Manorhaven Holds Arbor Day Ceremony

Mayor Jim Avena spoke about the Village’s commitment to maintaining its Tree City USA designation through the National Arbor Day Foundation by protecting and increasing the number of trees in Manorhaven year after year.

“I’m sure I speak for the entire Village when I say how proud we are to be a Tree City USA for the third year in a row,” Manorhaven Mayor Jim Avena said. “Our Village government is committed to planting, caring for, and otherwise preserving more and more of our community’s trees each year.”

In addition to residents, several elected officials were in attendance, including Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, New York State Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti, and Town Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte. Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton spoke about the $6 million Manorhaven Boulevard project and how important it was to her to save as many trees during the project as possible. “We are very proud that, even with a project at large as this one, of the nearly 100 trees lining the Boulevard, only four needed to be removed because they were dead or at the end of their lifespan,” DeRiggi-Whitton said.

Manorhaven’s Tree Committee is busy identifying streets with the fewest number of street trees and selecting species that will beautify the neighborhoods without interfering with utility wires. Dozens of young trees will be planted over the next couple of months.