"Whatever Happened to...?"

A Year (or ten) In Review. . .

As 2010 comes to a close, our Long Island blanketed in snow, with winter's wrath coming early in the season, we look back and ask, "Whatever happened to...?"

• Whatever happened to resident-initiated referenda to dissolve local governments?
• Whatever happened to the rehab of Cedar Creek?
• Whatever happened to the revitalization of Grand Avenue in Baldwin?
• Whatever happened to the closure and demolition of the Courtesy Hotel in West Hempstead?
• Whatever happened to converting Elmont's Argo Theater into a much-needed supermarket?
• Whatever happened to the Lighthouse Project at the Coliseum, or Kate Murray's Lighthouse Lite?
• Whatever happened to the Tax Revolt Party's tax revolt? [Anyone's property tax bill lower this year than it was last?]
• Whatever happened to Nassau County's "Master Plan" (or any one of them)?
• Whatever happened to "outing" government secrets being a good thing?
• Whatever happened to face-to-face conversation?
• Whatever happened to Guest Bloggers?
• Whatever happened to "25 miles of ugly" along Hempstead Turnpike? [Wait. It is still there! Never mind.]
• Whatever happened to the other 75 cents of your tax dollar that went to Albany but never came back to Long Island?
• Whatever happened to transparency and accountability?
• Whatever happened to ending the dysfunction in Albany?
• Whatever happened to a Nassau County 311?
• Whatever happened to volunteerism? [True volunteerism, without remuneration, pension credits or tax breaks.]
• Whatever happened to building a better burb?
• Whatever happened to "Re-Evolution Island?" http://thecommunityalliance.blogspot.com/2010/09/somewhere-between-evolution-and.html
• Whatever happened to preserving open space, rejuvenating local parks, and all that Environmental Bond money?
• Whatever Happened to Harvey Levinson's lawn signs?
• Whatever happened to affordable housing, revitalized "downtowns," the rebirth of "Main Street"?
• Whatever happened to the New York Islanders? Charles Wang? The dollar hot dog?
• Whatever happened to the "War on Christmas?"
• Whatever happened to those Town goats? http://thecommunityalliance.blogspot.com/2009/03/foreigners-displace-american-workers-in.html
• And what were their names again? http://www.townofhempstead.org/content/home/news/namekids.html
• Whatever happened to the reason we got rid of LILCO?   Whatever happened to a "free" public education?  
• Whatever happened to all the issues we've blogged about over the years at The Community Alliance? http://thecommunityalliance.blogspot.com
• Whatever happened to those who read tweets, reply to tweets and retweet (other than @reidepstein)?
• Whatever happened to the outrage over that which never happened???
• Whatever happened to your Assessment challenge? Tax refund? STAR rebate? Tax cap? Tooth fairy?
• Whatever happened to that "kinder, gentler..." er, ah, um, whatever?
• Whatever happened to the Town of Hempstead's "Quality of Life Initiative?"
• Whatever happened to suburbia?

Tweet your "Whatever happened to...?" @CommunityAlli and add to our list. Be a community advocate, not a potted plant.
 
Happy New Year (whatever happened to that, too?) from The Community Alliance!
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