Are Suffolk County’s Ambitious Sewer Plans A Stinky Proposition for Taxpayers?
The following was exclusively published by The Foggiest Idea on April 25, 2023. Interested in...
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Tag: Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program
Is Bellone’s Bid for a Drinking Water Tax a Ploy to Promote Development?
The following was written for the Long Island Press, and published on May 9, 2016. You can read the original here. From the crowded podium at an outdoor press conference in Yaphank last month, backed by a supportive chorus of...
Read MoreThe Need for Institutional Memory in Planning on Long Island
The following post was published to the NYMuniBlog on October 17th, 2011. You can read the post here: http://nymuniblog.com/?p=1615Local government, in this age of voter anger over the issues of partisan gridlock and increasing...
Read MoreHistoric Water Protection on Long Island, and the "Water Worries" Report
Linked below is a copy of Water Worries, the report issued in June by environmentalists in response to the draft Suffolk County Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan. I had the pleasure of editing and assembling the...
Read MoreSuffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program Lawsuit Media Coverage
On September 15th, 2011, environmentalists filed a lawsuit against Suffolk County regarding changes to the 1/4th% Sales Tax for Drinking Water Protection. Since 1987, the Drinking Water Protection Program was modified fifteen...
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