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2010 Swearing in of Mastic Beach first Mayor and Trustees

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Swearing in on November 23rd 2010 Pictures
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Election Day on November 22nd 2010 Pictures
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Village Vision Team Wins almost 3 to 1 Congrats

2010-11-23T17:29:00.002-05:00

The Village Vision Team Won almost 3 to 1 Congrats.

Paul Breschard -Mayor

Bill Biondi -Trustee

Barbara O'Malley -Trustee

Gary Stiriz -Trustee

Bob Morrow -Trustee

The team will be sworn in at the Mastic Beach
Fire Department at 19:00hrs today November 23rd 2010.

Now the real work begins.
Thank You for the support in the past, present, and future.

If you are willing to volunteer to help our community please call our office at
631-281-2326
Thank You

Vote passed! What are the next steps?

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The Long Island Press published an article about the next steps in the incorporation process.

VOTE TODAY!!! VOTE TODAY!!! VOTE TODAY!!!

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12 p.m. until 9 p.m at the Mastic Beach Fire Department on Neighborhood Road. Make your voice heard! Use your vote! Every vote counts! A simple majority will decide if Mastic Beach is incorporated as a village or not!

VOTE TODAY!!! VOTE TODAY!!!

Village summit! Opportunity to ask your questions!

2010-08-20T11:30:00.003-04:00

At the William Floyd High School, in the Auditorium, Wednesday August 25th at 7.30 p.m.

See the Village Summit Flyer for full details.

What will happen to the waterfront?

2010-08-20T11:27:00.003-04:00

Here are full details about what will--and will not--happen to Mastic Beach's waterfront following incorporation as a Village. http://www.masticbeach.org/pdf/waterfront.pdf

Newsletter! Read all about it! Vote on August 31st!!!

2010-08-04T08:49:00.002-04:00

Supervisor sets the date! Read all about it in your Village News!

August 2nd Meeting at the Mastic Beach Fire Department 7PM Mark Lesko (Town Supervisor) Guest Speaker

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Please plan to attend our next meeting:

When: Monday, August 2 at 7 PM

Where: Mastic Beach Fire Department

Guest Speaker: Mark Lesko, Town Supervisor

He will be joined by Brian Beedenbender, Deputy Supervisor and Councilman Dan Panico

August 2nd Meeting at the Mastic Beach Fire Department 7PM Mark Lesko (Town Supervisor) Guest Speaker

2010-07-31T22:21:00.001-04:00

Please plan to attend our next meeting:

When: Monday, August 2 at 7 PM

Where: Mastic Beach Fire Department

Guest Speaker: Mark Lesko, Town Supervisor

He will be joined by Brian Beedenbender, Deputy Supervisor and Councilman Dan Panico

Court denies Article 78: get ready to vote!

2010-07-15T13:44:00.007-04:00

Justice Thomas F. Whelan, Justice of the Supreme Court, has denied the Article 78 legal action which was fighting the validity of the petition to become a village.

Full text of the denial is here: Court ruling on Article 78

PCCA Proudly Presents Rockin at the Gazebo Saturday July 17th 2-5pm at the Neighborhood Gazebo

2010-07-13T20:27:00.002-04:00

PCCA Proudly Presents Rockin at the Gazebo
Come out to Neighborhood Road Gazebo
Between 2-5PM on Saturday July 17h 2010

July 12th 2010 Next Meeting at the Mastic Beach Firehouse

2010-07-01T21:51:00.002-04:00

Monday July 12th 2010
General Meeting
1900-2100pm
at Mastic Beach Fire Department

Big Community Yard Sale June 12th

2010-06-07T23:02:00.002-04:00

BIG Community Yard Sale
June 12th 2010 9am-5pm
Come on down to
427 Neigborhood Road
Mastic Beach, NY

June Meeting at Firehouse June 7th

2010-06-06T14:51:00.003-04:00

MBVEC Meeting will Take Place at Mastic Beach Fire Department
on June 7th 2010

General Membership Meeting
Monday, June 7, 2010, 7pm-9pm
Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road , Mastic Beach, NY

Focus of the Agenda:

We welcome our
Two Distinguished Guest Speakers:

Suffolk County Third District
Legislator Kate Browning
and
Brookhaven Town 6th District Councilman Dan Panico.

