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Law would require gas stations to have backup generators
Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan
Hempstead Town board members will decide Tuesday on proposed legislation that would require gas stations to have backup generators in case of electrical outages — a superstorm Sandy-inspired effort to mitigate fuel shortages in the future.
The town board will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, adjacent to Hempstead Town Hall, on 1 Washington St. in Hempstead Village.
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