezzanine, a second floor,
and a third floor while still
preserving the present
facade in the front and sides
of the building with the long
windows which will be
rebuilt and special areas
such as a "quiet room" for
Lent Nominates
East Rockaway Student
William G. "Bud" Robinson Announces
Candidacy For Trustee
William G. "Bud" Robin-son
announced today his
candidacy for trustee in the
March 21st village election.
Mr. Robinson will run as an
independent under the Com-munity
-Party of Lynbrook
platform.
"I formed this party to
become actively involved in
the administration of village
policies for the benefit of*
every Lynbrook resident,"
said Mr. Robinson, "I would
work toward achieving the
best services for our com-munity
at the lowest cost."
The primary concerns of
the Community Party are
the development of a sound
fiscal policy, the improve-ment
of village roads and the
implementation of Lyn-brook
librap' renovations.
Mr. Robinson, who grew
up on Christabel Street, has
volunteered his services to
Lynbrook for over forty
years. Grandson of a former
trustee, he is the third gener-ation
of a family active in
community servioe. In 1987,
Mr. Robinson was awarded
a commendation from
Mayor Geier and the Board
of Trustees for his contribu-tions
to Lynbrook.
During his tenure as
Chairman of the Lynbrook
Recreation Commission,
Mr. Robinson headed a
committee responsible for
the expansion of the recrea-tion
building and the reno-vation
of the children's play-ground.
The Commission
also developed a master plan
for future improvements of
the f^acility.
Mr. Robinson was
appointed by former Mayor
Francis X Becke^to serve as
Chairman of the Cable Tel-evision
Committee. In this
position, he investigated the
High School, the Narcotics
Guidance Counsel and •
Mayor Becker's ' Youth
Advisory Committee.
Mr. Robinson attended
Davidson Avenue Elemen-tary
School and Malverne
High School. A veteran of
World War II, he received
a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Business Admin-iistration
from Hofstra Uni-versity
with majors in
Accounting and Business
Law.
In 1949, Mr. Robinson
and his father started their
own insurance agency, W.H.
Kobinson & Son Inc., on
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Congressman Norman F.
Lent (R-4 East Rockaway)
has announced the nomina-tion
of Christopher Godesky
of East Rockaway to the
U.S. Air Force Academy.
Christopher was one of 35
students from across the
-Fourth Congressional Dis-trict
to be nominated to the
U.S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Maryland, the.
U.S. Military Academy at
West Point, New York, the
U.S. Air Force Academy at
Colorado Springs, Colo-rado,
and the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy at Kings
Point, New York, for the
academic year beginning
July 1989.
All applicants were indi-vidually
interviewed by
members of Congressman
Lent's Military Academies
Selection Committee, which
is comprised of leading
members of the community,
many of whom have served
in the military. The commit-tee
members based their
recommendations for nom-ination
on the applicant's
qualifications and personal
interview. Congressman
Lent approved and nomi-nated
each candidate after
careful review of the com-mittee's
recommendations.
"These fine young people
have demonstrated the out-standing
academic and lead-ership
abilities needed to
become officers in the Uni-ted
States military.. While
the final selection for an
appointment rests with the
academy itself, it is indeed
an honor to be chosen as one
of the most highly qualified
students in the Fourth Con-gressional
District. I wish
them every success in their
careers," Lent stated.
people to study with glass
walls, and a large meeting
room on one of the floors
for local groups to use for
meetings. The ^ded portion
or expansion will be built of
brick with some walls of
opaque ^ass. The plan calls
for the librarian desk to be
placed at a key point in the
front with the various aisles
radiating out in a sort of fan
effect b^ut visible to the
library personnel at any
time.
The bond is a 30 year 7%
type term with the cost to
be about $20 or a little more
to each homeowner accord-ing
to M^yor Bill Geier.
There was a round of
applause from residents
when all questions were
answered and the bond was
formally approved. Dr. Ben-tel
stated that plans call for
the completion of the build-ing
in 1990 barring weather.
There will be little disruption
of library services while
renovation is going on.
The resi^ation of Build-ing
Superintendent Bruno
Arena was accepted with
regret by Mayor Geier who
stated, "We hate to lose him
but he is going on to better
things in his career in accept-ing
a new position in Old
Westbury. Mr. Arena was
presented with a special
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feasibility of providing cable
television for Lynbrook
residents.
An original board
member of Link Drug Infor-mation
Center, Inc., Mr.
Robinson assisted in obtain-ing
state funds for the foun-dation
of the drug preven-tion
and education
organization. He received a
commendation from the
Town of Hempstead and
Link for his contribution.
Mr. Robinson currently
serves as a board member.
Mr. Robinson has been a
parishioner of Our Lady of
Peace Church for 35 years
and has served as usher for
18 years. He was also
involved in raising funds for
the construction of Our
Lady of Peace School. ,
Other community activi-ties
include Mr. Robinson's
volunteeer work with Lyn-brook
Public Schools' Par-ent
Teacher Associations,
the Village Insurance Com-mittee,
the Citizens Advi-sory
Committee For
Improvement of Lynbrook
Independent Party Displays Their Blue and Orange
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""THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW!** Lynbrook.
Independent Party candidates Bruce Bregman, Mary
Colway and Bill Hendrick proudly display their recently
erected signs featuring the slogan '*The Time For Change
Is Now!" The placard, which arc Navy blue with orange
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and white lettering, can be seen at various pobits hi the
village rcmhidhiig all to get out and vote in the March list
election. Abo pictured hi the photo, far right, is trustee
Dominick DeCarlo, who k a strong backer of the Bregman,
Colway-Hendrick ticket.