Susan Siarkowski says drivers have a difficult time exiting Glen Keith Road onto Sea Cliff Avenue at the entrance to Trousdell Village.
We live in Trousdell Village in Glen Cove. There is only one road, Glen Keith, to enter and leave. It is dangerous for drivers to exit onto Sea Cliff Avenue because SUVs and other vehicles park close to the intersection and we cannot see oncoming traffic. This issue was brought up at a Glen Cove town meeting at the Knights of Columbus Hall in July. We were told that a curved mirror would be installed across the street to try to alleviate the sight-line issue.
Crossed wires. Siarkowski’s understanding was that the city would be responsible for installing a traffic mirror. However, Mayor Ralph Suozzi remembers being asked permission to erect the mirror and giving the OK for the Trousdell Village Association to do it.
He wouldn’t have assigned it as a city project, he said, because a mirror isn’t an official traffic control device. Suozzi was surprised that Siarkowski called us about the problem because, he said, he had been asked twice about the mirror, had said "yes" twice and believed they had forged ahead with their plan. “They presented a problem and said they had a solution. They didn’t ask me to look at the problem and come up with a solution.”
Suozzi said if the association wants to install the mirror, they’ve been given permission to do it already. However, if the association wants the city to address the problem, members should contact him and he’ll get the process started. “Someone has to look at the visibility problem and design a solution. I would ask the police and the engineering department to look at this intersection and see if they can recommend a solution,” he said.
Siarkowski said she plans to contact Suozzi.
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Comments (3)
A traffic tripper on Keith Rd. operating a trafic light on the Sea Cliff Ave. that the City could instal would safely solve the problem and authorize the police to sumons a driver on Sea Cliff Ave. who drives though the red light.
Listen bunch of busybodies at home barefoot in the kitchen housewifes. Get a life! The problem is allowing people to park on Sea Cliff Avenue. Make it a no parking zone and viola! problem solved.
Now, to all the pains-in-the-asses, grow up, get a life and make something useful out of yourselves. Stop the whining and bitching.
Glen Cove residents are aging physically but mentally are still babies. Whah Whah Whah Thats all any of you ever do and all I ever read about is some other resident always whining!
Get up and DO something! Nimnits!
Leave the boat meathead trailer-park unschooled unskilled mentality at home!
Not A. Busybody has got it absolutely right! It is true. If residents of Glen Cove spent half the time doing something constructive rather than always whining, this town would be really nice to live in.
How about the nonsense regarding the new developments that are supposedly going to happen in that land area behnd the fire department.
How much you want to bet that a few years from now we will still be talking about this. Also, where were the hearings and competition on the firms selected to do this redevelopment. Why is Rechler Development doing this? What's in it for Ralph Suozzi?
I am telling you, nothing is going to happen for a long time. Yet, they will all (local politicians) try to take credit during their election campaigns that they got this going? Look around you...you see anything happening? Its all a smoke and mirros game and the residents are all the victims of deception.
Where is themoney coming from and why would anyone be interested? Have you seen a budget? Taxes anyone - want more taxes....wait and watch, you'll see, I was right!
Ralph Suozzi, Scott Rechler....we're watching you very carefully!