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Bellone eyes Suffolk sewer district merger

Originally published: August 8, 2012 8:40 PM
Updated: August 9, 2012 10:31 AM
By PAUL LAROCCO  paul.larocco@newsday.com

Aerial views of the Bergen Point Sewage Plant

Photo credit: Newsday/Daniel Goodrich | Aerial views of the Bergen Point Sewage Plant in West Babylon. (July 25, 2008)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is backing the long-debated idea of merging the county's 21 disparate sewer districts with its independent water authority.

In an interview Wednesday, Bellone said he's in "serious discussions" with the Suffolk County Water Authority to jointly study the issue. If it proves feasible, he'd then solicit public comment and request state legislation necessary...

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