Board Recap: Rec Playground to be Renovated, Fireworks Contract

The Rockville Centre Village Board approved spending $133,000 to renovate the playground at the with funds officials said were budgeted for in the 2013 fiscal year budget.

The board also approved a one-year contract with the Grucci Brothers for the July 7 fireworks display in the village. During Thursday's Briefing session, Mayor Fran Murray said this year's entire event — not just the fireworks — will start at 6 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m., and he's working on getting local vendors to sell food and soft drinks at the show.

Here's some other projects and action items the board approved at Monday's meeting:

• General Fund budget modifications in the current 2012 fiscal plan. Village Attorney Tom Levin explained on Thursday that it's about $2 million in adjustments, but the village isn't spending more money. He said they are shifting funds from line items that came in under budget to ones that may need more money than initially budgeted.
• Professional Service contract with Denise McCabe for SAFER grant preparation. McCabe is getting paid $1,900 for his writing of a $933,000 grant to be used for fire department recruitment and retainment if awarded to the village.
• Additional funding of $15,000 for H2M Design Review of various fire house projects.
• North Shore ambulance service extension of present agreement through Aug. 31. Murray said the extension was done so it gave the village more time to negotiate a new, longer contract with North Shore.
• $539,815 bid for a water main replacement.