Spray Park Funding For Manor Field Park Approved By Town Board

HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — The Huntington Town Board approved funding for a spray park at Manor Field Park at its Feb. 11 meeting, the Town of Huntington announced. The board also moved to designate Bread and Cheese Hollow Road as an Historic Landmark and scheduled public hearings for the March 10 and May 20 Town Board meetings.

The Town Board approved various infrastructure funding, including up to $750,000 to build a spray park at Manor Field Park. The spray park comes as part of Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci's plans for the revitalization of Huntington Station.

"The Manor Field Spray Park is an exciting step in our plan to revitalize Huntington Station, with simultaneous progress on the James D. Conte Community Center, and the South Side Sewer study moving along to promote economic development in the area, we have a lot in store in the upcoming year," Lupinacci said via news release.

The Town Board approved $6.2 million in funding for road and traffic safety rehabilitation measures for 2020, including $4.5 million for road repaving and rehabilitation; $1 million for drainage improvements; $400,000 for the installation of traffic signal and traffic calming improvements; and $300,000 in improvements to curbs, sidewalks, and pedestrian ramps.

The Town also authorized funding $4.3 million in other infrastructure improvements:

• $1.5 million in funding for improvements at the Flanagan Center, which houses the Town’s Senior Center, Adult Day Care and Youth Bureau: $1 million for the construction of pedestrian, vehicle safety and accessibility improvements to (for a total of $2 million in improvements, with $1 million coming from State and Municipality grant funding), plus $500,000 for the replacement of a portion of the roof at the Flanagan Center.
• $1 million for Highway Department equipment.
• $800,000 to replace the synthetic turf field at Manor Field Park.
• $600,000 for vehicles and equipment past their useful lifespan.
• $200,000 to resurface the tennis courts at Heckscher Park.
• $200,000 for information technology upgrades and equipment to replace critical technology infrastructure at the end of its life.