Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral announced on Tuesday at the Board of Trustees meeting that his next “meeting with the mayor” event will be at Mangia Bene La Bottega at 624 Middle Neck Road on Nov. 4 from 4 to 5 p.m.
“Last meeting was very interesting. People came up with a lot of suggestions,” Bral said. “We want to talk to people about what their visions are for Middle Neck Road and Steamboat Road.”
Last month, trustees discussed organizing a monthly event for residents to speak with the mayor in an informal environment while also improving business in the village.
Bral held the first event on the morning of Oct. 7 at the French Kosher Bakery at 579 Middle Neck Road.
At the last board meeting, he said he was happy with the turnout but wanted to see more residents at future events.
While the last event did not have a specific topic, Bral said the meeting at Mangia Bene will be focused on businesses in the village, specifically on Middle Neck Road and Steamboat Road.
“I want to hear from people young and old if they think of any stores that need to come or why stores are closing,” Bral said. “What they think stores need to be more successful. And what can the village do to help them succeed?”
Mangia Bene, which is currently located at 526 Middle Neck Road, will open at its new location on Middle Neck Road on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Bral said he would be at Mangia Bene’s ribbon cutting on Sunday.
Also at the meeting the board passed a resolution approving the village to apply for a grant to install LED lights within the village.
Village of Great Neck Clerk-Treasurer Joe Gill said without a grant the village would see a return of investment in under 5 years.
He added that with a grant “that would make it even better because we would realize immediate savings.”
For the application, the village is required to make an environmental impact finding.
Village of Great Neck attorney Peter Bee said the finding classifies a Type II action, meaning the project does not cause significant environmental impact and does not require further review from the State Environmental Quality Review Act.
SEQR requires all state and local government agencies to consider environmental impacts equally with social and economic factors during discretionary decision-making, according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation website.
