Bellone tsk-tsked for legislative end-runs
Photo credit: Newsday Audrey C. Tiernan | Hauppauge, NY: Tuesday, June 26. 2011-- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone unveils his "Connect Long Island: A Vision for Our Future" economic plan which includes infrastructure investments on connecting existing and proposed developments by expanding transit service and reverse commuting. Newsday / Audrey. C. Tiernan
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has used emergency resolutions to push through portions of his agenda nearly 50 times this year -- a controversial practice that end-runs the extended public debate that often occurs in legislative committees.
Pitfalls associated with these "certificates of necessity" came into focus last week, when Bellone abandoned a "twilight" beach parking fee meant...
