Farmingdale's Future Hopes and Horrors

 

At the opening night presentation, participants were invited to offer their "Hopes and Horrors" for the future of the Village of Farmingdale. Attendees were then asked to select the five items they felt are most important. Here are the results:

Hopes	Votes		Horrors	Votes
Housing for displaced people	13		Housing complexes on Secatogue are a problem	15
Day Laborer Site	12		Single family homes converted to more than one family	8
"Village" concept- picket fences, single family homes, etc	12		Eminent Domain	8
Workforce Housing	11		Bicycle Riding & Skateboards on Sidewalks	6
Redevelop apartments into owner-occupied housing	9		Hodge Podge development continues	5
Bury power lines on Main St	9		Large areas of asphalt & concrete driveways and parking lots	4
Architectural codes	9		Knock downs replaced with 3 or more homes	4
New Apartments above stores	9		Illegal apartments	4
Beautify storefronts	7		Huge Trucks on Main Street	3
Extend Bethpage bike trail around Farmingdale	7		Surrounding municiplaties bringing/allowing nearby big boxes	3
Pedestrian friendly connection between Main St & LIRR	6		Recent development of single family homes with rear yards on 24 and flag lots take away from the community	3
New stores-uses for abandoned buildings	5		High Density Housing leads to more traffic, taxes & population	3
Return to self-sufficient community of the 1950's- less dependent on surrounding communities	5		3 houses being torn down on 109	3
Community center similar to Syosset-Woodbury	5		No Queens	3
Make land affordable	5		More homes leads to more school costs and erosion of village services	3
Maintain diversity of housing stock	5		Run-down buildings	2
Senior Center similar to library	4		Circulation behind variety store is confusing	2
Safe places to ride bikes and skateboard	3		Heavy traffic on 109 & more development makes it hard to get out from side streets	2
Senior Center	3		Renting makes it difficult to stay	2
Place for kids to run (open space)	3		No Merchandise on street	1
Place for retired people to share their talents	3		Talents of seniors not being used	1
Maintain existing character	3		Revitalization is more than brick & signs	1
Sidewalks and landscaping on Melville Rd	3		Too many people in an apartment	1
Hide excessive asphalt with planting	2		New development not in character with the village of Farmingdale	1
Redevelop with mixed-uses or new uses- high tech etc	2		Displacement
Open space near downtown	2		Taxpayers pay it all
Housing for long-time residents	2		Not gaining tax base from new development
Enhance or beautify the Main St- Conklin intersection	2
Code enforcement	2
Demo sub-standard buildings	2
Re-align Main St- even sidewalks	2
Encourage more viable- long lasting businesses	1
Teen center	1
Keep buildings affordable	1
Make owners maintain their property	1
Solar energy for municipal lighting	1
Re-work municipal lot
Close zoning loops
Growth for larger tax base
Facilities for seniors with scooters