Nassau County has received a commitment from County Executive Ed Mangano to fund an access driveway at Seaford Harbor School, school district officials said.
The announcement comes after a decades long fight for a solution to the congestion problem at the elementary school.
The County Executive's announcement paves the way for the construction of the 310-foot road.that will connect Bayview Street and Ionia Steet.
There have been several attempts to get the funds approved. Earlier this year, the school district mounted a letter writing campaign to lawmakers.
In 2010, a referendum that would have provided $596,719 in funds, failed by 238 votes.
But support solidified for an emergency exit from the heavily congested area in front of the school following Superstorm Sandy.
Seaford Superintendent Brian Conboy thanked those who made it posible including Mangano and county lawmakers.
“We are certainly elated by the news,” Conboy said.
Seaford School Board President Brian Fagan said the project, “has been a passion for this board for quite some time."
He praised those who kept the project on the radar.
"We were pleased to learn that because we maintained the plans and renewed the permits for this project and the strong efforts of our community, we were able to help make this a reality, " Fagan said.
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