Recognizing the need to reduce our region’s reliance on property taxes to fund local services, the Long Island Regional Planning Council commissioned a Property Tax Alternatives Study to analyze and encourage new strategies that could shift hundreds of millions of dollars… LIRPC tax alternatives Press Release
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Publisher of Long Island Press John Kominicki: Gone But Unforgettable
John Kominicki burst on the Long Island scene 20 years ago from Texas via Oklahoma. Appointed publisher of Long Island Business News by its new corporate owner… Long Island Press
Long Island Business News Reports New Suffolk Initiative Aimed to Create Countywide Sewer District
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Long Island Regional Planning Council Honored as a ‘Champion for Clean Water’
The Long Island Regional Planning Council has been honored as a “Champion for Clean Water” by the New York League of Conservation Voters. The League’s “Environmental Leader Award” was recently given to the Council in recognition of its outstanding work on the New York State-funded Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan (LINAP), which is viewed as… …Continue Reading
Council Members weigh in on the Governor’s $10.4 Million Initiative to Improve Water Quality
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $10.4 million effort to improve Long Island’s water quality and bolster the economies and resiliency of coastal communities by restoring native shellfish populations. New York State is establishing five new shellfish sanctuaries, no-harvest areas to allow shellfish to filter out algae before its becomes a toxic bloom and to… …Continue Reading
Fios TV program features Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan
Deputy Executive Director, Elizabeth Cole appears on “A Minute Smarter,” the collaborative series produced by Emmy award winning producer, Waldo Cabrera of My L.I. TV to educate the public on the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan. Related Content Watch the Video
