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Local Heroes Honored at Town of Oyster Bay Board Meeting

Property cleanup, construction also covered.

Awards for a Town employee and several citizens who went above and beyond their duty in a recent auto rescue and several property cleanups were among the things discussed by the Oyster Bay Town Board at their monthly meeting Tuesday.

Public Safety officer Kim Allstadt was singled out before the meeting officially began for an act of heroism she had preformed earlier in the Summer, saving several lives after an automobile accident.

On July 1, late in the afternoon, Allstadt was driving Westbound on Ocean Parkway after finishing her shift when she came upon an overturned vehicle. When Allstadt arrived on the scene, she discovered the five occupants of the vehicle in dire straights, some with severe injuries including a severed hand and fingers.

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Working with Craig Yanantuono, a deputy chief of the Baldwin fire department who arrived on the scene shortly after she did, Allstadt helped to stabilize the victims, salvaging the severed limbs and packing them on ice until ambulances arrived.

Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto showered praise upon Allstadt for the caring, dedication, and quick thinking she displayed that day.

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"I think you'll agree with me, that's certainly worthy of recognition," he said. "I don't know too many people who would have the wherewithal to react like that. it says a lot about Kim Allstadt, her training, her ability, and her devotion to her job."

Allstadt, Yanantuono, and several TOBAY Beach lifeguards who also aided at the accident scene that day were all honored with certificates of merit by Venditto.

Among agenda items covered by the Town board once the meeting officially got underway, several involved authorization of property cleanup assessment to be referred to the County of Nassau for placement on the Nassau County Tax Assessment Rolls. This was the result of unanswered complaints of dilapidated and/or unfit conditions on business or residential properties which necessitated the Town stepping in and handling cleanup duties. The fees involved with be added to the property owner's upcoming tax bills.

The properties affected by this are 110 County Line Rd. in East Massapequa, 80 DuPont Street in Plainview, and One Alhambra Road in Massapequa, a property which had been condemned.

The Board also approved a resolution that will place a donated memorial bench and plaque in honor of late Oyster Bay resident Jordan Gatti in John J. Burns Park.

The Board also announced an amendment to the Inter-municipal Agreement with Nassau County in connection with the reconstruction of Jackson Avenue in Syosset.

The next regularly-scheduled meeting of the Oyster Bay Town Board is on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m.

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