Port Jefferson board meeting recap

By John Loughlin

The Port Jefferson Board Trustees held their bi-weekly Zoom meeting on April 19.

After their approval of minutes, changes and amendments from the previous meeting on April 5, they got down to business.

One of the first topics of discussion was Harbor Square Mall. The village said they are looking to take some parking spots out to stop the constant crowd that it brings. The purpose of switching and eliminating parking lot spots is to keep the parking moving and open, and there is not a lot of parking spaces for the restaurant and apartment complex that is in the mall.

Mayor Margot Garant made a special thanks to the families and children who helped local nonprofit Hometown Hope clean up beaches last weekend.

There were teams that went McAlister Park, Centennial and East Beach where they cleaned up everything that was necessary to cleanup.

For leisure as the warm weather hits, the basketball league is starting up in June from ages 12 to 15.

Also, a tentative date of May 21, will potentially hold a movie night for high school seniors who missed out on their final year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.