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City manager highlights grants, hiring and upcoming planning-board vote; public urges preservation of historic Villa Clara and flags overtime and parking issues
Summary
City Manager Dan Creighton told the Long Beach City Council on Jan. 7 that the city secured nearly $1.2 million in grants, is hiring for several positions and will bring legislation on Jan. 21 to create a planning board to oversee development.
City Manager Dan Creighton opened the Jan. 7 meeting by noting the council’s first session of 2025, announcing the loss of two long-time city employees and reporting several administrative items, including grants and hiring priorities.
Creighton said the city had been awarded three grants totaling nearly $1.2 million for a Bay Bayfront planning study, a salt storage facility and rehabilitation of Sherman Brown Park, and that the awards were included in the capital plan. He said the city is aggressively pursuing grant funding, and he urged residents to consult LongBeachNY.gov/jobs for openings, noting the city’s current need for part-time bus drivers and special…
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