Also,

The Fundraising Committee will present upcoming activities,

And

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will also briefly report on the progress with the petition for village incorporation.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community.
All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests.
Refreshments will be served.
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Community Yard Sale 6/12/10 Forge River Nursery

2010-06-06T14:47:00.001-04:00

GIANT Yard Sale
At Forge River Nursery on Montauk Highway
Starts at 9AM
For information please call 631-281-2326

May 15th Beautification of Neighborhood Road 10AM

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May 15th 2010 at 10AM
Beautification of Neighborhood Road
Volunteers are WELCOME.
Meeting Location: 427 Neighborhood Road
Tele: 631-281-2326
We will be going to Mastic Beach Landmarks
And landscaping their surroundings.
Bringing yard tools with you is greatly appreciated.

June 12th YARD SALE MBVEC Headquarters

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Yard Sale Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee
Save the Date JUNE 12th 2010
Location: Mastic Beach Village Headquarters at
427 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach, NY
Time: TBA (To Be Announced)
Tele: 631-281-2326

June MBVEC Meeting will be June 7th 2010

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Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will take place
at the Mastic Beach Fire Department
at 19:00 Hours on June 7th 2010
All Are Welcome
Refershments will be served.

Meeting: Monday May 3rd at 7 p.m. at the Fire Department, Mastic Beach

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On the Agenda:

1. William Floyd School Budget Presentation will be made by the District Superintendent and/or a Member of the Board of Education.

2. Certificates will be presented to members and volunteers who participated in the Great Brookhaven Cleanup on April 17th. For our third year, we cleaned up Neighborhood Road from the firehouse east to Brushwood Drive. Volunteers may sign up for the Great Brookhaven Plant-in on May 15th when we plant flowers in the new planters on Neighborhood Road and in our other adopted areas from the firehouse to Brushwood. Members may also sign up for the Spring Floral Arranging Class.

3. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee's guest speaker will be municipal attorney Joe Prokop who will give an update on the status of the Article 78 lawsuit being filed against Brookhaven Supervisor Lesko's approval of the Village petition. He will tell us what we can expect and what we will be able to do to help our own cause.

4. We will conclude with a Mothers Day Celebration and a Special Gift for the Moms in attendance.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community. Bring a guest or guests! Refreshments will be served.

Spring Fling Festival featuring a Chinese Auction and Bake Sale

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Free Admission!! Free Refreshments!!!

Open until 2:00 pm

The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association presents a Community Fundraiser

Spring Fling Festival featuring a Chinese Auction and Bake Sale

Saturday, April 24, 2010

10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Drawings begin at 1:00pm

At the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road (next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the Mastic Beach business district).

For more information please call 487-0595.

Join us on Facebook for news of upcoming events!

2010-03-21T19:06:00.002-04:00

Join us on Facebook! The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee Facebook fan page is where you will find the latest information about upcoming events.

Fundraiser! March 20th! Cash for gold!!!

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JOIN US, TO TURN IN YOUR OLD GOLD FOR CASH... AND A DONATION!

SATURDAY, MARCH 20th from 10:00AM TO 2:00PM

at the Village Committee Headquarters, 427 Neighborhood Road

with Enrico's Jewelry Exchange of Shirley

Walk on in! Bring your old and unwanted jewelry, broken or old gold, an earring that’is missing its mate!

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Snacks and refreshments served!

RSVP 281-2326 if you want a particular time.

Fundraiser Sponsored by the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee

Join us on Facebook! Become a fan!

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Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee on Facebook

Next meeting: Monday, March 1st: Meet the candidates

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Monday, March 1st at 7 p.m. at Mastic Beach Fire Department.

Join us on Facebook! Become a fan!

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Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee on Facebook

Village Petition Hearing: February 22nd at 6.30 p.m., Mastic Beach Fire Department

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The public hearing for the Mastic Beach Village Petition, chaired by Supervisor Mark Lesko, will be held at the Mastic Beach Fire Department on Neighborhood Road on Monday, February 22nd at 6.30 p.m.

Next meeting: Monday, March 1st: Meet the Candidates

2010-02-13T09:52:00.003-05:00

The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 1st at Mastic Beach Fire Department on Neighborhood Road. This is an opportunity to meet the candidates for the Town of Brookhaven's 6th Council District.

Come along and bring your questions!

Next meeeting: Monday February 1st at 7 p.m. News about petition!

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Monday, February 1, 2010, 7pm-9pm
Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road , Mastic Beach , NY

Focus of the Agenda:

1. Brookhaven Hospital Coordinator of Outreach Services. Carolyn Villegas will describe the free programs that are available at the hospital for all our residents who want to follow a healthy lifestyle.

