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Public Comments: New Suffolk County Executive Can Fix the County’s Department of Planning

by Richard Murdocco | Nov 29, 2023 | Public Comments | 0

The following remarks were delivered to elected officials, policymakers, and members of the...

Newsday’s NextLI: What We Should Do About the Future

by Richard Murdocco | May 10, 2019 | Economic Development, Editorial, Environmental Policy, Housing | 1

The following was written for nextLI, a project launched by Newsday that is funded by the Rauch Foundation. nextLI is managed by Newsday’s Opinion department with input from an advisory board made up of Long Islanders. It was...

Common Sense

by Richard Murdocco | Apr 23, 2014 | Economic Development | 0

When it comes to policymaking on Long Island, it’s time for some common sense. We say that our taxes are too high, that our roads are too congested and yet we let invested groups shape the very policies that drive all of these...

…Isn’t Good Enough

by Richard Murdocco | Jun 20, 2013 | Transportation | 0

The following was written for Long Island Business News’ Young Island. There is an unofficial motto that hangs over Nassau and Suffolk Counties… You see it many editorial and opinion columns, non-profit whitepapers and...

Thank You

by Richard Murdocco | Nov 6, 2012 | News | 0

I would like to say that I have really appreciated the outpouring of support that has been shown both on this page, and across Long Island as a whole. Often, life throws us a curveball, for better or worse. In an age where smart...

Response to Law: Consolidate Long Island’s Water and Power Agencies

by Richard Murdocco | Sep 4, 2012 | Media Appearances | 0

The following letter to the editor was published in Newsday on 9/4/12. You can read the digital copy here: http://www.newsday.com/opinion/letters/letters-merge-lipa-and-water-districts-1.3943313Hello, my name is Richard Murdocco...