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Public Works Overview

Public Works on Long Island

There are many public works projects through out Long Island. Some are to clean up the Long Island Sound while others are to reduce traffic congestion. Some projects are taken up to clean parks throughout Long Island and reintroduce native species to those areas.

A project that is being taken up is at the intersection of Jericho Turnpike and Route 110. They are trying to create a jug handle shaped turn similar to the on at the intersection of Route 347 and Route 110. They feel this should relieve a great deal of traffic at the intersection. The Department of Public Works in most Counties is also in charge of garbage removal and sewer services.

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Public Works News

Bishop Condemns FEMA Denial; Urges Governor To Appeal Decision - June 3, 2010

Congressman Tim Bishop today blasted a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deny New York State’s request to combine the March 29-30 storm with a previously declared storm as one disaster. Bishop called the decision "unfathomable," given that similar declarations were issued for Rhode Island and Connecticut for the same events.

Levy Urges Federal Government to Assist Riverhead Property Owners Following Major Rain Storm - April 6, 2010

Hauppauge—Suffolk Executive Steve Levy asked Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials on April 5 to assist property owners in a section of Riverhead Town that was ravaged by a March 30 rain storm that damaged numerous homes.

BISHOP BLASTS SENATOR’S PLOY TO SHUT DOWN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS - February 26, 2010

Washington, DC—The Senate’s failure to overcome the objections of a Republican Senator means funding for federal highway, transit and highway safety programs will run out at midnight Sunday night, Rep. Tim Bishop announced today. The expiration may also force employee layoffs at the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

BISHOP, VETS UNVEIL NEW BILL TO RENOVATE VETERANS HALLS AND POSTS - February 22, 2010

Today, Congressman Tim Bishop unveiled new legislation, the bipartisan Renovate and Enhance Veterans’ Meeting Halls and Posts (REVAMP) Act during a press conference with VSO Post Commanders and local veterans at the Kings Park VFW. Congressman Bishop is introducing this legislation to provide our nation’s veterans’ organizations with the resources to make much-needed and long overdue repairs to deteriorating halls and facilities that serve as meeting places and are pillars of our communities.

Levy Announces First Two Public Meetings for Comprehensive Plan Update - February 17, 2010

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy announced on Feb. 11 that the first two public input meetings have been set for the county’s Comprehensive Plan Update – a two-year endeavor that will help identify Suffolk’s future and develop policy recommendations on how to get to those envisioned goals.

Legislators Eddington and Browning Secure $2 Million for Preservation of Local Waterways - July 1, 2009

Suffolk County Legislators Jack Eddington and Kate Browning have teamed up to secure $2 million from the county’s Water Quality funds to remediate the untreated direct storm water discharges occurring at South Country Road (County Road 36). The new drainage and treatment systems will utilize new technologies to filter the storm water runoff of pollutants like gas and diesel fuels, oils and chemicals, before they are washed into local streams and bays where they have proven to be harmful to marine life and the ecosystem.

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