2. Joseph Prokop, Esq., the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee's municipal attorney , will report on the January 7 th presentation of the petition to Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko, the upcoming February 22nd Public Hearing on the petition (Mastic Beach Fire Department, 6:30pm), and the remaining steps required to create The Village of Mastic Beach .

3. The Fundraising Committee will present upcoming activities.

4. The Public Relations Committee will report on its plans and need for volunteers.

5. The Community Resource Committee will report on its plans and need for volunteers.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community. All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests.

Seasonal refreshments will be served.

The petition is submitted!

2010-01-13T08:48:00.001-05:00

Newsday article published: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/mastic-beach-residents-petition-to-become-village-1.1698616

Tuesday 12th January: movie night at the Village meeting!

2010-01-11T08:09:00.002-05:00

Join us on Tuesday, January 12th at 7 p.m., Mastic Beach Fire Department on Neighborhood Road for an Old-Fashioned Night at the Movies: featuring the film "Incredible Journey: The Story of West Hampton Dunes".

Anyone who wants to know why Mastic Beach should become a village must watch this show. Verne Gay wrote in his review "Little Village That Saved Its Sand" in Newsday, Explore LI Section (Thursday, June 25th, 2009):

The first two-thirds lays out how West Hampton Dunes, once a part of Southampton, nearly came to a tragic and senseless end. The last part explores the renaissance, and how a group of longtime residents fought to incorporate into a village, which had the clout to get Suffolk County, New York State, and even the feds to swing into action finally. Many interviews here, including with residents and Mayor Gary Vegliante, who helped lead the fight to secede, former LI Regional Planning Board executive director Lee Koppelman and Assemb. and former Southampton Supervisor Fred Thiele, who observes: I guess the lesson to be learned is, never give up.

FREE ADMISSION -- FREE POPCORN -- FREE CANDY -- FREE SODA

Next meeting: Tuesday, January 12th

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Next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 12th at 7 p.m. at the Mastic Beach Fire Department.

Help with the village fundraising by collecting deposit bottles and cans!

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There is now a deposit bottle and can drop box on the side of the headquarters on Neighborhood Road. Your deposit cans and bottles will help us meet the building's operating expenses. Leave your bottles and cans, and help us make Mastic Beach a village!

Next meeting: Monday, December 7th: MBVEC village attorney

2009-12-02T09:17:00.002-05:00

Monday, December 7th, the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will feature guest speaker Joe Prokop, municipal attorney.

Join us for an informative meeting and holiday refreshments at 7:00pm at the Mastic Beach Fire Department.

Next meeting: Monday, November 2nd at 7 p.m. at the Fire Department

2009-10-30T08:44:00.001-04:00

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee presents

Village Taxes: Misinformation vs. Fact.

And there is another opportunity to sign the petition, if you have not already done so!

Have you signed the petition yet?

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If not, go to the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee headquarters on Neighborhood Road, come to the meeting at the Fire Department on Monday 2nd November at 7 p.m., or contact the MBVEC at mbvec@aol.com
or telephone: 631-574-4104

Mastic Beach harvest festival--pictures!

2009-10-26T17:45:00.002-04:00

Lots of fun was had by all at the Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 25th. See the pictures in the photo gallery!

Take the Photo Gallery link at the top of the home page, or go to http://mbvec.posterous.com/

Harvest Festival rescheduled : Sunday, October 25th

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HARVEST FESTIVAL

Hosted by the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc.

Rescheduled to Sunday, October 25th

10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

at the Brookhaven Town Park at

NEIGHBORHOOD SQUARE

MASTIC BEACH

(by the Gazebo and Nutrition Center on

Neighborhood Road)

Mastic Beach Harvest Festival! Saturday October 17th at Neighborhood Square

2009-10-15T17:16:00.002-04:00

Harvest Festival!

From 10 a.m until 4 p.m. By the Gazebo and Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach

All children and their family members are welcome!

Children 10 years and younger, decorate a pumpkin at our pumpking stand with your family and enter the Pumpkin Contest. BEST PUMPTKINS WIN A PRIZE!

Fun for the entire family: Bake Sale, Roasted Corn, Pumpkin Decorating, Hot Dogs, Baked Clams, Face Painting, Crafts, Vendors, mum Sale, Candied Apples, Free Games, Music! Farmers' Market!

