Nassau to spend millions more on Sandy debris removal

Originally published: February 4, 2013 9:01 PM
Updated: February 4, 2013 9:53 PM
By CELESTE HADRICK AND SID CASSESE celeste.hadrick@newsday.com,sid.cassese@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | A LIPA Tree Clearance Crew removes downed trees from Sandy on Lefferts Rd. near Bayberry Ave. in Garden City. (Oct. 30, 2012)

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Nassau lawmakers agreed Monday to increase payments to a Huntington firm to a total of nearly $70 million for removing damaged trees and cleaning up other debris left by superstorm Sandy.

The legislature's Rules Committee unanimously approved the county's emergency hiring of Looks Great Services for an additional $32.5 million to cover the costs of tree removal and $16.287 million for cleanup...

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