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Honoring the fallen with a new memorial benches, among many other creations. “We provide a series of stock statues that we import Bronze Depot, a Florida-based from Thailand,” DeVuono said. bronze statue company, is in the “No one is exactly like the other process of creating a memorial — they’re very unique. Each one for the North Merrick Fire is its own creation.” Department, to be installed at its Bronze Depot’s statues are Camp Avenue headquarters individually designed by DeVuosometime this sumno. Once a design is mer. The project, finalized, the statue which is being overis completed in Thaiseen by the NMFD land, in order to help board of commisreduce costs. Bronze sioners, will bring statues are created at the first memorial to bronze foundries, he the department honexplained, and in the oring firefighters U.S., statues can be who have died in the 50 times more expenline of duty. sive than those made Richard DeVuoelsewhere. n o, fo u n d e r a n d “We don’t just owner of Bronze take orders for someDepot, who lives in RiCHARD thing — we sit down Orlando, Fla., told DEVuoNo and discuss what the Herald that he Owner, Bronze Depot they want and how it has strong ties to will look,” DeVuono both Long Island and said. to fire departments. About two years He is originally from Valley ago, he said, he was contacted by Stream, where his father was a a firehouse in Dudley, Mass., volunteer firefighter, and his inquiring about a memorial statuncle was at one point a chief of ue. “I did a drawing — they loved the Elmont Fire Department. it,” he said. “It was beautifully Bronze Depot, which has been detailed.” After that, a fire in business in Orlando for 25 department in Osceola, Fla., years, offers a large selection of bronze statues, fountains and Continued on page 19

By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

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THE puBliC TAkEoVER of Liberty Water may be on the horizon. The Nassau County Legislature has recently appointed two commissioners to serve on the South Nassau Water Authority board.

County confirms water commissioner appointments Could lower rates be on the horizon? By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com

On Feb. 28, the Nassau County Le gislature confirmed two appointments to the South Nassau Water Authority board during its le gislative session. T he SNWA was created by a bill signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul last November, allowing for the public takeover of Liberty Water, formerly known as New York American Water. The SNWA will have five

commissioners, three of whom were chosen by the Town of Hempstead in January. The county’s appointees are Robert Gizzi, of Wantagh, and Mark Plumer, of Hewlett Harbor. They will join town appointees Joseph Baker, John Reinhardt and Lisa Ryder on the SNWA board. At the legislative session, Gizzi and Plumer offered details of their backgrounds, and Legislators weighed in on what needed to be done moving forward. Legislator

Kevan Abrahams, a Democrat who represents District 1, asked Gizzi and Plumer how they would deal with the pressing issue of lowering residents’ water rates. Abrahams is the Legislature’s minority caucus leader, and his district encompasses Roosevelt, whose residents are Liberty customers. “This has been a very heightened issue,” Abrahams said. “I’m sure you’re aware that there have been several Continued on page 12

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