Town of Hempstead Notebook: Child Safety and E-Cycling Events

Town Announces Child Car Seat Safety Inspection Program

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray has announced the 2011 spring schedule for Hempstead Town's Child Car Seat Safety Inspection Program. Hempstead Town's certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will inspect and properly install child car safety seats and instruct guardians on their proper installation.

"According to safety experts, a properly installed safety seat is the most effective way to prevent injuries to a child in a vehicle crash," Murray said.

During the months of March, April and May the Child Car Seat Inspection Team will be available to perform car seat safety inspections on most Wednesdays and specified Saturdays at either Veterans Memorial Park or Speno Park in East Meadow. From June through September, the inspection team will visit communities throughout the town twice weekly.

All inspections take place by appointment only between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Guardians are asked to provide information about the child's age, weight, height and current car seat. Inspectors can provide recommendations for appropriate car seats, as well as information about recalls and possible defects. The service is provided free of charge.

The Child Car Seat Safety Inspection Program schedule is available online. To schedule an appointment, please visit www.toh.li/content/cs/childsafe.html or call the Town of Hempstead Department of Public Safety at 516-538-1900, extension 217.

Town to Hold E-Cycling Events

The Town of Hempstead will hold an “E-Cycling, Pharmaceutical Disposal and Shredding” Day on Sunday, March 13 in Levittown from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. The event will take place in the Town of Hempstead municipal parking lot area, located just off Division Avenue behind the Tri-County Market (Hempstead Turnpike).

This is a chance to get rid of your unwanted computers, televisions, DVD players and VCRs and help the environment at the same time. In addition, bring your outdated pharmaceuticals to the program for proper disposal and you can also bring old documents to be shredded while you watch.

For more information on e-cycling, residents should call the Town of Hempstead Department of Sanitation at 378-2200. Directions to the town’s Division Avenue parking lot are as follows: From Wantagh Parkway – take exit W3 East, proceed on Hempstead Turnpike for a quarter mile and make a left onto Division Avenue. Make a right into the parking lot and follow signs for e-cycling event.

Another e-cycling event is scheduled for Sunday, March 13 at Oceanside Transfer Station on Long Beach Road from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The town’s e-cycling program is open to Town of Hempstead residents only (no business, non-commercial vehicles only).

Two additional events have been added to the schedule this year on Saturday, Aug. 13, at Levittown Town Parking Field L2, just off Division Avenue, and on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Town Park Point Lookout on Lido Boulevard.

Town Board to Meet Tuesday

The has a meeting scheduled for March 8 at 10:30 a.m. On the agenda are issues such as parking and other regulations, which pertain to several towns including Bellmore, Woodmere, Westbury, Oceanside and South Hempstead.