The latest potential buyer to place a bid with the Town of Hempstead to purchase the Woodmere Golf Course is the Brigadoon Zoological Society. The director, Geri McMonkey, states that after he heard from his friends that a carnival atmosphere had been created in searching for a buyer who would fit in with the needs of the neighborhood: “There is no buyer that can offer the Five Towns Community what we can,” said Mr. McMonkey. “We can create a magical children’s zoo for all to come and see, and because of our unique situation whereby we are only visible once every hundred years, the community can retain use of the golf course for the intervening 99 years while enjoying our beautiful zoo for one year on our centennial anniversary when we appear. It’s a win-win situation for all!”
A referendum for voting will be presented to the toll collectors and the golfers who cross the Atlantic Bridge on Shushan Purim Day. A blackboard will be posted on the Lawrence side of the bridge, with plenty of chalk available for those wanting to add their notch.
We will wait to see how the golfers feel about this option and whether or not this can work since the Town of Hempstead will only be able to collect taxes from the Brigadoon Zoological Society once every one hundred years when they visibly appear. For those of you not in the know, Brigadoon was a Broadway musical about a magical Irish village that only appears once every one hundred years for a short time and then disappears until the next hundred years have passed.
There is a new citizens committee forming to represent homeowners with properties or homes abutting the train tracks or train stations of the Long Island Railroad. According to one of the founders of this group, the purpose of this committee is to gain special rights for homeowners having to deal with the extra noise and dirt associated with living adjacent to the train tracks. The group plans to lobby for free ridership on the LIRR for their members as well as request tax reductions based on the number of trains going past their properties on a daily basis.
On hearing of the demands of this newly formed committee and the likelihood that their lobbying demands might actually be met, potential new homebuyers living and working in the City have been seen knocking on doors of many of these properties asking the homeowners if they are interested in selling.
A spokesman from the LIRR’s quick response team countered their demands by offering soundproof BOSE headsets for every member of the family for those houses adjacent to the train tracks, adding that the headsets should be transferable to all new owners when the homeowners sell their properties. No response as of yet from the homeowner’s committee.
And now for some riddles:
Q: Why was the tomato red?
A: He saw the salad dressing!
Q: What do you call Five Towners who do not like sushi or pizza?
A: Misnagdim!
I had the opportunity to talk to a new pizza store owner who was in the process of opening up a new place in town. I asked him, “Why did you decide to open up a pizza store in town?” He answered, “I wanted to make some dough!” When I told him there were already several pizza stores in town, he said, “My pizza is going to smell like sushi!” I guess we have a shortage of pizza and sushi in town! Happy (Belated) Purim Everybody! n
Anessa Cohen lives in Cedarhurst and is a Licensed Real Estate Broker (Anessa V Cohen Realty) with over 20 years of experience offering residential, commercial and management real estate services. You are invited to visit her website at www.avcrealty.com. She can be reached at 516-569-5007 or readers are encouraged to send any questions or comments by email to anessa@avcrealty.com.