Admission is free.

Hosted by the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc. Rain date October 18th

For more information, call 487-0595

Next meeting: October 8th at the Mastic Beach Fire Department

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"Meet the Candidates" with invitations extended to candidates for:

- Brookhaven Town Supervisor
- Town Highway Superintendent
- Town Councilman, Sixth District
- County Legislator, Third District

Monday, October 5th at 7:00pm at the Mastic Beach Fire Department.

The presentation will be moderated by the League of Women Voters.

All are invited! Refreshments will be served.

The Fundraising/Beautification Committee will briefly report on the plans for Fall decorations on Neighborhood Road and for the Oct. 17th Harvest Festival prior to the presentation.

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will also briefly report on the progress with the signature petition.

Next meeting: Tuesday September 8th, 7pm-9pm at the Fire Department, Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach

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Agenda (changed):

1. The Fundraising and Beautification Committee reports on the 2009 Community Leadership Dinner/Dance. Tickets will be available for purchase to the annual dinner/dance to be held on Sunday, September 13th, at 5 pm at Ladakins Restaurant.

2. The 2009 Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday,October 17th at Neighborhood Square (at the gazebo by the Nutrition Center).

3. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will receive a report from the Signature Petition Subcommittee. Joseph Prokop, the committees municipal attorney, will be present to provide information and to answer questions on the next steps in the incorporation process.

4. The Signature Petition will be available for signing by all residents in attendance. Village lawn signs, t-shirts, and baseball caps also will be available for purchase.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community. All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests. Refreshments will be served.

On TV! Mastic Beach Village petition!

2009-08-31T13:57:00.002-04:00

See the news article presented on News 12, with news of the petition and the program underway to make our Village a reality.

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Sign the petition on Sunday! At the Village headquarters!

2009-08-21T09:11:00.001-04:00

Village Petition Signing Event Sunday, August 23rd, from 12 noon to 4pm at the Village Headquarters at 427 Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach

Mastic Beach Village Petition Signing and Car Show on Sunday!

2009-08-13T09:55:00.001-04:00

Mastic Beach Village Petition Signing and Car Show with East End Hot Rods
10 A.M. to 4 P.M., Sunday, August 16th at the Nutrition Center at Neighborhood Square, by the Gazebo on Neighborhood Road, Mastic Beach.

Refreshments will be served.

New Headquarters! Ribbon-cutting on Saturday 8th August!

2009-08-06T11:20:00.005-04:00

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee invites you to the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of its New Headquarters at 427 Neighborhood Road in Beautiful and Historic Mastic Beach at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 8th, 2009.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, call 631-487-0595

Village Petition begins! Next meeting August 7th!

2009-07-31T08:45:00.002-04:00

Next meeting: Monday, August 3, 2009, 7pm-9pm at Mastic Beach Fire Department. Everyone welcome! Village Petition Kickoff!! The census has been completed!

1. Be the among the first to sign the petition to take back our town! The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee celebrates the successful completion of the Census and the beginning of the signature Petition drive with an old-fashioned ice cream social.

2. Brookhaven Town Councilman Keith Romaine answers questions of concern to the residents of Mastic Beach.

3. Tickets will be available for purchase to the 2009 Community Leadership Dinner/Dance
Honoring Wm. Floyd Board President Bob Vecchio and Father Todd Saccoccia of St. Jude's Church, to be held on Sunday, September 13th, at 5 pm at Ladakins Restaurant.

4. The PCCA announces their proud sponsorship as a registered supporter of The 3/50 Project to encourage the patronage of local businesses and the revitalization of our mainstreets.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community.

Community Leadership Dinner-Dance, September 13th

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Please join us in honoring William Floyd Board President Robert Vecchio and Father Todd Saccoccia of St. Jude's Church for serving their community as both leaders and role models in a time when we are in dire need of both!

We will be celebrating their contributions at Ladakins Restaurant in Moriches on Sunday, September 13th, 2009, from 5 to 9pm.

Tickets may be purchased for $40 per person to our Second Annual Community Leadership Dinner/Dance, featuring a gourmet buffet, music, and a cash bar. Journal Ads may also be purchased.

To order tickets, mail a check or money order for $40 per person to:

Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 396
Mastic Beach, NY 11951

Let's not only show our thanks for such unselfish leadership that these two individuals have provided our community, but also enjoy an evening of friendship and neighborhood in this beautiful and caring community!

