5 TOWNS CIVIC ASSOCIATION

Welcome to the 5 Towns Civic Association! Updates and calls to action will appear in RED on this site. Please check in regularly.

Wikipedia defines the Five Towns as “the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and The Hewletts” (villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, and Hewlett Neck, and the hamlet of Hewlett, along with Woodsburgh). An easier way to say it? We are the Five Towns; you and us.

5TCA was born out of necessity, because the quality of life in our neighborhood is about to change for the worse through overdevelopment; loss of our defining green spaces and property values, while unquestionably increasing traffic, flooding and probably taxes. The addition of ‘Town 6’ on the 100+ acres bought from the Woodmere Club will be an unmitigated disaster for the Five Towns. United as a community, we can stop the present threat of overdevelopment. Information will continue to be provided through various channels, ranging from electronic messages and social media, to newspapers and television interviews.

We will not focus only on problems, but also on the incredible achievements that define our amazing neighborhood. Going forward, we hope to give public recognition to members of our community who define us, extend merit based scholarships for school or camp to our young leaders, and to provide feedback to our elected representatives in our Village(s), Town(s) and Capitol Hill.

Thank you for showing interest and support.

The 5 Towns Civic Association retained Howard Avrutine, Esq. to prevent the loss and overdevelopment of the 100+ acres in the middle of our community. We share your concerns, and were proactive on your behalf. The developers have an excellent attorney working for them and so do we. Our attorney is extremely well respected, was recommended to us by multiple well-connected sources, and we are thrilled to have him on our team to give direction to our ‘troops’.

Please make a donation. Large or small, what you donate will help. It is true that several members of our community have been extremely generous, but each of us has a responsibility to protect our neighborhood, property value and quality of life. The suggested donation per family is $500. Lawyers are expensive, but inaction will cost you far more in the end. Of course, we will provide updates as we go forward, and welcome your feedback. We made it easy with the link above, but you can also mail a check made payable to 5 Towns Civic Association at the address listed below.

The 5 Towns Civic Association is a nonprofit organization.