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Promised new fence pleases Bellmore homeowners

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Before, Don Vaneck wanted the town to install a fence to keep out trash...

Newsday photo by Karen Wiles Stabile

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...and after the Town of Hempstead installed a new fence around the Bellmore lot.

Newsday photo by Julia Gaines

The Town of Hempstead has kept its word to Don Vaneck and his Bellmore neighbors, installing a new fence around a town lot that’s been fence-challenged.

We featured Vaneck in a column last month after he contacted us because fences around the lot have fallen apart or disappeared after being vandalized. That problem left the lot, which contains a box culvert pipe to stop occasional flooding, open to large trash deposits and graffiti-makers.

Town spokesman Michael Deery told us that residents in the area would be polled about their fence preferences. Earlier this month, 60 feet of new vinyl-coated chain-link fence that cost $2,500 was installed. Vaneck’s wife Regina declared, “This is much more appealing to the eye.”

Residents with town fence problems can call 516 489-6000

--MICHAEL R. EBERT

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