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On behalf of numerous fellow Valley Streamers, I’d like to say “thank you” to Sen. Charles Schumer now that we’ve endured Hurricane Irene without experiencing flooding.
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9/15/11
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I have recently had the opportunity to read two items with messages from Mayor Ed Fare of the incorporated Village of Valley Stream. The items are the 2011-12 Valley Stream Almanac and Newcomer’s Guide and The Village Green, the official newsletter of the village.
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9/15/11
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To the Editor:
I read “LIPA chief tours storm-ravaged south Merrick” by Scott Brinton (Sept. 8-14) with interest. In the story, Brinton mentions backup of storm drains. I believe that more …
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9/15/11
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I am a resident of the Gibson area in Valley Stream that the Federal Emergency Management Agency mandated flood insurance. I do believe that we have had that 100-year storm that FEMA officials contend would flood out our area of Valley Stream.
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9/8/11
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On Wednesday, Aug. 24, someone went into my backyard screened-in porch and stole my grandson’s bicycle and his helmet.
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9/8/11
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As I am certain you recall, numerous meeting, calls, symposiums and discussions were held between our federal and village officials with regard to the implemented FEMA flood maps and their impact on the Village of Valley Stream. Although it was only anecdotal, many residents made a strong case that in all their time in the village, they never had a flood — even in major storms.
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9/1/11
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Thankfully, Irene has passed through Valley Stream, hopefully without too much damage and devastation. One thing that did not happen is that there was no flooding in Gibson, where the new flood maps were effective in September 2009. Gibson Boulevard did not even have a puddle, much less a storm surge going to 11 feet, 4 inches.
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9/1/11
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For the last two years, the residents of Gibson have been told by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that their scientific conclusions based upon a study focusing on the east end of Long Island, and their historical information (which they have not disclosed) clearly indicated that a hurricane making landfall on Long Island would create a “surge” of historic proportions.
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9/1/11
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I have lived in Valley Stream for 30 years and it breaks my heart to know that Central Hardware is in dire straits. This store has been an institution in Valley Stream for more than 70 years, and like many other “mom and pop” businesses, has fallen victim to the big-box stores. Why do we prefer to drive to a mall? We waste gas and time looking for a parking spot, only to walk around aimlessly trying to find what we need and then wait on a long line to pay for our purchases.
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9/1/11
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Our chamber publicly expresses its deep and sincere thanks to the participants, and the Valley Stream community at large, for the significance and success of the Ed Cahill Memorial dedication ceremony on July 31.
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8/18/11
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