Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis has secured $8.8 million in bond authorization to fund infrastructure projects in the First Legislative District as part of the county’s Fiscal Year 2025 capital plan. The funding was approved unanimously by the Nassau County Legislature on April 23.
The projects include ongoing streetscape and traffic safety improvements for several roads in Hempstead and Rockville Centre, such as Peninsula Boulevard, Franklin Avenue, Clinton Avenue, Washington Avenue, and North Village Avenue. Additionally, $400,000 will go toward the Joysetta & Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County. New initiatives funded under this plan include upgrades for Greenwich Street in Hempstead and Lakeview Avenue in Rockville Centre.
The adoption of the FY 2025 capital plan had been delayed due to a dispute over $1.3 million in grants for emergency services and police departments serving districts represented by Democratic legislators. Members of the Minority Caucus used their influence over bond authorizations—which require a supermajority vote—to resolve the impasse.
“The communities of District 1 rely heavily upon our local County roads as they live their daily lives, engage in commerce, seek medical care and enjoy all that Nassau has to offer – and it is imperative that we invest in modernizing those thoroughfares and making them safer for all,” Legislator Davis said. “I am proud to support a FY 25 capital bond ordinance that funds these essential infrastructure priorities, prioritizes a safer Peninsula Boulevard safer for motorists and pedestrians alike, and delivers essential grants for our brave local first responders.”
