County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced a shared services initiative to facilitate the electrification of both Counties’ fleet of vehicles Written by Westchester County
Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced a shared services initiative to facilitate the electrification of both Counties’ fleet to reduce their carbon footprint and save taxpayer dollars
Westchester County Executive George Latimer and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed dual Executive Orders that direct their respective County departments to develop plans, similar to President Joe Biden’s recent Executive Order, to convert their vehicle fleets to electric by 2030. Departments are directed to submit plans to the County Executive and requisite departments within the next 90 days to achieve clean and zero-emissions fleets by 2030 or sooner.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart leaves job after 3-year-tenure newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo by: Office of Legislator Richberg Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg recently joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and a number of other state and county officials for a historic announcement advancing water quality in our region. County Executive Bellone announced that $100 million in funding has been made available to eliminate outdated cesspools and septic systems identified by scientists as the primary source of excess nitrogen in our bays. This excess nitrogen leads to harmful algae blooms and beach closures, and affects our drinking water. The funding comes from a combination of federal, state and county sources and will enable two long-awaited sewer projects along the south shore river corridor, the Carlls River and Forge River Watershed Projects, to move forward.
Bellone names head of Suffolk public campaign finance program newsday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Photo by: Chris Boyle U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) announced the introduction of a bill that would reverse a 2020 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruling that Suffolk County residents must pay taxes on county grants used to upgrade their septic tanks. The lawmakers are pushing to include this legislation in the next infrastructure package. Last Congress, Suozzi introduced similar legislation on this issue. “Much-needed improvements of Long Island’s septic tanks should not be paid for by hardworking middle-class families of Long Island. We already know our families pay enough in taxes as it is,” said Congressman Suozzi. “Thank you to Senator Gillibrand for working alongside me on this very real problem for our constituents. Together, we will ensure Long Islanders are not forced to pay taxes on basic environmental clean-up.”