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U.S. Senate Panel
Approves $1 Million for
New Glen Cove Ferry Terminal

U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton announced last week that the full Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (TTHUD) FY08 Appropriations Bill, which includes $1 million for the Glen Cove Ferry Terminal. The bill will now proceed to the Senate floor as the next step in the appropriations process. Schumer and Clinton worked closely with members of the Appropriations Committee to include funding for the project in this year's spending bill.
"This funding is a big win for Glen Cove and all of Long Island," said Schumer. "The fast ferry terminal is key to the city's redevelopment along the waterfront. It will not only allow Long Island commuters and sightseers to get to and from Manhattan more easily, it will also take cars off the road, clean air, and spur economic and recreational development."
"This is welcome news for Long Island," said Senator Clinton. "The Glen Cove Ferry Terminal will certainly be a welcome development for Long Island commuters and it will also provide another way for tourists to visit the Island. By providing residents and visitors with alternative modes of transportation, we can help ease congestion, and help the environment as well."
The $1 million in federal funding will go to the Glen Cove Ferry Terminal to support the construction of a fast ferry boat terminal that will connect commuters and tourists to New York City and other key travel corridors in the traffic congested region. The Ferry Terminal and Boat Basin project is planned by the City of Glen Cove and the Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency to provide enhanced waterborne transportation access and to accommodate a Manhattan commuter ferry and ancillary recreational services.
The project, located near the center of the north side of Glen Cove Creek, will provide marine improvements including a new bulkhead, widened and dredged channel, marine fueling facilities, float, dock and gangway, as well as upland improvements that will include a ferry terminal building, parking facilities, enhanced public esplanade and waterfront outlook area. The project has been planned to incorporate green building and sustainable practices including clean fuel alternatives and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System certified programming for the ferry terminal building. The total project area is 2.2 acres, or 1.85 acres of upland development and .35 acres of marine development area located within the City of Glen Cove.
Now that the bill has been approved by the full Senate Appropriations Committee, it will be sent to the Senate floor. Following approval by the Senate, the bill will move towards Conference with the House and then to the President for signature.

Mayor Ralph Suozzi has invited the community to an open house and design public hearing regarding the proposed Glen Cove Ferry Terminal and Boat Basin on Monday, July 30, 2007 at The Metropolitan Club in Glen Cove. The open house will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.; the public hearing will begin at 7:30 p.m. and continue until 9:30 p.m.
"I encourage residents of Glen Cove and our neighboring communities to come and learn first-hand about the City of Glen Cove's proposed ferry project," said Mayor Suozzi. The Mayor says that the open house is an opportunity to become informed and is a continuation of his ongoing commitment to make government open and more transparent. "I invite everyone to meet the city's design consultants and to approach and engage them in a fact-based dialogue."
Design Plans for this project were developed by the City of Glen Cove in coordination with Federal, State, County and local agencies and will be available for inspection prior to and at the Public Open House. As of July 9, 2007, copies of the Draft Design Report/Environmental Assessment will be available for viewing during business hours at the Glen Cove Public Library, and at the office of the City Clerk on the third floor of City Hall.
The Ferry Terminal and Boat Basin project is planned by the City of Glen Cove and the Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency to provide enhanced waterborne transportation access, and to accommodate a Manhattan commuter ferry and ancillary recreational services. It is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Transportation. The project, located near the center of the north side of Glen Cove Creek, will provide marine improvements including a new bulkhead, widened & dredged channel, marine fueling facilities, float, dock and gangway as well as upland improvements that will include a ferry terminal building, parking facilities, enhanced public esplanade and waterfront outlook area. The project has been planned to incorporate “green building” and sustainable practices including clean fuel alternatives and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System certified programming for the ferry terminal building. The total project area is 2.2 acres or 1.85 acres of upland development and .35 acres of marine development area all located within the City of Glen Cove.
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to express their views concerning the economic and social effects of the project, its impact on the environment and its consistency with the goals and objectives of such planning as has been promulgated by the community. The proceedings will be recorded. Persons may file written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the public hearing. Written statements submitted at the hearing, or mailed, and received up to 30 days after the hearing at the office of the Industrial Development Agency, will be made part of the record. Written comments relative to the project may be submitted to the office of the Executive Director of the Industrial Development Agency, Cara Longworth, City of Glen Cove, City Hall, 9 Glen Street, Glen Cove New York, 11542.