June 2013  
 

 NY RISING UPDATE  

Mayor James Ruzicka attended a meeting yesterday, June 26, 2013, with representatives from the NY Rising Grant Program.

Starting Monday, July 1, 2013, NY Rising will start conferencing with homeowners that have submitted applications with the program.  Case Managers have completed their training and have started to review homeowner applications.  On a daily basis, letters are being sent out to homeowners with the name of your Case Manager and your appointment time.  You can reschedule your appointment time if you can’t make it.  Most of the homeowners should receive their letters the week of July 1, 2013.

The NY Rising Case Manager will meet with you and review your application for completeness.

After it is determined that your application is complete, it should take about 3 to 4 weeks to verify all of the aid that you have received already. 

Next is the home inspection conducted by a Construction Company Inspector assigned by NY Rising. They will verify the work that you need to have done.  This phase should start in early August 2013.

The NY Rising Grant Program will determine how much money you are eligible for based on what you need to have done at your home, home inspection, and what money you have received (money from FEMA, Flood Insurance, SBA Loans and any other aid).

You can select a contractor from the NY Rising list of contractors or you may use your own contractor.  The contractor you select will be paid directly by NY Rising.

Reimbursement of monies that you have spent prior to meeting with NY Rising will be discussed directly with your Case Manager.  

 Mayor James Ruzicka and the Village Board of Trustees announced at the June 20^th Village Board Meeting that we will be collaborating with “KaBoom!” in the remodeling and new construction of the Waterford Road Playground.  

Superstorm Sandy Recovery Assistance Programs           

Mayor James Ruzicka and VIP Metropolitan Construction Group have reached out to Governor Cuomo’s office and have arranged for the NY Rising Grant Program to be stationed in Island Park for residential and small business recovery efforts.    

Residential – Mobile Unit located in Long Island Railroad Parking Lot.
                         Hours of Operation: Monday–Friday 11:00AM-8:00PM, Saturday           
                         9:00AM-3:00 PM                                      

Small Business – Office located at 203A Long Beach Road
                               (Across from Island Park Public Library) 
                              Hours of Operation:  Monday-Friday 8:30AM – 4:30 p.m.  

Masone Beach  

The Village would like to thank Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray and  the efforts of Deputy Mayor Steven D’Esposito and the Village Board of Trustees, for the donation of truckloads of new, soft and clean sand to Masone Beach to beautify and prepare our beach for a successful, enjoyable and relaxing summer season.

Island Park Public Library  

A big Thank You to Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, Councilman Anthony Santino,  the Village Board, and private organization, “Reading Reflections”, who generously donated 10,000 gently used books to the Island Park Public Library on Sunday, June 9, 2013.     

Summer Concert Series       

The Village would like to thank The Village Board of Trustees and Tommy Asher in their efforts working with Nassau County and certainly to Friends of County Executive Ed Mangano for the generous donation and full sponsorship of our final Summer Concert on August 31, 2013 and the Grucci Firework display.  

In addition to all their efforts to assist our residents and community, The Village would like to thank VIP Metropolitan Construction Group for the generous donation and full sponsorship of the August 10, 2013 summer concert.