Next Village meeting: Tuesday, July 7th at 7 p.m. All welcome!

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Come and hear more about progress on making Mastic Beach a Village!

Giant yard sale this weekend June 13th!

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GIANT COMMUNITY YARD SALE!

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Place: Ducky Lane, Mastic Beach
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

All proceeds will be donated to the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee.

Your donated yard sale items are also greatly needed. You may drop off your items between June 1st and June 13th at 12 Ducky Lane, Mastic Beach. You may call 487-0595 or email norton2526@peoplepc.com for more information.

(Rain Date Sunday, June 14th.)

Together we can make a difference in our community!

Next meeting: Monday, June 1st, 7 p.m, Mastic Beach Fire Department

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1. Guest Speaker and New Brookhaven Town Supervisor MARK LESKO will address issues and answer questions of concern to the residents of Mastic Beach.

2. The Fundraising and Beautification Committee will follow with a report on recent efforts and exciting events that are coming up within the next few months.

3. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will conclude with a Census Subcommittee report and information about Public Relations efforts and plans.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community. All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests. Refreshments will be served.

Village census!

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The Village census is underway! This is a required part of the process to incorporate Mastic Beach as a Village. To volunteer or to find out more, go to the Volunteer page on the website.

The census volunteers are collecting just the names of people who live in what will become the village once incorporated. That's it!

Meeting on Monday, May 4th, 7 p.m. at Mastic Beach Fire Department

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On the Agenda:

1. Census and Petition Update from the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee and
the Creation of Census Teams to Complete the Village Census

2. William Floyd School Budget Presentation by the District Superintendent and/or a Member of the Board of Education

3. Mothers Day Celebration with a Special Gift for All the Moms in Attendance

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting that will affect the future of our community.

Hoping to resurrect a village--news article!

2009-04-19T13:19:00.016-04:00

"Hoping to resurrect a village--Mastic Beach residents seek incorporation" See the full article from Long Island Advance: http://www.masticbeach.org/pdf/lia-article-31.pdf

Census! Census! Census!

2009-04-18T07:05:00.002-04:00

The Village census is underway! This is a required part of the process to incorporate Mastic Beach as a Village. To volunteer or to find out more, go to the Volunteer page on the website.

Village costs--reminder!

2009-04-18T07:02:00.002-04:00

See the cost estimates for Mastic Beach the Village! Understand what it means to you!

Village meeting! Monday April 6th!

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7 p.m at the Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road. Guest speaker, Town councilman Keith Romaine. And news about the Village census!

NEW! Projected costs for the village--why you will not pay higher taxes!

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A projection of the costs, and revenues, for Mastic Beach the Village, is now available. Take a look at the numbers to understand where the money will come from, how it will be spent, and why your taxes will not increase as a result of Mastic Beach becoming a village.

Meet Mighty Mike #14 at today's fundraiser!

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Come on down and bring the kids to meet
Mighty Mike #14
Our own local professional racing car driver!
He'll be there with his car as
The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association
presents a
Community Fundraiser to Benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory

Committee

Luck O The Irish Festival featuring a Chinese Auction, Bake Sale, and Spring Craft Sale

Saturday, March 14, 2009
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$5.00 admission includes 5 free auction tickets
Free refreshments will be served
at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road
(next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the
Mastic Beach business district)

Support your community!
For more information please call 487-0595.

Reminder! Community Fundraiser to Benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee tomorrow!

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Auction, Bake Sale, and Spring Craft Sale at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Rd, Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$5.00 admission includes 5 free auction tickets
Free refreshments will be served
at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road
(next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the
Mastic Beach business district)

All are welcome!

Tickets can be bought in advance (and will receive an extra 6th auction ticket) or at the door.

Support your community!

For more information please call 487-0595.

NOTE: March 2nd meeting will be rescheduled due to weather!

2009-03-02T12:04:00.002-05:00

The "Meet the Candidates" and Mastic Beach Village Exploratory information sharing, planned for March 2nd, has been cancelled because of inclement weather. We will reschedule and post the new time and place. Thanks for your continued interest and support.

Community Fundraiser! March 14th!

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The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association presents a community fundraiser to benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee. Luck O'The Irish Festival featuring a Chinese Auction, Bake Sale, and Spring Craft Sale on Saturday, March 14, 2009, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Town Nutrition Center on Neighborhood Road (next to the gazebo at the Neighborhood Square in the Mastic Beach business district).

