Preservation Long Island announced its 2022 preservation awards consisting of two Project Excellence Awards and four Organization Awards. Nominated by the Roslyn Landmark Society, the Village of East Hills received an organizational excellence award for "leadership in new approaches to local preservation and for achieving a meaningful mitigation of adverse impacts on John Mackay III’s Happy House via environmental review."
As posted on Preservation Long Island's website, East Hills received the award "in recognition of the Village’s leadership and commitment to municipal process in preserving John Mackay III’s Happy House (aka 2a Melby Lane or Stonehouse, one of our 2021 Endangered Historic Places).
Following a comprehensive local environmental review, the village reached an agreement with the former owners to preserve the property’s significant historic resources. Previously, the property faced demolition and redevelopment as a new four-lot subdivision. The historic house is now protected by preservation covenants and a more sensitive two-lot subdivision was approved instead of the original four-lot proposal."
Village of East Hills elected officials, pictured above from left to right: Trustee Clara Pomerantz, Trustee Brian Meyerson, Mayor Michael Koblenz, Trustee Stacey Siegel, and Deputy Mayor Manny Zuckerman.
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