14 times • SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com Community Board 5 talks parks for capital budget priorities BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport The city should set aside big bucks for park improvements in Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth and Middle Village, according to residents and members of Community Board 5 (CB 5). Several parks within CB 5 are either in need of repairs or are due to receive repairs. The community board wants to make sure that such projects are included in the city’s fiscal year 2017 capital budget. Rosemary’s Playground in Ridgewood, Frank Principe Park in Maspeth and Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village were main areas of concern with the community board mentioned during a special public hearing on the budget on Sept. 9 in Middle Village. Rosemary’s Playground has been a focus of CB 5 for several months now, and it is garnering even more attention. Parents have been fighting to improve the conditions at the park and although some work has been done, more work is needed. “There were small fixes done on the playground” in the last couple of months, said Steffi Sauer, member of the Friends of Rosemary’s Playground group. “Safety hazards were fixed so that’s great news. We want to thank the Parks Department for that, but again a lot more has to be done.” The deteriorating condition of the park’s equipment has been addressed as well, but additional work is still needed. “They scraped down the play equipment. They haven’t repainted that play equipment yet,” said CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano. “But now what’s going on is we are hearing people want a dog run in Ridgewood, and Rosemary’s Playground is one of the places that people are talking about. But when you’re talking about Ridgewood, you’re talking about a lot of users competing for small spaces.” One park that is slated for repairs is Frank Principe Park. Last year Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley allocated over $5 million in city funding to repair the park’s baseball fields and running track. “We need to, I think, push the Parks Department as far as design goes, but there is a substantial amount of money to our knowledge for the reconstruction of Frank Principe Park,” Giordano said. “With soccer booming in a lot of ways…that is a place that can really serve very well for soccer in Maspeth.” Crowley has also funded the reconstruction of Juniper Valley Park’s running track and turf soccer field. “I believe there’s 2 million dollars available for renovations in that part of Juniper,” Giordano said regarding the soccer field/running track area of the park. As in previous years, CB 5 is also prioritizing improvements to the Ridgewood Reservoir in Highland Park on the Brooklyn-Queens border. RIDGEWOOD TIMES/Photo by Anthony Giudice Community Board 5 looks to get repairs to several parks in the fiscal year 2017 capital and expense budget. DENTAL CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Santa LoCascio, D.D.S.,P.C. PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL & PERSONALIZED CARE $99 Our Complete Dental Cleaning (Includes X-ray, Exam & Cleaning) $99 ORTHODONTICS Adults & Children Invisalign™ Premier Provider MulticolorMini-Bonded Brackets Ceramic - Clear Braces Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics GLENRIDGE ORTHODONTIC SPECIALISTS 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 ©Times Newsweekly 2014 – GLENRIDGE WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Dr. V. Bilello*, Dr. M. Nissenbaum, Dr. P. Bilello, Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Cleaning & Maintenance Where perfection is not an accident! 718-894-0400 Magic Touch Cleaning & Maintenance provides quality service to all customers. No jobs are too big or too small. Commercial and Residential Cleaning and Maintenance Specialists in cleaning all types of awnings and canopies. SERVICES INCLUDE: •Sidewalk Restoration •Gum Removal •Vinyl Floors Stripping •Vinyl Floors Waxing •Tile Floor Restoration •Grout Restoration •Graffiti Removal •Window Cleaning •Bird (Pigeon) Control •Construction Clean-up •House Detailing •Office Cleaning •Light Bulb Maintenance •Power Washing •Carpet Cleaning •Property Maintenance •Parking Lot Maintenance •Snow Plowing Ask for our Specials on Office Cleaning. ****10% Discount with this ad**** 60-68 Metropolitan ave., ridgewood, nY Like Us On Facebook Any Filling, Extraction or Emergency Visit WE ALSO ACCEPT MOST INSURANCES! 70-16 FRESH POND RD., RIDGEWOOD, NEW YORK 718-628-6588
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