$5.00 admission includes 5 free auction tickets. Free refreshments will be served. Admission tickets can be bought in advance (and will receive an extra 6th auction ticket) or at the door.

New and slightly used items for the auction and volunteers to set up, work, and/or clean up the event are needed. If you can donate items or volunteer, if you need more information, or if you need tickets, please call (631) 487-0595

The census begins! Results of village cost analysis available!

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Come to the meeting on Monday evening to find out more!

Census Begins! Village Cost Analysis Reveals No New Taxes!

The Pattersquash Creek Civic Association will hold its general membership meeting on Monday, February 2nd, at 7:00 pm at the Mastic Beach Fire Department on Neighborhood Road.

The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee will follow with special presentations on:

* Step 2Taking the Census
* The Village Cost Analysis: No New Taxes.

Municipal Attorney Joseph Prokop will be present to answer questions.

Refreshments will be served.

Next meeting: Monday February 2nd at Mastic Beach Fire Department, 7 p.m.

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Your help is needed! Come to the meeting and find out more. Or contact the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee to learn about the Village initiative and help spread the word.

See http://www.masticbeach.org for more information.

Write to your neighbors!

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Help spread the word about incorporating Mastic Beach as a village, by writing to your friends and neighbors. See the Letter-writing Campaign page on the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee website.

Meeting on Monday evening, 5th January--all welcome!

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Monday, January 5, 2009, 7pm-9pm

Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road , Mastic Beach, NY

Pattersquash Creek Civic Association, Inc. and Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee

Agenda:

1. Presentation of Our Two Trophies for Our Two Floats in the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade

2. Report on the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Letter Campaign

3. Report on Petition Drive Against the J6 (Second Story) Rezoning of Neighborhood and Mastic Roads in Mastic Beach

4. Guest Presenter: Terry Germano of the Community Library on Library Link and Our Two Listings on that Website

5. Report on Community Efforts in Response to Recent Gun Violence

6. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee Presents The Year in Review. Videos of the past meetings with West Hampton Dunes Village Mayor Gary Vegliante, Patchogue Village Mayor Paul Pontieri, Islandia Village Mayor Allan Dorman, and Municipal Attorney Joseph Prokop will be shown.

All residents are cordially invited to this very important meeting
that will affect the future of our community.

All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests.

Happy New Year! Make this the year of The Village!

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Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Our resolution for 2009: the year of Mastic Beach, the Village!

Get involved. Volunteer. Talk about the Village with your friends and neighbors. This is your home, and you can help it to shine!

See you at the parade! December 7th!

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Watch out for the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee and the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association floats!

Join the fun and spread the word about Mastic Beach and the Village!

This will be the 39th annual parade and it starts at 12 p.m., leaving from the Southport Shopping Center on Montauk Highway in Shirley (near Kohls, Stop'n'Shop etc.)

The parade is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of the Mastics and Shirley. If you take photos of the parade and would like to share them with others through the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee website, please send them to mbvec@aol.com

Find out more: December 1st meeting

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Holiday Membership Meeting
Monday, December 1, 2008, 7pm-9pm
Mastic Beach Fire Department, Neighborhood Road , Mastic Beach, NY

Focus of the Agenda:

1. Holiday Celebration with a Wide Selection of Refreshments Prepared by Your Friends at Pattersquash Creek Civic
2. Plans for Decorating Neighborhood Road for the Holidays on Tuesday, December 2nd
3. Plans for Participating in the MBPOA Treelighting Ceremony at Neighborhood Square on Saturday, December 6th
4. Plans for Our Two Floats (PCCA & MBVEC) in the Annual Christmas Parade on Montauk Highway on Sunday, December 7th
5. Our Listings (PCCA & MBVEC) in the Community Library Link
6. Holiday $10.00 50/50 Raffle (A Great Holiday Present!)
7. The Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee Presents Guest Speaker Judge Howard Bergson on the topic "Code Enforcement and the Courts"
and
The Neighbor-to-Neighbor Letter-Writing Campaign
and
The Announcement that Step 2 of the Incorporation of Mastic Beach Is About to Begin!

All members are encouraged to bring a guest or guests.

It worked!!! (URGENT! Read this and act! Important for our community!)

