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Riverhead stops using Google Earth for pool violations
Quick ReadCouncil members voted to stop the practice of using Google Earth to determine if residents have pools without permits.
Photo credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara | Riverhead (July 27, 2010)
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Big Brother's eye in the sky over Riverhead Town has officially closed.
At a town board meeting Wednesday, council members voted to stop the practice of using Google Earth or similar satellite images to determine if residents have pools without permits.
The measure, introduced by council member George Gabrielsen, restricts the use of virtual global map and other overhead images "as the...
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