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Photo credit: AP | A Long Island Power Authority truck is among those arriving to make repairs in Belle Harbor a couple of weeks after superstorm Sandy. (Nov. 12, 2012)
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Let's put the brakes on a move to privatize the Long Island Power Authority and give a full airing to an option that never was given a fair chance. Instead of abolishing LIPA, why not turn it into one or more local municipal utilities?
Already, there's considerable pushback on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's call to bring in a private utility to serve the region's electricity needs. State lawmakers...
