The Kings Park Neighbor's Association held their inaugural public meeting Thursday evening in the RJO Cafeteria. Starting as a small grass roots organization of local school parents it is their intention to unite the communities Kings Park, San Remo and Fort Salonga as these residents share the same school district and common goals.
       Association President Lori Carragher called the almost two hundred attendees to order and introduced her fellow officers, board members and special guest State Senator John Flanagan. 
       Senator Flanagan reviewed four critical issues which are effecting our area- the State budget and redistribution of state aid  to NYC schools, the proposed LIRR Maintenance Yard, Power Plant, and the Kings Park Psychiatric Center re-development.
         The Senator said he will stand steadfast with his colleagues in blocking any plan which would unjustly redistribute more school aid to NYC, especially since NYC is not willing to "anti-up" themselves by forgoing their proposed $400 property tax rebate and directing those funds to education.  
       Regarding the MTA/LIRR, Senator Flanagan believes the quick fix  to electrify to Kings Park or Smithtown is not in our best interest and the only way to maximize the money we are spending would be to electrify out to the end of the line, Port Jefferson. He sited that the Ronkonoma line is being over utilized and there are over six thousand vehicles vying each day for the four thousand available parking spaces. In conclusion, it was his opinion, the long "ugly" process will inure to our benefit.
          The Senator's stance regarding the placement of a power plant in our area- he is adamantly against further burdening the Huntington/Smithtown corridor with any more environmentally taxing plants. His thoughts are we have enough - i.e. Northport power plant, Ogden-Martin Recycle/Power Plant Center, municipal dumps and landfills and, polluting plants located in other towns immediately bordering us.
     Finally, the re-development of the KPPC. He believes the developer is sincere in wanting to hear what everyone wants and encouraged the community to fully participate in the charrette. Additionally, he said it was his goal to insure the State continue to make tax payments  until the land is fully developed and able to contribute on its own.
     The meeting started to heat when the Senator began field questions from the audience. A good portion of the questions were related to the land remediation and the group's skepticism with relying on the government to protect us. With that, the Senator reinforced his commitment to the community and promised to keep his eyes and ears wide open and protect our mutual interests. 

Kings Park Psychiatric Center
   Planners and developers of the KPPC site are busy at work putting the final touches on their master plan for the former hospital property.  Public meetings to obtain local input are scheduled for May 4 through  May 11, 2004.

Charrette Schedule
Tuesday, May 4
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Opening Presentation*
Wednesday, May 5
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Transportation
Thursday, May 6
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Office/Retail/Cultural
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Pin-Up & Review
Friday, May 7
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Energy/Power Plant
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Residential Architects
Builders/Developers
Saturday, May 8
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Walking Site Tour & Site Evaluation
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Pin-Up & Review
Tuesday, May 11
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Final Presentation*

Charrette Studio The San Remo School
180 Lawrence Road

*Presentation Location
Kings Park High School 200 Route 25A
Kings Park, NY 11754

Visit www.kingsparkfuture.com for more info.

Library Update
    Expansion and Development Pending.  Budget passed 864 to 651. The following library trustees were elected- Joseph Vallone (915), Susan O'Shea (910) and Eric Johansson (819). Next regular meeting set for May 18 @ 7pm Main building.

Proposed LIRR Maintenance Center
    Pending environmental impact study which should be completed by December 2004. There are three locations which are being proposed: the KPPC Hospital property where the trains once ran, the area behind St. Catherine's Hospital and the Townline & Old Northport Road area.      

Kings Park Links

KINGS PK SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEWSDAY -KPHS SCORES
KINGS PARK YOUTH 
KINGS PK SOCCER CLUB
PARK FACILITIES  
TOWNLINE ASSOCIATION
NISSEQUOGE RIVER ST PARK
KINGS PARK FIRE DEPT

KINGS PARK CIVIC ASSOC.
SMITHTOWN CIVIC ASSOC.
FORT SALONGA ASSOCIATION
KINGS PARK NEIGHBORS NEW

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ORDER SONS OF ITALY KP
FR.SEYFREID COUNCIL K OF C

BSA TROOP 75
BSA TROOP 539
BSA PACK 379