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Calarco launches infrastructure initiative
Long Island’s infrastructure can play a key role in the region’s post-pandemic recovery.
Now, Rob Calarco, the presiding officer of Suffolk County’s Legislature, is taking a lead on how to improve the region’s infrastructure in order to meet the needs of residents and businesses.
Last week, Calarco held a roundtable discussion, bringing together local stakeholders, public agencies, experts, and advocates in order to set priorities. It featured 20 speakers from industries such as business, energy, labor, building trades, child care, government, and technology.
“In addition to the tragic loss of life and immeasurable stresses of the COVID-19 crisis, one of the most glaring outcomes of the last year has been the relocation of people from densely populated metropolises like New York City to various towns and villages across Long Island,” Calarco said in a statement. “Now, as we begin to recover and transition into a post-COVID world, we must focus on strengthening Suffolk County’s infrastructure from the bottom up to capitalize on this reverse migration to keep people and businesses here in the long term.”