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Garden City board allocates $10 million for St. Paul’s stabilization, accepts two donations for immediate work
Summary
The Board of Trustees allocated $10 million in the capital plan to stabilize and secure the St. Paul’s Main Building and accepted two private donations (about $45,000 total) to remove fire escapes and clear the site; the board said further project decisions will come to future meetings.
On May 21, 2026, the Garden City Board of Trustees allocated $10 million from the village capital plan for a six-to-eight-month Landmark Project aimed at protecting and stabilizing the exterior of the St. Paul’s Main Building, Mayor Edward T. Finneran told the board.
The mayor said the program’s goals include addressing critical structural needs, improving security, and performing cleanup and landscaping. The board agreed that future expenditure and project decisions will be brought to regular Board meetings and treated like other village expenditures.
The board also accepted two related donations to support near-term work at St. Paul’s. Titan Industrial Services Corp. offered a donation estimated at $20,000 to remove exterior fire escapes; Sivilli Landscape Contracting Corp. offered an estimated $25,000 for clearing and grubbing. Under the village Gifts and Donations Policy, both donations exceed the $2,000 threshold that requires board approval. Village Counsel reviewed indemnification and hold-harmless language and approved the agreement as to form.
The board did not adopt a final project contract or timeline beyond the stated six-to-eight-month outline; Mayor Finneran and staff said more detailed project decisions and expenditure approvals will be made at subsequent meetings.
Background: the board framed the allocation as a capital-plan appropriation to protect and stabilize a landmark property and to address safety and exterior deterioration. The parish building’s immediate remediation will proceed in phases, starting with safety-related stabilization and site cleanup, with further structural work to follow as the board considers specific contracts and costs.
Next steps: Board members said they will review individual project contracts, required permits and funding allocations at future meetings before additional work proceeds.
