PARCnassau

Park Advocacy & Recreation Council of Nassau. A coalition of 150 park advocacy and/or user groups with a combined membership of over 250,000 county residents.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

PARCnassu Endorses Tom Suozzi for Nassau County Executive

After  long discussion with Tom Suozzi about the Nassau County Park system, we found he understands the underlying issues of the parks belonging "to the people not the politicians". He supports our opposition to the unbridled privatization of our public parklands and open spaces.

Tom is comitted to forming an advisory committee of park advocates to monitor and consult with the county on all park issues to insure the public access and needs are met. His understanding, that parks are an integral part of the suburban lifestyle here on Long Island and must be improved and protected by county government, is essential to all taxpayers and park users.

We've seen what the current county executive, Ed Mangano, has allowed on his watch. Rampant privatization in violation of the Alienation of Municipal Parklands case law of NYS. The chainsaw massacre of hundreds of healthy trees in our preserves to qualify for FEMA aid, etc. etc. His administration sees parks as cash cows not as recreational resources for a weary and financially strained public.

When it comes to these two candidates, we believe this is a no brainer; Tom Suozzi is the best choice for Nassau County Parks and is willing to include public oversight to his agenda. We urge all Nassau residents and taxpayers that use and support the couty park system to vote for Tom on November5th.

Bruce Piel
Chairman, Park Advocacy & Recreational Council of Nassau (PARCnassau)
246 Twin Lane East
Wantagh, NY 11793
(5116) 783-8378
parcnassau@aol.com

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Mangano excludes public from parking lot in Cantiague Park, Hicksville


Cantiague Park now has long term private parking

(public excluded)

by Bruce Piel
Chairman
Park Advocacy & Recreation Council of Nassau (PARCnassau
)

The Mangano Administration through the Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums has entered into an agreement with Westbury Jeep, 100 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, NY 11753 to permit that private company to fence off Parking Lot 2 at Cantiague Park, Hicksville and store new and used automobiles there subject to available space which would allow over 500 vehicles. The fencing and signs exclude the public from that area.

The time period currently runs from October 1, 2013 until April, 2014. A Foil request to see the agreement is being deliberately stalled until after the upcoming election, Surprise, Surprise!

We checked with NYS Parks which monitors any applications by local governments  to obtain Alienation  of Municipal Parklands legislation from the NYS Legislature. o such request has been filed to date. This means that Nassau County is in  violation  of NYS case law in this matter and continues the policy of Privatization of Nassau County Parklands.

County taxpayers should protest this blatant and illegal exclusion of their full access to Cantiague, its Parking Fields and all other county parks. Complaints should be made to county legislators and state legislators as well as the NYS Attorney General. Protect your rights to unfettered access to all parkland you have bought, developed and maintained in Nassau.

 "All that's necessary for 'evil' to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

 

PARCnassau
246 Tin Lane East
Wantagh, NY 11793
(516) 783-83787