Village Exploring Additions at Skelos Field

Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray has announced a plan to replace trees that were lost, or removed, due to damage from Hurricane Sandy.

Beginning this June, the Village of Rockville Centre Department of Public Works will be planting new trees throughout the Dean Skelos Sports Complex. This will be the first wave of trees being planted this year with a goal of 50 new trees by the end of the year.

The village expects to plant a total of 500 new trees over the next 10 years.

Murray is also looking into ways to revitalize an area located on the northeast portion of the Dean Skelos Sports Complex that was badly damaged during Sandy.

“After Superstorm Sandy, our department of public works met with representatives from FEMA and it was determined that, in the interest of public safety, many of the trees in the area needed to be cleared out due to the severity of the damage they sustained," Murray said. "While this was unfortunate, it does provide us the opportunity to investigate different uses for the newly cleared land, such as the possibility of building a new athletic field for the community."