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This weekend’s projected cold snap will be dangerous to people, pets and your water pipes!

Water expands as it freezes, putting tremendous pressure on plastic and metal pipes, which can burst. Severe cold doesn’t merely endanger outdoor hose spigots, water sprinkler lines and exterior water supply pipes:  Unheated interior areas like basements, crawl spaces, attics, garages and kitchen cabinets are also at risk. Pipes that run against exterior walls that have little or no insulation are also subject to freezing.

Take Preventive Action

• Keep garage doors closed.
• Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing. (Be sure to move harmful household cleaners and chemicals out of the reach of children.
• Insulate pipes with pipe sleeves or UL-listed heat tape. Pipes should be carefully wrapped, ends butted tightly and joints wrapped with tape.
• Maintain the same temperature day and night. You may incur a higher heating bill, but you can prevent far more costly repair bills if pipes freeze and burst.
• Going away?  Leave the heat on in your home, set to a temperature no lower than 55 ºF.
• Turn off outside hose spigot valve in basement.
• Keep faucets slightly open.

 

Future Protection

• Relocate exposed pipes if possible.
• Add insulation to attics, basements and crawl spaces to maintain higher temperatures.

 Please call your Greenlawn Water District with any questions.

SEALED BIDS will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the Greenlawn Water District at the office of the Water District, 45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, New York 11740, until 9:00 A.M., prevailing time, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the following contracts for the

VOC TREATMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF VOC’S AT WELL NO. 3R

 CONTRACT 1 – FURNISH & DELIVER GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON VESSELS

The Board reserves the right to waive any informality in, to reject any or all bids, or to award the contract to such bidder who in its judgment submits the bid with the lowest prices and best schedule for completion of construction.

Each bid must be on the form furnished by the Board of Commissioners and must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check payable to “Board of Water Commissioners”, in an amount of at least five (5%) percent of the total amount of the bid, said security to be forfeited to the Water District as liquidated damages in case of failure of the successful bidder to enter into a contract for the execution of the work within ten (10) days after written notice from the Board to do so has been mailed to the bidder’s address as stated in its proposal.

Information for Bidders, Proposal, Specifications and Contract Forms may be obtained in electronic format at the office of the District Engineer, H2M architects + engineers, 538 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, New York 11747, upon deposit of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) per disc.  Make deposit check payable to H2M.  Bidder’s deposit will be refunded when the original disc is returned in good condition within ten (10) days after the bids have been opened.  Other deposits will be partially or not refunded.  Only plan holders who have registered and paid their deposit are eligible to submit bids.

February 11, 2016

James M. Logan, Chairman

John T. McLaughlin, Secretary

William M. Wieck, Treasurer

BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS

GREENLAWN WATER DISTRICT

 

Due to ever increasing operating costs, the Greenlawn Water District has raised the minimum quarterly usage charge to $15.00. The new rate represents the first increase of the minimum bill in ten years. All other usage rates remain the same.  (See Water Rate Chart)

The District has consistently maintained a policy of keeping costs as low as possible.  As always we will continue to provide all Greenlawn Water District consumers with a plentiful supply of high quality water at the most reasonable cost. 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Greenlawn Water District, at an organizational meeting thereof at the Water District Office on Sunday, January 3, 2016, duly adopted a resolution, an abstract of which is as follows: “AND, WHEREAS, a regular schedule of meetings of the Greenlawn Water District shall be established by the Board of Commissioners, BE IT RESOLVED that all regular meetings will be held at the Water District office at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. The first meeting of 2017 will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Notice of the 2016 Meetings is subject to change as deemed necessary by the Commissioners. Notice of the 2016 meeting schedule and any changes or cancellations will appear in The Long Islander and on the Town of Huntington and Greenlawn Water District websites.” First regular Board meeting of 2016 was held January 6^th at 9:00 a.m.

Board of Water Commissioners
GREENLAWN WATER DISTRICT
45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, NY 11740

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Greenlawn Water District will hold their Organizational Meeting on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the water district office.

Board of Water Commissioners

GREENLAWN WATER DISTRICT

45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, NY 11740

On December 8, 2015, Greenlawn residents re-elected Commissioner James M. Logan to a new 3-year term as a Greenlawn Water District Water Commissioner.

 Voting Results:

Jim Logan        203

John Motta      110

Commissioner Logan will begin his new term effective January 1, 2016 and serve until December 31, 2018. A lifetime resident of Greenlawn, Jim has been a member of the Greenlawn Fire Department since 1974. Jim also served as Chief Fire Marshal of the Town of Huntington and Head of the Fire Prevention Bureau.

PLEASE NOTE that the Annual Election of the Greenlawn Water District will take place on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Greenlawn Water District office located at 45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, NY. The election is for the purpose of electing one Commissioner for a three-year term, commencing on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2018.  All duly registered residents of the Greenlawn Water District shall be eligible to vote.

James M. Logan

Chairman, Board of Commissioners

GREENLAWN WATER DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular weekly meeting of the Greenlawn Water District Board of Commissioners has been re-scheduled from Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at the District office on 45 Railroad St. in Greenlawn.

Board of Water Commissioners

Greenlawn Water District

45 Railroad St., Greenlawn, NY 11740

Please be advised that the Board of Elections of the Greenlawn Water District shall meet on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. at the Greenlawn Water District office, 45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, NY, for the purpose of preparing the rolls of registered voters of the Greenlawn Water District.

The annual election of the Greenlawn Water District will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2015, between the hours of 3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., at the Greenlawn Water District office, 45 Railroad Street, Greenlawn, NY.

Please note that in 2015 and thereafter, only those persons who have registered with the County Board of Elections on or before the 23^rd day before the Water District Election Day shall be eligible to vote. In 2015, such registration must take place on or before November 16, 2015.

James M. Logan

Chairman Board of Commissioners

Greenlawn Water District

 

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