Allison Frankel says that the residents of South Bellmore need to get together to improve the area they live in.
Frankel has decided to start the South Bellmore Civic Association, which is aimed at tackling local issues.
"Our goal is to help guide our community through the bureaucracies of local government, address the needs of our neighbors and improve the quality of life in South Bellmore," says Frankel on the Civic Association's new website, which can be accessed by clicking here.
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Frankel said that she's looking for residents to attent the inaugural meeting of the Civic Association, which will be held on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Bellmore Library. She added that she's spoken to local civic leaders Claudia Borecky and Joe Baker about running a civic, and she said she wants to bring that kind of attention to South Bellmore, an idea she came up with before Hurricane Sandy struck.
According to the Association's website, areas of particular need include Mill Pond (flowers, a new sign and fencing), the Bellmore Train Station (flowers in the planter boxes and a new Bellmore Station sign), Bellmore Village (donated trees and flowers) and JFK High School (updates both inside and out). Frankel added that she wants to explore a neighborhood watch program in South Bellmore as well.
While there's civic representation in North Bellmore, North Merrick and South Merrick, the residents in the southern part of Bellmore haven't had a civic presence recently.
"We really have no voice," Frankel said. "I want to get us back on the map."
For more information on the South Bellmore Civic Association, you call call Frankel at 516-578-9049, email her at Allison.Frankel@yahoo.com or visit the website by clicking here.
What do you think of the new civic association forming? Do you plan on joining? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments section below.
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(Credit: Allison Frankel)
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Greg Bashaw May 21, 2013 at 09:32 pm
As for the mandate, maybe YOU should run for the Board, we need a change and thats WHY I am…Read More running... Thanks for the info though!
Greg Bashaw May 21, 2013 at 09:30 pm
FYI- Rosemary Corliss, mentioned it 2times as something are are planning to loo at....at Meet the…Read More Candidates Night......
Pat Boyle Egland May 20, 2013 at 04:06 pm
The NBUFSD BOE has not mentioned cutting bussing in over a year, it is not a part of the 2013-2014…Read More budget.
The pensions and benefits are not regulated by the BOE it is a state mandate.
Pat Boyle Egland May 22, 2013 at 02:48 pm
Eliminating the CHSD is a great idea but it needs to be voted on by the citizens of all 4 districts…Read More . In BM we have 5 set of administration - North Bellmore, Bellmore, North Merrick, Merrick and CHSD . Pensions are a are a state and national battle NOT local
Greg Bashaw May 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
Well for starters, why not give candidates 401K's and only pay a proportion of their benefits...Hire…Read More teachers and adm that actually live in our district...... Has anybody proposed dismantling the high school district......From the way I understand they have tried unsuccessfully to combine, well then how about saving moneu and splitting up the 3 high schools...This was we wont need 2 administrations...... I will try and I will think out of the box!
Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).