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Dear Neighbors,

Thanks to all of you who responded to our urgent call for action on the proposed HUD funding of low-income rentals in Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley under the auspices of the Suffolk County Community Development. YOU STOPPED THEM BY YOUR ACTIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!
Our legislator responded by negotiating a halt to the rental portion of the proposal, while maintaining the home ownership portion. We can effect change when we work together.
Next step: Mastic Beach, "The Village" Imagine the possibilities!

Thank you all,

Paul Breschard

Did you read the following small print notice nestled in the entertainment section of Newsday last week:

PUBLIC NOTICE
Suffolk County Consortium
2008 Annual Action Plan Amendment
Neighborhood Stabilization Program

On September 26, 2008, HUD released the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) allocation amounts for states and local governments. The Suffolk County Consortium allocation under the NSP is $5,681,443 and these funds will be administered by the Suffolk County Community Development Office.

Mastic, Mastic Beach, and Shirley have been targeted as the areas of greatest need to be stabilized with HUD funds. Click on the following link for the plan:

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/upload/economicdevelopment/pdfs/nsp.pdf

Please read the program specifications so that you can be aware of what people from outside your community are planning for you and your community. Whether you like or don't like what you read, be aware of what was hidden in the paper, get involved in the decision process, and respond by mailing your comments on or before Tuesday, November 25th to:

Suffolk County Community Development
PO Box 6100
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Attention: Joseph T. Sanseverino, Community Development Director

Your neighbor,
Paul Breschard

P.S. If you are opposed to more rental properties being created in our already oversaturated community, but are in favor of the rehabilitation of these derelict properties for resale to working families only (as I am), you can print the attached letter, sign and date it, and put it in the mail ASAP. Better yet, write your own comments down and mail them. In any case, have a voice!

Village effort gets boost from mayor of Islandia

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By Bryan Finlayson, Press of Manorville, Nov 7, 2008

Encouraging the residents of Mastic Beach to create an incorporated village, Islandia Village Mayor Allan Dorman said that to do so would give residents better control over their collective destiny.

Mr. Dorman made his remarks at a meeting of the the Pattersquash Creek Civic Association Monday night at the Mastic Beach Firehouse. The meeting was the latest in an effort to encourage residents to support an effort to create a village, an idea that has gained momentum in recent years.

Residents have promoted the creation of a village in Mastic Beach in order to “clean up” illegal rentals, prosecute code violators and address zoning issues, civic association member Victor Zeleny said. Property taxes for residents living in Mastic Beach are not projected to increase if incorporation occurs, he noted.

As of Monday, the civic association had raised $17,000 toward incorporation efforts, but estimates that a total of $30,000 will be needed to place the incorporation proposal on a public ballot.

“In the beginning, unless down the road the public feels different, we are doing it for planning, zoning, building, apartments and code enforcement,” Mr. Zeleny said, noting that by not seeking to provide significant services, the creation of the village wouldn’t result in high costs to residents. “We’re not going to be doing plowing in the beginning. We’re not asphalting, we’re not picking up garbage. In the beginning, to keep it where it’s not going to cost the public anything, we’re going to keeping with these small entities. We’re going to concern ourselves with cleaning up the housing issues and the code violations and the things of that nature.”

At the meeting, Mr. Dorman shared his own experiences of how incorporation changed a community. Islandia incorporated as a village in 1985. Mr. Dorman, who has been mayor of Islandia for three years, said incorporation improved the quality of life of residents.

The average homeowner in Islandia pays about $500 in property taxes. The Village of Islandia, which is located within Islip Town, provides services including garbage pick-up, code enforcement, road repair and street cleaning.

An advantage of stronger local control is that controversial issues—Mr. Dorman highlighted day laborers waiting for work and congregating on street corners as one such issue—will be addressed quicker.

He expounded on a situation where day laborers were gathering to be picked up by employers at a 7-Eleven in Islandia. “You notice the bicycles. You notice them hanging out there in the morning, all of that stuff,” Mr. Dorman said.

The issue was handled by Islandia’s code endorsement team. Code enforcement—there are five full- and part-time officers—responded by placing obstacles on the property to deter employers from picking up the workers in the parking lot, he said. “I don’t have anything against these people who want to work, I just think it has to be done in the right way. But we have to stay on top of things like that,” Mr. Dorman said. “They could be renting apartments. People like that could be renting houses, 14 or 15 of them in there, and then they go out and work their jobs in the morning—and then it creates a whole different feeling. It wasn’t the reason why I moved to Long Island.”

Another instance where village status helped root out perceived problems was when a homeless shelter opened up right across the street from his own home, Mr. Dorman said.

