Village Board Approves CDBG Budget; Iannone to Leave Post

The Village Board approved the 2011-12 Community Development Block Grant's budget of $311,000 at Tuesday's board meeting, and discussed several upcoming presentations and events that should be of interest to village residents.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Community Development Block Grant program is a flexible program that provides communities with annual grants on a formula basis to 1209 general units of local government and states. The grant money for RVC is used for programs at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, Rose Lee Young Childhood Center, Confide Counseling and the Sandel Senior Center, among others.

The village board also announced that longtime Water Department Superintendent, Anthony Iannone, will be leaving the village to pursue other career avenues. On another note, Mayor Mary Bossart said that the village could be reimbursed up to 75 percent of what it spent on winter snow storm expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Office, which she said would help recoup costs on snow removal, road repairs and overtime paid.

Here are some upcoming village events to look out for:

• On March 24 at 8:30 p.m. at , the Rockville Centre Fire Department will present its request for a $21 million bond to rehabilitate some of its firehouses. To find out the details of their proposed renovation projects, read .

• On March 29 at 8:15 p.m. at Village Hall, the board will host a public budget hearing on the 2011-12 village budget. Residents are urged to attend and share their ideas. 
• On March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at , the school district's Drug and Alcohol Task Force will present a program called "In Plain Sight." Police Commissioner Chuck Gennario, a spokesman from Confide Counseling and a parent who lost their child to substance abuse will speak to parents on the dangers of substance abuse, caution signs and how to identify them.