Dan Vaneck wants the Town of Hempstead to replace a fence
A Town of Hempstead lot between Martin Avenue and Natta Boulevard across from our Bellmore home is constantly littered with trash, graffiti and items that people don’t feel like taking to the dump. The town recently install a chain-link fence, but it was flimsy and dismantled by kids. We would like to have a stockade fence installed on the north side of the lot.
Soon after we called the town, the town contacted area residents to determine what type of fencing they would prefer. Homeowners differed, but based on their input, the town now has to decide which fence would best suit the job.
“Once that determination has been made, the fence will be up within a week or two,” said town spokesman Michael Deery.
The Martin Avenue parcel dates to the 1970s when the town installed a concrete pipe known as a box culvert to stop occasional flooding from Newbridge Creek. Since then, the parcel has had an assortment of fences that have been broken or vandalized.
The most recent chain link fence, installed late last year, has vanished, Deery said.
Vaneck has a theory: “The last fence was missing the top bar, so it quickly fell apart when kids climbed it.”
Town residents with fence problems on town-owned land should call the town’s help line at 516-489-6000.
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Comments (3)
Can the town just divide-up the land to adjoining property owners(who want the extra land)?
Why leave the lot empty and vacant?
Answer: The town needs to retain access to the box culvert.
oooooooooh...I completely forgot about that.
Thanks for the answer