Key highlights of the Village of Manorhaven’s March 23, 2022 board meeting began with an announcement to hire two new Highway/Public Works Department staff members, both of who will begin working at the Village on April 4.
The Village will also hire Cameron Engineering to conduct a drainage study for the Orchard Beach section of the Village where poor drainage has been an ongoing issue. The board also approved a fee schedule for filming permits and filming fees for production companies wishing to shoot footage in the Village. A tentative budget was amended and approved for further review and hopeful approval at the April Board meeting.
Mayor Avena announced that several roads were scheduled for repaving on March 28 and 29: Edgewood Road from Manorhaven Blvd to Ashwood Rd; Ford Place from Firwood Rd to Dunwood Rd; Inwood Rd from Cambridge Rd to the dead end; and, Kirkwood Rd from Manorhaven Blvd to Cambridge Ave. The Mayor added that additional roads in need of repaving will take place pending approval of a bond the Village is seeking to secure. It is hopeful that these roads will be paved in the near future.
Mayor Avena and the Board of Trustees then discussed several ongoing projects, such as the improvements to the Nature Preserve, planting of young trees throughout the Village, improving the parking situation, and the grants received to install an emergency generator at the pump station.
Resident and attendee at the meeting Jeremy Devine discussed the upcoming ceremony on May 21, Armed Forces Day, to honor currently serving members of the U.S. military and their Blue Star families. The Village will issue further information about the event, which will take place at Morgan’s Dock Park, closer to the event date. The Village will also be celebrating Arbor Day on Friday, April 29.
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Submitted by the Village of Manorhaven
