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LongIsland.com Customers of New York American Water have been unduly burdened with exorbitant rates for the water they use on a daily basis, Cuomo said. Photo by: Shutterstock Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced completion of a study on the feasibility of municipalizing all or part of New York American Water Company, Inc. s Long Island assets and operations. The study determined that municipalization of New York American Water is both feasible and, under several scenarios, in the public interest. Customers of New York American Water have been unduly burdened with exorbitant rates for the water they use on a daily basis, driven largely by costs having nothing to do with the provision of water, Governor Cuomo said. The study issued today shows how the dramatic tax burden locally is contributing to 30 to 50 percent of customer bills and provides stakeholders with a pathway to resolve this problem once and for all.
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Special Counsel Will Host Three Public Forums Seeking Public Comment on Merits of Municipalizing All or Parts of Troubled Long Island Water Utility and Issue Report by April 1
Forums Scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23 in the Sea Cliff area, Wednesday, February 24 in the East Massapequa area, and Thursday, February 25 in the Southwest Nassau County Area
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced three virtual public forums to discuss the feasibility of a public takeover of the New York American Water Company, Inc. The forums will be administered by the Special Counsel for Ratepayer Protection at the Department of Public Service. Comments will be part of the official record and may be utilized by the Special Counsel as part of the Department s feasibility study regarding a potential municipalization of the Long Island water company. The public forums are scheduled for Tuesday, February 23 in the Sea Cliff area, Wednesday, February 24 in the east
UpdatedWed, Feb 3, 2021 at 2:19 pm ET
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The state is launching a study into the feasibility of a public takeover of New York American Water on Long Island. (Shutterstock)
LONG ISLAND, NY New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will launch a study into a public takeover of New York American Water, Long Island s largest privately owned water company.
The study will be led by Rory Lancman, the special council for ratepayer protection at the state Department of Public Service. New York American Water has faced mounting criticism from customers and politicians over drastically increased fees over the last few years.
WYSIWYG Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed Rory I. Lancman, Special Counsel for Ratepayer Protection at the New York State Department of Public Service, to commence and lead a municipalization feasibility study regarding Long Island s largest privately-owned water company, New York American Water Company, Inc. For far too long, the 120,000 customers of New York American Water on Long Island have been plagued by exorbitantly high rates for water - this simply cannot continue,
Governor Cuomo said. New York is immediately launching an effort to thoroughly study all options to reduce customer costs for this vital necessity and a basic right, including a public takeover. New Yorkers deserve access to clean, safe and affordable water and we are going to pursue every avenue to make that happen.