FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com august 28, 2014 • The Queens Courier 21 Parks Department postpones decade-long Whitestone project THE COURIER/Photo by Eric Jankiewicz Plans to add a comfort station to the Little Bay Park have been discussed and postponed for a decade. BY ERI C JANKIE WICZ ejankiewicz@queenscourier.com @ericjankiewicz The completion of Little Bay Park’s comfort station is being postponed yet again, officials said. The Parks Department said the most recent delay was due to a harsh winter and an unusually high amount of soil that had to be removed from the construction site. The new deadline for completion is set for next spring and, once finished, it will end a project that has sputtered along for a decade. State Sen. Tony Avella and former U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman secured millions of dollars in 2004 to install bathrooms and expand the parking lot. As of now, visitors to the park and Fort Totten must use portable toilets. The department finally broke ground last year and announced that the whole project would be finished this fall. But that deadline is going to be missed, according to a spokesman for the Parks Department. While the bathrooms won’t be completed until next year, the Parks Department plans to complete a 100- space parking lot and install bioswales to absorb stormwater runoff this fall. The current budget for everything is $6.659 million, a higher amount than Avella and Ackerman collected in 2004. CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES YELLOW TAG SALE LAMP SHADE SALE 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still be saving you money. 10% OFF OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 Up to 50% OFF on Select Models GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 Excludes Repairs, Re nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 9/15/2014 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING is a proud supporter of the American-Italian Cancer Foundation’s Mobile No-Cost Breast Cancer Screening taking place at Rockaway Development & Revitilization Corp. 1920 Mott Avenue • Far Rockaway, NY Saturday, August 30th 9:00am - 4:00pm Eligibility Criteria for those with health insurance: Woman age 40 and older New York City Mailing Address No mammogram in the past 12 months Eligibility Criteria for those without health insurance: Woman age 50 and older New York City Mailing Address No mammogram in the past 12 months An appointment is necessary Please call 1-877-628-9090 For more information about breast cancer awareness, detection and treatment, please visit www.americanitaliancancer.org or www.thebosombuddies.com
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