In reading the lead story on page one of the Sept. 11 issue of the Manhasset Times (“Barket Says Council Avoids Manhasset”) the remark that the town relinquish some spaces in the employee parking lot near Plandome Road triggered my memory concerning an incident my wife related to me several years ago.
One weekday afternoon she pulled into a parking spot behind a restaurant on Plandome Road to pick up a large take home order.
She was immediately chased away by town employees from probably the building department.
When I heard this I remarked to her the following: “Isn’t that the department were there were mass arrests for corruption right under the nose of the Town Supervisor (Mr. Kaiman) and the whole town council.”
My next thought was: who pays the salaries of town employees?
Shouldn’t the town make every effort to make shopping on Plandome Road easier by providing more parking for customers so the tax paying businesses can prosper?
Government is supposed to serve the people but in North Hempstead, especially when it comes to stuff like relinquishing parking spaces for businesses, town employees demands services instead.
So I think Ms. Barket is on to something with the idea that town employees park at Macy’s and either walk or get shuttle services to work..
John Frangos
Manhasset
