NEW LANDSCAPER

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CLEARVIEW VILLAGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
WINTER 2006
P.O. Box 253 Hicksville, New York 11802-0253
clearviewvillage.org
SAVE THE DATE Hold open April 26 for the annual
meeting of the Civic Association. Important
business will include election of Board members
for the current season, and a chance to discuss
ideas for future projects. Nominations should
be submitted prior to the meeting. MINE THE
WEBPAGE The Clearview Village webpage,
clearviewvillage.org, is a gold mine of
information, with links to the community, local
government agencies, elected federal (even the
President), state, county and town officials,
fast access to the police and fire departments,
LIRR timetables, LIPA and Keyspan, plus
information about who to call for street light
and street repairs. And, free of charge, a place
for your classified ads. Need a baby sitter,
need some repairs, have something to sell? Put
it on our webpage. LIBRARY UPDATE The library
construction project is on schedule, according to
Director Judith Lockman, and completion is
scheduled for mid-October. If you have wondered
why the inside of the building has been off
limits to the public, the reason has been the
need to strengthen the column foundations for the
columns that will support the new upper floor.
Steel should be in by the middle of February, if
the mild winter weather holds up. For monthly
updates and access to the library, visit the web
site at www.nassaulibrary.org/syosset. You can
also ask Judy for a personally conducted hard-hat
tour of the building.
NEW LANDSCAPER The Civic Association has a new
landscaper, Tranquil Settings. The owner, Mark
Pikounis, a Clearview resident, and his partner
Dina Karatas, have contracted to maintain the
island plantings on a weekly basis. In addition
to trimming, mowing and landscape design, they
have added an important new service, frequent
watering, from a water truck. Finally, Mark has
generously donated 400 in seasonal plantings for
the islands. PICNIC ANYONE? Theres no better
time to think of a springtime picnic than the
middle of winter (If you can call this a winter).
The picnic need not be a fancy affair, just a
chance to get together with neighbors, with
everyone bringing their own food. How would it
work? Step 1 Find out how many would be
interested. Step 2 If people are interested,
get some volunteers to arrange the affair. Step
3 Pick a date, most likely late May or early
June, and select a place, most conveniently the
Community Park behind Market Drive. Step 4.
Arrange for some entertainment, games, etc. If
you think this would be a good idea, and if you
would be willing to volunteer, let us know by
voting on the Village web page or by mail. BOARD
OPENINGS One of the best ways to make waves on
dry land is to become a member of the Civic
Association Board. There are currently five
active members on the Board, with room for three
or four more, including incumbents. Why not
volunteer and help us better our community.
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ADVERTISING Your association for the first
time has decided to accept advertising for
insertion in the newsletter. As a Clearview
homeowner and an Association member, your ad will
receive preference. You can, of course,
advertise free of charge on the Association web
pae. Remember, though, that this is only seen by
those members who surf the web and look at our
web site, a small minority judging by the number
of hits the site registers. A newsletter in a
mailbox tends to be read your ad will likely be
read by nearly all of the 500 households in
Clearview Village. ADVERTISING CONTRACT The
Clearview Village Civic Association Newsletter
will be distributed within Clearview Village
three time annually. Rates for a single
insertion into the Newsletter are as
follows Eighth Page 25 Quarter Page 40 Half
Page 75 Full Page 90 Sign up for two
insertions and get a third one free!
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