33rd Year, Volume 34 • Issue 15
April 12, 2017
The People’s Newspaper - Covering All of Brookhaven
Chamber Of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt 2017 On Saturday the Annual Easter Egg Hunt was held at William Floyd High School where kids had a visit from the Easter Bunny.
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Community Outreach Campaign To Promote First Ever Septic Improvement Program In Suffolk
Tax Reduction Services
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced a community outreach campaign as part of a coordinated effort to promote his administration’s proposed Septic Improvement Program. In the coming weeks, a series of town halls will be held across the county so that residents can hear directly from water quality experts and officials in their own communities on how they would benefit from the program if enacted. The Reclaim Our Water: Septic Improvement Program is the first of its kind in Suffolk County designed to help homeowners fund advanced nitrogen removal septic systems at an affordable rate. By purchasing advanced wastewater treatment systems, homeowners would in turn significantly reduce nitrogen pollution and protect Long Island waters. “This financing model provides an affordable means for working- and- middle-class homeowners to improve their water infrastructure, clean our
environment, and ultimately increase home property values,” said County Executive Bellone. “Our fight to Reclaim Our Waters will help make the necessary investments in water quality while providing a leading model in which residents can help tackle the nitrogen epidemic.” The first town hall event is scheduled to be held on Monday, April 24 in the evening at the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders, located in the Town of Southampton. A specific time for the initial town hall meeting, along with several other events, will be announced in the coming days ahead so that Suffolk residents have ample time in advance to attend any meeting in their community. In addition, County Executive Bellone urged residents to contact the Suffolk County Department of Health Services by emailing septicdemo@ suffolkcountyny.gov with any questions they may have, including eligibility requirements. continued on page 3