Village of Mineola trustees approved $72,000 in purchases made for improvements to the Memorial Park Bandshell during its meeting on Aug. 5.

The trustees approved three purchases for audio equipment including an equipment rack, speakers, microphones, mixing board and cables. 

The board also authorized the transfer of $17,156 from its development initiative bonus fund for one of its purchases made to Colortone Audio Visual. The remaining purchases, each costing more than $27,000, come from the village’s general funds. 

Village of Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss said the new audio equipment will be ready for use next year. 

The bandshell upgrades are the latest in a series of improvements to Memorial Park made after it was heavily damaged from Superstorm Sandy. 

The repairs totaling more than $1 million are not being paid by taxpayers. 

Instead, the village will use the development initiative fund to pay for all expenses.  

The village board also voted to adjust its water budget by distributing more than $450,000 of funds. 

More than $380,000 of those funds have been allocated for the repair of well  No. 4, which is located near county offices. 

The route for the Mineola High School Homecoming Parade was approved at the village meeting. 

The parade will be held at noon on Saturday Oct. 10. It will start from the High School and move east on Jericho Turnpike until it makes a right at Roslyn Road. 

The parade will then move south on Roslyn Road until making a left at Westbury Ave and then a right towards Union Ave. before ultimately concluding at Hampton Stadium.

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