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Coalition
for Glen Cove Minutes Recently Achieved A public meeting to discuss school
topics was arranged by Doug Brown and held on Tuesday, October 2nd was
attended by about 35 community members. Mayoral candidates Mary Ann
Holzkamp and David Zatlin answered questions posed by audience members.
Also present to field questions were candidates for City Council, Albert
Granger and Frank O’Regan. Fern Lindenbaum has composed a list of
approximately 90 community leaders. This list will be used to help
inform the various community groups about school events, activities,
budget facts, and to invite leaders to visit our schools. Sam Dudley, Janet Brown, Joanna Miller
and Bob Pryor will be interviewing school personnel for the local
newspapers. To date the following interviews are planned: Frank Bouza, Supervisor of Buildings
and Grounds The Coalition took out a 1/2 page ad
in the Deasy-Landing dinner program to support this event. Discussion High School Drug Testing Program - An
informational meeting will be held on October 22nd at the
high school. Coalition members are urged to become informed by attending
this meeting. The Coalition is working on arranging
speakers for upcoming meetings. We are interested in hearing John
Hildebrand, Education writer at Newsday, Carl McCall, NYS Treasurer
currently running for Governor, and Steve Sanders, head of the Education
Committee. Father Hutchings has offered to
coordinate a discussion on violence in the schools, using materials from
the American Psychological Association. Ronnie Lavine has volunteered to serve
as liaison between the Coalition and the PTA Budget Committee. She will
go to Budget Committee meetings. Donald Scarl reported the Board of
Education has agreed to a 3 1/2% increase in next year’s budget before
conducting a needs assessment and looking into economic concerns. Donald
asked the Coalition to support him as he will voice his concern at the
upcoming meeting on October 29th. The Coalition will set up a voter
registration table at the community BID Fall Festival, to be held on
October 20th. We are still looking for Coalition
members to chair a fundraising brunch in the spring. The next Coalition for Glen Cove
meeting will be held on Monday, November 12 at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ronnie Lavine, Secretary |