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LI pols: Keep 850 air traffic control jobs

Originally published: July 12, 2012 9:27 PM
Updated: July 12, 2012 10:01 PM
By CANDICE RUUD  candice.ruud@newsday.com

Town officials are hoping the FAA chooses Long

Town officials are hoping the FAA chooses Long Island MacArthur Airport as the site for a new air traffic control facility. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (July 12, 2012) (July 12, 2012 4:02 PM)

Hailing from across the political spectrum, state and local politicians from Suffolk County had a message for the Federal Aviation Administration Thursday: Keep 850 jobs on Long Island, and make Long Island MacArthur Airport the home of your new air traffic control center.

The FAA's plans to combine two locations in Westbury and Ronkonkoma into a new $95 million building to be filled with...

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