Wantagh dot LI Survey Results, 2005

Wantagh dot LI Survey Results for 2005

2005 December: What should be built on the southwest corner of Sunrise Highway & Wantagh Avenue?

42% Bank
16% Food Establishment
10% Gas/Service Station
20% Office Building
12% Other
(86 responses received)

2005 November: Do you consider geese a problem at Wantagh Park?

31% Yes, throughout the year
17% Yes, at times
34% Rarely
18% Not at all
(83 responses received)

2005 October: Are you concerned about the recently-exposed problems at the Cedar Creek Sewerage Plant?

46% Yes, very much so
22% Yes, to some extent
24% No, not really
8% What Problems?
(117 responses received)

The Cedar Creek Sewer Treatment Plant has been the subject of recent news articles that cite a myriad of problems. Understandably, many residents were very concerned about these troubles when they were initially made public. Fortunately, mitigating progress appears to have been made, which may account for the mixed survey results. For more information, please visit the following links:

Cedar Creek Problems Addressed (The Citizen, 2005 October 20)
Cedar Creek Plant in Muck and Mire (The Citizen, 2005 October 06)

2005 September: How is the parking at Cherrywood Shopping Center?

0% Excellent
1% Very Good
6% Good
34% Fair
58% Poor
(134 responses received - results do not add up to 100% due to round off)

2005 August: What type of eatery should replace the Jones Beach Restaurant?

5% Catering Hall
20% Fine Dining
49% Café or Grill & Bar
22% Diner
4% Fast Food
(116 responses received)

2005 July: Should Full-day Kindergarten be offered at Wantagh Schools?

64% Yes, provided there is no tax increase
15% Yes, and a modest tax increase is acceptable
15% No
6% Does not matter
0% Undecided
(127 responses received)

2005 June: How would you rate the recent Wantagh Park improvements?

42% Excellent
39% Very Good
11% Good
7% Fair
1% Poor
(105 responses received)

2005 May: Do you support the Neptune Undersea Cable Project?

13% Yes, Long Island needs the power
52% Yes, but only if it yields a rate reduction
28% No, the impact does not justify it
7% Undecided
(102 responses received)

In September 2004, the Long Island Power Authority approved a 20-year contract with Neptune Regional Transmission System LLC to construct and operate an undersea high-voltage transmission system capable of supplying approximately 660 megawatts to Long Island by 2007. The system will include a transmission line that will extend from Sayreville, NJ and travel about 51 miles beneath the New York Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. After making landfall, south of Jones Beach, the cable will be installed underground beneath the Wantagh State Parkway for a distance of approximately 14 miles. It will head north to the Duffy Avenue converter station before heading back under the Wantagh Parkway to the Newbridge Road substation in Levittown, where it will interconnect with the LIPA system. For more information, please visit the following link:

Neptune Regional Transmission System LLC

2005 April: How should the Nassau Bond be used in Wantagh?

34% Park Improvements
41% Preservation of Open Spaces
10% Historical Preservation
9% Storm Drain Improvements
6% Other
(128 responses received)

2005 March: Should dog clean-up laws be better enforced in Wantagh?

62% Yes
30% No
8% Undecided
(117 responses received)

2005 February: What should be built on the lot at 2033 Wantagh Avenue?

36% Homes/Condos
14% Apartments
34% Office Building
3% Medical Building
13% Food Establishment
(144 responses received)

A medical building was proposed for the vacant lot at 2033 Wantagh Avenue. However at a recent Wantagh-Seaford Homeowners Association meeting, residents expressed a strong opposition to this idea, citing traffic and parking concerns. The results of this survey parallel that sentiment, and as of this writing, the lot is up for sale. For more information, please visit the following link:

A Vacant Lot for Sale ... Maybe (The Citizen, 2005 January 6)

2005 January: How do you rate the Mandalay Elementary School?

65% Excellent
20% Very Good
9% Good
5% Fair
1% Poor
(86 responses received)