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Do what Susan Lucci says: #SaveStPauls! Vote “NO” tomorrow!
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In this week’s issue of New York Magazine, they mention the imposing distruction of St. Paul’s School in the “Approval Matrix.” It falls in the “highbrow/dispecable” quadrant.
- “This wicked-cool Gilded Age school just outside of Queens might be torn down.”
The Village Board of Trustees voted on March 17th to demolish the Main Building and Ellis Hall of the St. Paul’s complex. A special referendum will be held on Wednesday, April 27th at the St. Paul’s Field House, to ask the residents to float a 3.75 MILLION dollar bond, which would fund the demolition expenses.
If you are a resident of Garden City and a registered voter, you are elligable to partake in the referendum vote. Vote “NO.” The vote is completely unbinding, and with the way these clowns are running the village, they’ll do anything in their power to demolish the building to make way for houses (houses which owners will have to pay property taxes on, thus generating revenue for the village) — HOWEVER, if the vast majority of village residents oppose the bond, it may send a message to the Board of Trustees.
It’s not to late to #SaveStPauls. Write to the mayor and the local papers to express your feelings.
Here are some pictures from today’s holiday brunch at the Garden City Hotel. A wonderful five hours spent with a group of five wonderful people.
Oh, @Pasty… lol.
Read the local coverage of my efforts to help save @StPaulsGC.
I was that guy, and I worte a letter to the mayor…
Dear Mr. Rothschild,
The loss of St. Paul’s would be a devastating blow to our community’s rich history. The fact of the matter is, the majority of the residents of the village did not vote in favor of demolition. Of the three options on the ballot of the 2008 public opinion vote, the results were as follows: option one, demolition = 2,272 votes; option two, saving the exterior = 1,857 votes; and option three, converting the building into condos = 873 votes. When added together, options two and three obtained the majority with 2,730 votes; the village voted to save St. Paul’s.
If for nothing else, we should have the respect to honor the founder of our beautiful village. As the mayor, I would hope that you are familiar with our village’s history. Cornelia Stewart erected the Cathedral of the Incarnation, St. Paul’s School for Boys and St. Mary’s School for Girls in remembrance of her husband, Alexander Turney Stewart. Having no children or heirs, these structures were erected to memorialize one of the most powerful and well respected men of his time. With the loss of St. Mary’s and the impending demolition of St. Paul’s, not only are we destroying beautiful structures, we are destroying a piece of our heritage and Mr. Stewart’s legacy.
As a life long resident of the community, for me, the grandiose structure that is St. Paul’s is a symbol of our community. It embodies the foundations on which the community was built, but it also represents the apparent failure of our village’s government to take action. For an issue that has plagued the Board of Trustees since 1993, I cannot even begin to fathom the resources that have been wasted on this debate.
And while a decision on a topic that evokes such opinions and feelings should not be made impetuously, it seems as though the time has come for a decision to be made. By the end of the month, the fate of St. Paul’s will be sealed. I can only hope that future generations of Garden City residents can appreciate such an amazing building. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Greg Cavo
It’s so devastating to think that this building may cease to exist…
