NEED MORE TO STOP SHELTER Coalition Appeals For Aid In Midville by Robert Pozarycki With one legal maneuver underway, the Glendale Middle Village Coalition needs further financial help to continue fighting a proposed homeless shelter, the Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Association (MVPORA) learned during the group’s meeting last Wednesday, Dec. 3, at St. Margaret Parish Center. The coalition’s Dawn Scala, Fred Haller and Brian Dooley, along with MVPORA President Sal Crifasi, updated attendees on efforts to stop the Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) approved plan for a transitional shelter housing up to 125 families at a former factory located at 78- 16 Cooper Ave. “We are not against homeless families,” Scala said of the coalition, an alliance of local civic and business groups formed in August to wage a legal battle with the city. “We are against housing them in large-scale facilities where the city and our tax dollars are paying so-called nonprofits and landlords large -SEEMVPORA ON PG. 56- TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 • 6 Shelter Notice Bill Gets Area Sponsor State Legislation On Placement Hoping to make the homeless shelter opening process more transparent, State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo announced he would soon sponsor legislation requiring greater public input and review. Throughout the course of this year, the people in Addabbo’s district reportedly have experienced several new community issues, including newly-opened and proposed homeless shelters in the middle of their neighborhoods. With the 2015 legislative session to open in Albany next month, Addabbo announced his support of a bill (S. 7956), to be introduced next session, which calls for the New York City Planning Commission to work with the local community before plans for a new shelter location -SEE SHELTERS ON PG. 56- The Middle Village Property Owners/Residents Association, led by President Sal Crifasi (at far right), honored local police, principals and pastors during the organization’s meeting last Wednesday, Dec. 3, at St. Margaret Parish Center. Liberty Park Thanks Leaders Members of the Liberty Park Home Owners Association (LPHOA) honored their long-time president and vice president during the group’s Dec. 2 meeting at the Serbian Association of New York in Glendale for their years of civic service. Thomas Murawski and James Holt served as president and vice president, respectively, for many years before announcing their resignations from the posts earlier this year. Taking their place are Mike Leandra, the LPHOA’s new president, and David Sands, the new vice president and former organization treasurer. The group’s new leaders, along with LPHOA Secretary Barbara Lombardi, presented Murawski and Holt with plaques as tokens of the organization’s gratitude. Pictured at the award presentation are (from left to right) Sands, Holt, Leandra, Murawski and Lombardi. (photo: Ron Sinacori)
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