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Minutes
of May 8, 2001 Meeting Present at this meeting were 14
Coalition members who helped prepare final mailings for the school
board election and budget vote. Recently Achieved: The recent brunch at Steamboat
Landing was extremely successful. It was attended by approximately
30 people and raised almost $800. Thank you to Natheley McElrath and
Ian Siegel for organizing the event. The meeting with Assemblyman David
Sidikman on Thursday, April 26th was also very worthwhile. He met
with approximately 25 people at City Hall to address the issue of
school state aid. He spoke of Glen Cove and Westbury as two unique
districts that warrant substantial state aid and encouraged our
community to organize a trip to Albany to voice concern in this
regard. Thank you to Janet Bates-Wilkins for arranging this event. The Coalition continues to meet
with local civic groups. Donald Scarl attended an AARP meeting on
May 7th. He reported that he enjoyed the meeting very much.
Additionally, a meeting was attended at the Glen Cove Lion’s Club.
Donald will speak with the Glen Cove Kiwanis Club in the near
future. Letters to the local papers during
the past several weeks were well written, and came from many
different people. It is important for members to stay involved and
voice concerns. The Coalition thanks Chris
Swirnoff for designing flyers and news ads for the election. All
present members commented on her efficiency and talent and her
ability to work in a small window of time! Maureen Tracy has been putting
signs up in Glen Cove to support Natheley and Janet. Janet will hand out flyers in the
shopping centers on the Saturday before the vote. Janet handed
flyers out on Lee Gray Court. Elsa Blanco distributed 100 flyers
translated into Spanish. For Discussion:
The Nassau County Legislature
voted down the issue of taking over our certs. At the present time,
the County faces financial burdens. The question was raised as to
the state of a November 1999 lawsuit filed by the Board of Education
with the County regarding the certs. It was felt that we should
continue to write letters to our legislators to voice our concerns
over this issue. The Coalition wishes a speedy
recovery to Carol Sucharski after her surgery. We will send our best
wishes with flowers very shortly. The next meeting will take place
on Tuesday, June 12th at 7 PM at St. Paul’s Church on
Highland Road. Ronnie Lavine, Recording
Secretary
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