The Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees approved a resolution on Wednesday, March 18 to replace malfunctioning downtown parking meters after receiving numerous complaints from residents and businesses about the devices not working properly.
The board authorized an agreement with Devo Associates LLC to lease 20 new parking meter units for a 60-month term. The move follows weeks of calls reporting that existing meters were inoperable, limiting parking turnover in the village’s commercial areas.
Village Attorney John Gibbons said the new system is expected to improve efficiency and increase parking availability, particularly in high-traffic areas.
Trustees also adopted a local law repealing a section of the village code that allowed for village-owned dumpsters in commercial districts.
Gibbons said the provision was outdated, noting the village ended the practice years ago after determining it was inappropriate to use public funds for private business waste removal.
At the end of the meeting, Village Clerk Annemarie Stutzman read the results of the recent village election, which saw Leslie Fitzpatrick elected to the board of trustees. Fitzpatrick will replace longtime Deputy Mayor Marshall Bernstein, who attended his final board meeting after decades of service. Bernstein opted not to run for reelection.
At the start of the meeting, Mayor John Durkin observed a moment of silence for those harmed around the world, a tradition started by Bernstein. Durkin said the village will continue the practice in Bernstein’s honor.
The meeting marked the end of Bernstein’s tenure, closing a chapter that began with his election as a trustee in 1996 and included nearly two decades as deputy mayor.
