Huntington Bay Trustees Address Car Break-Ins

Another car break-in occurred last weekend on Vineyard Road, not far from Huntington Bay police headquarters, prompting the Village of Huntington Bay's Board of Trustees to remind residents to keep their cars locked.

"The break-ins seem to occur more on the western half of the village, but not so much on the eastern half, possibly because the homes are more spread apart," said Deputy Mayor Dennis Gai, who is currently serving as Huntington Bay's Acting Police Commissioner.

Huntington Bay Mayor Herb Morrow, who himself was a victim of a recent break-in, reiterated the theory Police Chief Raymond Hubbs shared at the July trustee meeting about how the alleged perpetrators are likely traveling on foot or by bicycle.

"I had something bigger in my back seat, but they left that and just took my GPS when my car was hit," Morrow said. "I guess they can only take what they can hold. Hopefully, when the weather changes and people do not have their air conditioning going, they will hear something that will help us find out who is doing this."

Prior to the board's discussion of car break-ins, they took care of a few other important items on the night's agenda, including the swearing in of village trustee Don Rave for his third term, the appointment of Acting Justice Michael Brown as the Deputy Court Justice, and a unanimous vote to renew Cablevision's Franchise Agreement with Huntington Bay.

The board also held a public hearing on renovations planned for 30 Baycrest Drive by the owners, 30 Bay Crest LLC. Appearing for the applicant was their attorney, James S. Margolin of Margolin and Margolin in Huntington, and the architect, Peter A. Nesfield of Andersen Nesfield Ltd. in Cold Spring Harbor and Great Neck. The application, which was approved last month by the village's Board of Zoning Appeals, must also be approved by the village trustees because the property is located in the waterfront preservation district.

"My clients merely seek to repair the damage caused to their home by the storm that occurred in March," Margolin explained to the board. "If the home stays the way it is now, it is a blight on the community."

When the mayor asked Margolin if the work to be done would change the neighbor's view or have any impact on the waterfront district, Margolin replied, emphatically, "There will be no change to the roof line or the footprint."

After the attorney's presentation, the board unanimously approved 30 Bay Crest LLC's application.