Shredding!
If you live on Long Island you’re acutely aware of the multiple levels of local government — county government, school district, fire district, water district …But most municipal services come from “the Town”.
There are three townships in Nassau County — Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — and 10 townships in Suffolk County.
We live in Hicksville, which is within the Town of Oyster Bay. The Town is named after the hamlet of Oyster Bay, a community located on the shores of Long Island Sound, most famous as the location of Sagamore Hill, Teddy Roosevelt’s family home.
One benefit of living in the Town of Oyster Bay — residents can get a beach pass to use Tobay Beach, a lovely facility on Jones Island, just east of Jones Beach State Park.
Another benefit?
You know all those documents you don’t want to throw away because they contain too much identifying information? Bring them to the town waste disposal facility on Homeowners Cleanup Day and the Town will happily shred the paper for you,
I had two banker’s boxes full of paper and today was shredding day …
Our county has 13 towns. I was amazed that Nassau only has three. I wish our town or our county had a shredding event. Neither does.
ReplyDeleteNassau is small but densely populated. Nassau was once part of Queens. The split happened in 1899 when Queens became a borough of NYC.
DeleteI have lots of things that have to be shredded! Do you visit the beach you mentioned? I was at the beach today, so crowded, but so much cooler!
ReplyDeleteWe’ve been packing up to move house so we haven’t gotten to the beach yet.
DeleteWhat a convenience! It would be lovely if every town would follow suit.
ReplyDeleteThat's useful.
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