North Hempstead approves $4 million for Manhasset's Plandome Road
Plandome Road, in Manhasset's business district, in October 2024. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin
North Hempstead can borrow nearly $6 million for infrastructure projects, including $4 million to repair a major Manhasset road after a sewer connection was installed.
The town board voted 7-0 on Tuesday to authorize borrowing nearly $1.2 million for improvements to Westbury Avenue in Carle Place; nearly $700,000 to repair a retaining wall in Port Washington; and $4 million for Plandome Road in Manhasset.
The bonding comes one week after the town approved its 2026 capital plan, which also included $13 million in funding for the in-kind replacement of the town dock in Port Washington and about $3.5 million for rehabilitation of the tipping floor at the solid waste management transfer station.
The board had originally considered the bonding proposal during last week’s meeting, but tabled it after Democrats on the town board requested more information. Republicans control the board 4-3, but the board needs a supermajority to approve bonds.
“The Capital Plan isn’t just a wish list that sits on the shelf,” Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said in a statement. “It’s a planning tool that helps us identify funding options and build realistic timelines for project completion."
The votes followed a period of contentious debate.
“There was no communication and there was no transparency,” Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, a Democrat, said during the board meeting on Tuesday, in reference to why the vote was delayed. “Everyone in the Town of North Hempstead will be paying for this. That’s why there were questions asked.”
The Carle Place project will see the replacement of sidewalks on Westbury Avenue.
"The Carle Place community takes a great deal of pride in Westbury Avenue, and this project will go a long way toward making them feel good about their downtown thoroughfare," Councilman Robert Troiano Jr., a Democrat, said in an interview.
In 2024, the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District completed a $5 million public sewer system for businesses on Plandome Road, with the town allocating $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to reimburse businesses for hookups.
The money the town bonded for will go to repaving Plandome Road and replacing the sidewalk after the main line's installation.
In Port Washington, the retaining wall on Carlton Avenue will be repaired, new concrete sidewalks will be poured and trees removed.
Joshua Needelman covers the Town of North Hempstead for Newsday. A Long Island native and University of Maryland graduate, his work has appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
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