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Minutes of the General Membership Meeting of the Westmoreland Association
May 20, 2019
Officers Present
Vice President - Victor Dadras
Treasurer – Gary Savage
Secretary – Charles Manna
Board Members Present
John Duane
Peter Reinharz
Bob Timmerman
Nam Yoon
Officials Present
Ahmed Nassar – from the District 19 Councilman’s Office (Paul Vallone).
Amber Yoon – from State Assemblyman Ed Braunstein’s Office
NYPD – Community Affairs Officers: John Erdman, Officers Robert Dussell and
Miguel Mora (B Sector Officers) – Captain John Hall, the Ranking officer at the
111 Precinct. – Note The 111th Precinct serves the northeastern portion of
Queens containing Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale, Hollis Hills,
and Fresh Meadows. There are also over forty city parks located in the Precinct.
Vice President Victor Dadras called the meeting to order at 8:05 P.M. A motion
was made, seconded and unanimously adopted to waive reading of the minutes. (Mr.
Dadras noted that the minutes are available for review on the Westmoreland
website.)
Gary Savage provided the Treasurer’s Report indicating that the balance-on-hand
was $17,396.97 as of May 20, 2019. A motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s
report. The motion was seconded, and the report was unanimously approved.
New Business
Captain Hall presented the news and updates concerning the 111th Precinct. There
are now thirteen new police officers (for a total of 130 Officers) and ten new
cars. Grand Larceny (major theft over $1,000) was limited to three so far this
year. Two credit cards and one phone scam. Drug usage is down. There have been
two arrests so far in the house break-in. One more suspect is being pursued.
Question: Why are patrol cars stationed on Glenwood at Northern Blvd?
Answer: It is a great location to observe traffic violations of drivers coming
into Queens from Nassau County
Next, there was a discussion about the concerns that Westmoreland residents have
with the traffic situation on the streets surrounding PS94. Cars clog the
streets and block the flow of traffic on Little Neck Parkway and on both 42 Ave
and 41st Drive. John Erdman said that they were working with the school and the
PTA to ease the traffic issues.
Old Business
The semi-annual Glenwood Landing (triangle park) planting and cleanup – Nineteen
people collected nineteen bags of trash. Several volunteers cleaned along the
LIRR parking lot on the edge of 39 Ave. There was a small amount of drug
paraphernalia collected, but a big reduction from previous years. The Douglaston
Garden Club led the effort. Next Fall the group plans to plant over 500 tulip
bulbs.
Ahmed Nassar from Paul Vallon’s office reported on the Participatory Budget
voting. Our district was the highest in voter turnout. The winners were PS 129
for the gym renovation, Bayside High School for the Bio Dome and NYPD for the
cameras. Paul Vallone will include some of the other projects in the other part
of his annual discretionary budget. For instance, PS 67 and PS 98 will get some
funds for their projects because of the efforts that they put in.
The PTA announced that they will be installing one or two “Little Free
Libraries” in the neighborhood. They will work with the Douglaston Garden Club
to determine the best placement.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM.
The next meeting is on September 16, 2019
Respectfully submitted,
Charles Manna
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