Officials say Sandy has cost Suffolk $70M
Photo credit: John Roca | Suffolk County Supervisor Steve Bellone dropped in at the Disaster Recovery Center at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library and spoke about superstorm Sandy two weeks after it struck and the problems facing the county. (Nov. 12, 2012).
Surviving Sandy
Latest Sandy videos
LI's Sandy deaths: A look at the victims
Helping Sandy victims
Sandy's impact on Long Island
LI's 13 dead
Sandy coverage by town
Resources and assistance for Sandy victims
Superstorm Sandy has already cost cash-strapped Suffolk County about $70 million, officials said Monday.
On the same day that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo requested nearly $2 billion in federal reimbursement for agencies and governments within Suffolk -- much of it for private home and business repairs -- county government leaders publicly detailed its direct costs for the first time.
"Given...
