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Why not 'right-size' county government?

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano prepares for the

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano prepares for the 2013 State of the County speech at the Morelli Homeland Security Center in Bethpage. (March 12, 2013)

Joye Brown

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County Executive Edward Mangano may be on to something with his idea of "right-sizing" the Nassau Coliseum. But why stop at an arena that, because of its age, condition and lack of upkeep, doesn't work anymore.

Here's a radical idea:

Why not "right-size" county government in Nassau and Suffolk instead? Make it smaller. Strip it down to essentials. Why not do away with both county legislatures?...

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