<a href="https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/elections/brookhaven-romaine-landfill-elections-natural-gas-ufoye2ov" target="_blank">Watch our video</a> on Town of Brookhaven election issues 
 MICHAEL D. KAPLAN 
 Democratic 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Kaplan,&nbsp;58, of Coram, was a&nbsp;Town of Huntington highway projects supervisor from&nbsp;2005 to 2017.&nbsp;He worked for&nbsp;the Islip Town Department of Public Works from&nbsp;1986 to 2005. </li> 
 <li> He said he served in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 1991 and in the Army Reserves from 2008 to 2013. </li> 
 <li> He graduated from&nbsp;East Islip High School. </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> Kaplan said he would improve response times to residents’ concerns and improve trust between the highway department&nbsp;and residents. </li> 
 <li> He said he would implement a comprehensive road rehabilitation program, including&nbsp;ranking streets from&nbsp;“worst to first.” </li> 
 <li> He said he would focus on infrastructure issues such as drainage&nbsp;and would regularly inspect stormwater recharge basins. </li> 
</ul>

Watch our video on Town of Brookhaven election issues MICHAEL D. KAPLAN Democratic BACKGROUND: Kaplan, 58, of Coram, was a Town of Huntington highway projects supervisor from 2005 to 2017. He worked for the Islip Town Department of Public Works from 1986 to 2005. He said he served in the U.S. Army from 1987 to 1991 and in the Army Reserves from 2008 to 2013. He graduated from East Islip High School. ISSUES: Kaplan said he would improve response times to residents’ concerns and improve trust between the highway department and residents. He said he would implement a comprehensive road rehabilitation program, including ranking streets from “worst to first.” He said he would focus on infrastructure issues such as drainage and would regularly inspect stormwater recharge basins.

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