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May, 1998

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The governor knows that the Creedmoor land proposals have been a hot button issue for the residents of Queens Village and Bellerose and is interested in hearing from our members.

This is your golden opportunity.  If you have any feelings at all for what happens to this land, some of which is a stone's throw from our own civic association territory, be sure to clear your calendar and come out to our May 11 meeting.
 

Some people have become to believe that the plan is a fait accompli.  This is not at all true.  The Jewish proposal was devoid of details and Borough President Claire Shulman told the representatives to come when there were more details.  The Creedmoor Task Force made no comment and took no position with regard to the Jewish proposal because of the incompleteness of the plan.
 

However, the plan by J.D. Thakral was even sketchier. There was no live representative at the meeting, just a drop-off of a thick sheaf of papers that was mostly a recitation of statistics about how the American population is aging.  This plan was also received by the Task Force without comment and without a position being taken.

Let's get a good turnout at this meeting.  We will not convince the Governor we care what happens to our neighborhood, if only a handful of people shows up.
 

If you are a registered voter, you may sign only the petitions of the party in which you are registered with the Board of Elections in the City of New York.  The party in which you registered, which might be something you did many years ago, is not necessarily the party which you commonly find yourself voting for now.  Do not sign petitions for which you are not eligible.  Non-citizens (aliens) may not sign petitions or vote.

June 8 is the date at which petitions can begin circulating.  We find that many people do not want to be bothered by this process. Candidates cannot get on the ballot without this process, so if someone knocks on your door, please cooperate.  Some are trying to get the law changed to eliminate this loathsome process which is particularly hard work for the volunteers who must go around door-to-door. But until the law is changed, we need everyone who is eligible to participate in this important part of the election process.

Furthermore, it is also part of the democratic process to vote in Primary elections, as well as the General Election in November. This year the primaries will be in September.  Primaries occur whenever more than one candidate seeks the same office for the same political party.

Get Well wishes to Mrs. Duffy.

Congratulations to Sheila K. Rowan of 240th Street on being selected as the winner of the Queens County Farm Museum's Name the Café Contest.  Out of approximately 150 entries, Sheila's choice of "The Barnyard Café" was selected by the Board of Directors as the most popular selection submitted.  The members of the Museum voted among the 11 that the Board considered the best selections.
 

There are now 85 civic associations as paid-up members.

Some 216 people were present at the Reception House's "Fantasy Room" to hear City Council Vice Chairman Archie Spigner discuss illegal conversion issues, and among other speakers and other issues.  The main event was the passage of the Congress' platform which details many topics and the umbrella group's positions on those topics.

Many politicians were in attendance (including our own State Sen. Padavan and Councilman Leffler), and others had bought tickets and sent representatives. Creedmoor Civic Association was well represented with a table of 10 people.
 
 

Nominations will be closed at the May meeting, and the slate will be published in the June issue of the Creedmoor Civic News.  The election will be held at the June 8th meeting.