Councilman Tom Dwyer and Supervision Jon Kaiman – speaking for over an hour – addressed an audience at The Wheatley School of about 100 Country Club residents to share the details of their plan and status of negotiations. Though the plan has not been signed and specifics details were left undefined, the two elected officials are confident that this deal will be signed in the immediate future – “literally one week to two weeks away” said Councilman Dwyer .

Building a new heated pool, refurbishing the tennis courts, upgrading the facilities, along with a first-class food service area will be forthcoming in the first draft of plans. They expect to eventually put the tennis courts in a dome, having a year round facility.

The expected cost to the town will be $10 million, which includes buying the property and the expected renovations. The use of the facility will be open to families residing in the Town of North Hempstead for around $1000 a season. Parking was left ambiguous. Street parking is permitted in Roslyn Country Club.

Expect details forthcoming about a Town Hall meeting where the final agreement will be discussed and voted on.

Update: Newsday’s article on the meeting

Dear Neighbors,

The Roslyn Country Club Civic Association will hold our Annual Meeting:

Monday April 16 – 7:30 pm at The Wheatley School

At this meeting we will:
· Elect Officers
· Approve Changes to our Bylaws and Constitution
· Provide an Update on the Club

Importantly, we will welcome North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman and Councilman Tom Dwyer, who will update us on developments in their efforts to reopen the Club as a Town facility. We anticipate this to be a riveting discussion.

We think you will agree that this meeting will be well worth attending.

Please make every effort to be there if you can and let friends know as well.

The RCCCA

The Country Club from The Moving Picture Boys on Vimeo.

Please make every effort to attend the Town Council meeting regarding Roslyn Country Club at Town Hall TODAY, Tuesday, July 12. Arrive NO LATER than 7 to get seats.

Why Attend? Mr. Malekan’s representatives threatened to bring so many opponents to creation of a Town Park at Roslyn Country Club that they would not fit into Town Hall. As many of you know, a few opponents have been working hard, through deceptive flyers and publication, to do just that. We need to take this threat at face value — and appear in large numbers to support the Town’s plan.

Why Support a Town-Operated Club? It seems almost childishly simple. A Town takeover will result in a reopened and vastly improved RCC with no increased taxes needed to pay the costs. To the extent our easement rights are taken as well, we are entitled to compensation. Our community and its infrastructure were built to surround a vibrant and functioning facility. Make it reality once again!

There Are Lies Out There! Some people are opposing this Town initiative because they say it will raise taxes. This is simply not true. Town officials were crystal clear at the meeting in May and again in written form two weeks ago. They said: NONE OF THE COSTS OF OPERATING THIS FACILITY WILL COME FROM TAXES! The Town’s information is based on the advice their experts, who earn a living by accurately understanding what it takes to operate a complex park system. Ask the next cynic you hear why they think they know better!

Town Hall is located at:
220 Plandome Road
Manhasset, NY 11030

The RCCCA seem very optimistic this time around. I suppose we shall see if doing things in the same fashion will have different results. I wish them the best of luck in their pursuits.

If you are interested in joining, it isn’t too late. From the email:

How can you join us? Please print the retainer found on our web site, www.rccca.com and return it, together with a check for $300 payable to Blodnick, Conroy, Fazio, and Diglio to Heather Schwartz at 12 Knoll Lane.

Their website is actually www.rccca.org

They also encourage you to contact our town representatives and express your desire for them to make the Roslyn Country Club a town-operated pool and tennis facility. More information and contact information is available here.

“SeeClickFix allows anyone to report and track non-emergency issues anywhere in the world via the internet. This empowers citizens, community groups, media organizations and governments to take care of and improve their neighborhoods.”

If you see a problem in our neighborhood, submit it here. You also have the ability to vote on issues reported by others. The Town of North Hempstead and Nassau County appear to be paying attention to the issues submitted, as well they should – our governments purposes are to address the issues of the public. “No more one-to-one communication with your government!”

Read more about SeeClickFix.

Nassau is one of the fastest growing areas in America and our problems keep pace with the development. We refer to such things as the local school situation; police protection; traffic conditions; tax assessments and a dozen other things that complicate suburban life. As an individual you are powerless to deal with these situations. You are all familiar with the expression “GO FIGHT CITY HALL”. A strong, alert and vocal CA can make City Hall sit up and whistle Dixe. Join the CA and make sure your neighbors do the same.

The Rancher – February 1955

Our Suburban Neighborhood has changed a great deal in the past decade. We will continue to see change as time keeps creeping through the neighborhood.

Click the image to the left or click here to view the interactive maps.

Sunday, December 22, [1951] at 2 P.M., is the big moment for the children of the Roslyn Country Club Community.
The Third Annual Christmas Party sponsored by the civic assocaition, who will play host to one thousand youngsters. Candy-filled stockings, comic books and other gift will gladden the hears of the kids. Milt Lansky, of 39 Pebble Lane, will be in A-1 condition once again to play Santa’s part.
Santa Claus will be seated outside the club and will receive his gusts until 4 P.M.

The Rancher – December 1951

For a long time now I’ve been obsessed with suburban and exurban master-planned communities and how to make them better. But as the economy and the mortgage crisis just seem to get worse, and gas prices continue to plunge, the issues around housing have changed dramatically. The problem now isn’t really how to better design homes and communities, but rather what are we going to do with all the homes and communities we’re left with.

Read on @ The New York Times

I still dream that some major overhaul can occur: that a self-sufficient mixed-use neighborhood can emerge. That three-car-garaged McMansions can be subdivided into rental units with streetfront cafés, shops and other local businesses.

In short, that creative ways are found not just to rehabilitate these homes and communities, but to keep people in them.