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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="054fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>New Salem Civic Association</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Salem Civic Association"><B>home</B></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="055d2043.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="1f3be1e0.png" border=0 width="190" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Neighborhood News</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>MEETING MINUTES:     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >February 10, 2005        <a href="HTMLobj-562/Meeting_Minutes.htm"><u>Click Here </u> </a>  </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B> NAME STAYS ON SALEM SCHOOL:    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > November 18, 2004 </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Jean Marie Posner of the Board of Education has informed our association that the Douglas T. Jacobson Committee sent a letter to the BOE to withdraw their naming request for South Salem. Instead, that committee has requested the new wing at Weber Middle School be named after the Major along with all veterans. Ms. Posner said our "survey was very helpful and I appreciate your sharing the results. If there are no overriding objections by the Weber parent community, it may come to a vote in December by the BOE."</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>RENAMING SALEM SCHOOL DEBATE</B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >:</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  October 25th   2004:</FONT></div> <bR> <div> In response to inquiries from New Salem residents, the NSCA felt a civic responsibility to address the issue regarding the possibility of renaming the South Salem Elementary School. The NSCA decided to conduct a  <a href="HTMLobj-500/Survey_Renaming_Salem1.doc"><u>SURVEY</u> </a>  <B>.</B>   Our goal was to canvas each neighbor for their opinion; not to officially take one side or the other. The survey was sent to Block Captains by Oct. 1st 2004 to distribute; residents were asked to return them to our PO Box by Oct. 15th 2004. </div> <div>    </div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="874" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 44 ><NOBR><div> The following are our results from this poll:</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="16"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="44" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="16" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="44" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="460" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="378"><div> <B>Distribution</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="16"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="16" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><div> 242 Salem Homes</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="378"><div> <B>Responses</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="16"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="16" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 115 Responded   which equals a 47.5% Response Rate</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B>Responses Against Proposed Name Change </B> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="16"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="16" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><div> 97          =          <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>84%          AGAINST</B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Responses in Favor of Proposed Name Change</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="16"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="16" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><div> 18          =          16%          Favor</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="378"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="378" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="16"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="16" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="460"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="460" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> These results were sent to Board of Education on Oct. 25th.  We hope they will consider them when deciding on renaming the school. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>RENAMING SALEM SCHOOL DEBATE</B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >:  September 20, 2004</FONT></div> <bR> <div> The Board of Education will be voting soon on whether or not to rename the Salem School after Major Douglas Thomas Jacobson. The New Salem Civic Association wants you to be informed about this matter.  T<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >o voice your opinion, you </FONT>board of education directly (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://www.portnet.k12.ny.us/BOE/boe.htm</U></FONT>), or the Salem Home School Association (HSA).</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>New </B><B>Stop</B><B> Signs</B>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > August 12, 2004</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  At a public hearing on August 10th 2004, the Board of the Town of North Hempstead unanimously approved to place stop signs at the following locations: Colby Rd at Salem Ln, Crestwood Rd at Salem Ln, Deerfield Rd at Crestwood Rd, Hawthorne Ave at Lynn Rd, Lynn Rd at Hawthorne Ave and Lynn Road at Winthrop Rd. </div> <bR> <div> In response to strong criticism from residents concerned about children walking to Salem School, our councilman (Fred Pollack), ordered a traffic consultant to study the New Salem area. Councilman Pollack promises to share this report with the neighborhood later in the fall of 2004. </div> <bR> <div> If there are other safety/traffic issues in New Salem that concern you as a resident, I urge you to contact our councilman Fred L. Pollack at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:pollackf@northhempstead.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:pollackf@northhempstead.com"><U>pollackf@northhempstead.com</U></A> </FONT>or 869-7698. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>