Nassau's cleanup tab after Sandy: $213M

Originally published: January 7, 2013 8:27 PM
Updated: January 7, 2013 8:50 PM
By CELESTE HADRICK celeste.hadrick@newsday.com

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Nassau County receives tree debris that resulted from superstorm Sandy at a collection site in Eisenhower Park. (Nov. 28, 2012)

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Cash-squeezed Nassau County is expecting to spend at least $213 million for superstorm Sandy expenses and hopes to receive federal reimbursement for most of the costs.

County legislative committees Monday voted to appropriate $118 million to pay for Sandy-related expenses on top of $95 million approved by the legislature last month.

Budget officials said they expect the Federal Emergency...

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