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The Long Island Power Authority will consider moving to a fully public utility option in response to failures by its contractor, PSEG Long Island, to restore power after Tropical Storm Isaias this summer.
LIPA laid out its options in a report this week. They include a restructure of the current contract with PSEG Long Island to require more oversight, replacing the contract with a new company, or privatization.
New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele of Sag Harbor said he’s supported the public option for years.
“It s the most accountable option. And obviously, it appears that it can save money. And it was the original intent of the law when the Legislature enacted it almost 35 years ago,” Thiele said.
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Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) is calling on Congress and the state’s Washington delegation to provide “fair and adequate funding” for state and local governments to meet the demands imposed on them by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“State and local governments have been on the front lines assuming the tremendous cost of combating the virus,” Mr. Thiele said. They are “reeling from the financial devastation of the virus and are experiencing severe losses in revenue, he said.
As chairman of the Assembly’s Local Governments Committee, he pledged to fight for funding he said is vital to providing municipal services on which taxpayers depend, Mr. Thiele said.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill this week that would have given local governments more control to regulate sand mines in their jurisdiction. The bill would have given local governments the ability to prohibit mining when groundwater contamination caused by the site was documented.
The legislation was pushed by towns and villages in eastern Long Island. More than half of the 23 active-permitted mines on Long Island are in the towns of Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and East Hampton.
The bill was lobbied against by the region’s construction industry. The governor said the legislation, as is, was “expansive” and “ill-defined.”
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Coronavirus protocols will be followed at the event, officials said. (Courtesy Stony Brook Southampton.)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY A beloved East End holiday tradition will take place Monday as the lighting of the historic windmill at Stony Brook Southampton unfolds. The lighting ceremony will be dedicated to frontline healthcare workers in recognition of their tireless and continuing efforts to care for the community during the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said.
The switch will be flipped and the windmill illuminated at 6 p.m. at Stony Brook Southampton, located at 239 Montauk Highway in Southampton.
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With an eye toward adherence to coronavirus protocols, the number of participants at this year s event will be limited and those in attendance will wear masks and maintain social distancing. Although attendees will be allowed inside the windmill, only two or three at a time will be able to step inside.