Contenders make their case to sit on Great Neck Library Board
Great Neck Library Board voters will have the chance to weigh in on three races in the upcoming Monday, Oct. 27, election. They will be voting in one contested election for a trustee seat and two uncontested elections, one for a vacant trustee spot and another for a seat on the nominating committee.
In one race, incumbent Neil Hakimi, the director of Northwell’s intensive care unit at South Shore University Hospital, is facing a challenge by candidate Stephanie Ramirez, a high school teacher and North New Hyde Park resident, for the seat he has held for the past year.
An Oct. 16 debate between the two was notably civil. Hakimi repeatedly said that even if he didn’t win, he believed the library would be “in good hands.”
Ramirez is the candidate in the race who has received the endorsement of the library’s nominating committee, which vets candidates interested in running for office. A member of the nominating committee at Thursday’s debate said the group appreciated the genuine enthusiasm and energy she brought to the table.
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