Village Completes Acquisition of Seven-Acre Park from Town and State to Create First Responders Memorial Recreational Field

Plans to Enhance Park to be Announced

 

Who:               Allan M. Dorman, Mayor, Village of Islandia

                        Al Graf, New York State Assemblyman

                        Lee Zeldin, New York State Senator

                        Members of the Islip Town Board and Parks Department

 

What:              Allan M. Dorman, Mayor, Village of Islandia, will receive a certificate from the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo giving ownership of the Village of Islandia First Responders Memorial Recreational Field on Old Nichols Road to the village from the town. Local elected officials will be in attendance.

 

In May 2013, New York State Senator Lee Zeldin and Assemblyman Al Graf co-sponsored legislation authorizing the Town of Islip to transfer ownership of the seven-acre Old Nichols Road Park to the village. The bill gives the village sole proprietorship of the ball field at no cost and provides the village residents with more recreational opportunities. The bill passed the Senate on June 17, 2013 and the Assembly four days later. It was then signed into law by Governor Cuomo on October 21, 2013.

 

The ball field will be renamed the Village of Islandia First Responders Memorial Recreational Field in honor of the memory of five first responders from Islandia who were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Upon acquisition of the property, the Village of Islandia will construct a second baseball diamond on the field, complete with dugouts. Local businesses will help with the building of the ball field and will be asked to help maintain it once construction is completed.

 

Where:            Islandia Village Hall

                        1100 Old Nichols Road, Islandia

 

When:             Friday, February 14, 2014

                        noon

 

Directions:     LIE to Exit 58. Go south on Old Nichols Road for approximately 0.4 mile. Village Hall is on the right-hand side.

 

Photo Ops:    Mayor Dorman receiving the certificate and discussing plans for the ball field. Local elected officials joining Mayor Dorman at the press conference.

 

 

 

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Incorporated in 1985, the Village of Islandia is home to over 3,000 residents and over 1,300 businesses. The village’s proximity to New York City and the North and South shores of Long Island make Islandia an attractive destination for residents and businesses who may be thinking of relocating to Long Island. For more information, please visit www.newvillageofislandia.com.