According to Mr. Dorman, his neighbor couldn’t sell his property, so he began to “run a business in a residential community, a homeless shelter.” Mr. Dorman, who was mayor at the time, took immediate action to oust the “14 people living across the street from me, living in a one-story ranch.” He did so by calling Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy.

According to Mr. Dorman, within a week, Suffolk County code enforcement officers shut down the home and evicted the tenants.

“I have to be honest with you,” Mr. Dorman said. “The fact that I am the mayor, and the fact that I do live across the street from the house, and the fact that I picked up the phone and called Steve Levy, all kinda helped.”

Throughout his 90-minute talk, Mr. Dorman came back his belief that the reason for incorporation was to increase local control and use that control to improve quality of life for property owners.

“A village government is not another layer of government. I’m here to tell you it is the layer of government,” Mr. Dorman said. “There isn’t anybody in Suffolk County or anyone in the towns that are going to help you. When you’re in a village, you help yourself.

“You control your destiny. You control everything in your neighborhood,” Mr. Dorman continued. “You don’t want to incorporate for any other reason than the fact that you want to control your destiny. If you have some other reason—you don’t want to be part of something or you hate somebody or whatever—that’s not the reason to do it. The reason is you want to control your destiny.”

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Big Community Yard Sale June 12th

June Meeting at Firehouse June 7th

Community Yard Sale 6/12/10 Forge River Nursery

May 15th Beautification of Neighborhood Road 10AM

June 12th YARD SALE MBVEC Headquarters

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Meeting: Monday May 3rd at 7 p.m. at the Fire Department, Mastic Beach

Spring Fling Festival featuring a Chinese Auction and Bake Sale

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Fundraiser! March 20th! Cash for gold!!!

Join us on Facebook! Become a fan!

Next meeting: Monday, March 1st: Meet the candidates

Join us on Facebook! Become a fan!

Village Petition Hearing: February 22nd at 6.30 p.m., Mastic Beach Fire Department

Next meeting: Monday, March 1st: Meet the Candidates

Next meeeting: Monday February 1st at 7 p.m. News about petition!

The petition is submitted!

Tuesday 12th January: movie night at the Village meeting!

Next meeting: Tuesday, January 12th

Help with the village fundraising by collecting deposit bottles and cans!

Next meeting: Monday, December 7th: MBVEC village attorney

Next meeting: Monday, November 2nd at 7 p.m. at the Fire Department

Have you signed the petition yet?

Mastic Beach harvest festival--pictures!

Harvest Festival rescheduled : Sunday, October 25th

Mastic Beach Harvest Festival! Saturday October 17th at Neighborhood Square

Next meeting: October 8th at the Mastic Beach Fire Department

Next meeting: Tuesday September 8th, 7pm-9pm at the Fire Department, Neighborhood Rd, Mastic Beach

On TV! Mastic Beach Village petition!

Sign the petition on Sunday! At the Village headquarters!

Mastic Beach Village Petition Signing and Car Show on Sunday!

New Headquarters! Ribbon-cutting on Saturday 8th August!

Village Petition begins! Next meeting August 7th!

Community Leadership Dinner-Dance, September 13th

Next Village meeting: Tuesday, July 7th at 7 p.m. All welcome!

Giant yard sale this weekend June 13th!

Next meeting: Monday, June 1st, 7 p.m, Mastic Beach Fire Department

Village census!

Meeting on Monday, May 4th, 7 p.m. at Mastic Beach Fire Department

Hoping to resurrect a village--news article!

Census! Census! Census!

Village costs--reminder!

Village meeting! Monday April 6th!

NEW! Projected costs for the village--why you will not pay higher taxes!

Meet Mighty Mike #14 at today's fundraiser!

Reminder! Community Fundraiser to Benefit the Mastic Beach Village Exploratory Committee tomorrow!

NOTE: March 2nd meeting will be rescheduled due to weather!

Community Fundraiser! March 14th!

The census begins! Results of village cost analysis available!

Next meeting: Monday February 2nd at Mastic Beach Fire Department, 7 p.m.

Write to your neighbors!

Meeting on Monday evening, 5th January--all welcome!

Happy New Year! Make this the year of The Village!

See you at the parade! December 7th!

Find out more: December 1st meeting

It worked!!! (URGENT! Read this and act! Important for our community!)

Village effort gets boost from mayor of Islandia

Spring Fling Festival featuring a Chinese Auction and Bake Sale