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Nassau OKs Veolia takeover of LI Bus

Nassau Legislator Peter Schmitt, County Executive Edward Mangano,

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau Legislator Peter Schmitt, County Executive Edward Mangano, and Legislator Kevan Abrahams comment about the unanimously approved bus contract in Mineola. (Dec. 12, 2011)

Nassau lawmakers Monday unanimously approved County Executive Edward Mangano's plan to shift county bus service to a private operator from the MTA.

After hearing from worried riders and drivers last week, and despite questions about an ownership change, the county legislature voted 18-0 in favor of Nassau's contract with Veolia Transportation of Lombard, Ill.

Mangano said after the vote,...

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