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Bellone wants to hire from Nassau

Originally published: February 6, 2012 9:55 PM
Updated: February 6, 2012 9:58 PM
By RICK BRAND  rick.brand@newsday.com

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in his office

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in his office at Babylon Town Hall. (Dec. 20, 2011)

New Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone wants to roll back the county's three decade-old residency requirement for 53 top county jobs so he can also recruit residents from Nassau County.

Bellone will seek emergency approval Tuesday to amend the 1979 county law imposing the residency requirement on most county government jobs, after disclosing plans to lawmakers in caucuses.

"We'll...

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