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Residents press Valley Stream trustees on library repairs, pool access, parking enforcement and part‑time staffing at budget hearing
Summary
During the April 13 budget hearing, residents urged investment in library capital work, questioned part‑time staffing and parking revenue, pressed for pool‑fee and accessibility clarity, and asked about code enforcement and lake cleanup permits.
Residents used the April 13 Valley Stream budget hearing to press trustees on several community issues tied to the FY27 budget, including library capital improvements, pool fees and accessibility, parking enforcement and the composition of part‑time staffing.
Library concerns surfaced early. Michael Dolan suggested converting underused municipal space into community programming for the library and urged capital improvements. Yang, introduced in the hearing as the library director at Valley Stream, said the village recently completed an HVAC renovation at Village Hall and the library but that other nearby libraries (for example, in Elmont and Bethpage) had different funding sources and…
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