Politics & Government

Patching Potholes Costs Town $100K

Town of North Hempstead notebook: Jon Kaiman seeks federal grants for Town projects.

Potholes bloom like crocuses on roadways each spring. They are predictable, unavoidable and a sometimes dangerous rite of passage on Long Island.

That’s when the Town of North Hempstead Highway Department springs into action.

From the start of 2013 through Tuesday the Town has filled 127 potholes reported to a hotline and an additional 86 unreported potholes, according to Town spokesman Ryan Mulholland. That number may actually be greater because each request filled might encompass several potholes, Mulholland added.

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The Town estimates the work with labor and materials at about $100,000.  

Good news: The Town will receive $2,718,955 from the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program in the new state budget, including a $642,820 increase. It is the first funding increase in four years, Sen. Jack Martins, R-Mineola, said.

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Have a pothole problem? Residents should report potholes to 311.

Mr. Kaiman Goes to Washington

Supervisor Jon Kaiman reportedly played the Hurricane Sandy trump card during a whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C. last week. 

The Town said he met with several federal agencies soliciting funding for community arts, cultural development, community services, shoreline restoration and transportation infrastructure upgrades, much of it related to the Oct. 29, 2012 hurricane. Projects Kaiman is trying to get federal dollars for include upgrading the Town Dock, North Hempstead Beach Park and the Plandome Road Culvert. 

“I was delighted to see the attentiveness of our federal officials and agencies to our concerns stemming from Superstorm Sandy, as well as to our vision for cultural improvements in the Town,” Kaiman said.

Notes & Quotes

Friends of Port Rowing along with the Town will hold the Row for Autism benefit April 13 at 8 a.m. at North Hempstead Beach Park. Seven area schools participated last year in the first regatta and more than $20,000 was raised for the purchase of specialized adaptive rowing equipment, which enables a disabled teenager to be paired with a typical peer mentor. Residents can donate online at www.PortRowing.com . . .  Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman is sponsoring a pair of free financial literacy seminars. The first is April 9 at 6:45 p.m. at Hillside Public Library in New Hyde Park. The second is April 11 at 7 p.m. at Westbury Public Library. Topics include: Money and values within your family, living within your means, understanding the importance of good credit, basic saving and investment strategies, student loan borrowing strategies and pitfalls . . . Don't forget to vote: Library trustee elections and budgets go up for vote throughout the Town Tuesday or April 9. Check your local library for details.  


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