Islip Town Hall in an undated photo.

Islip Town Hall in an undated photo. Credit: Erin Geismar

Two weeks after announcing a potential reorganization of the town's human services department, and after two hours of public testimony at Tuesday's meeting, the Islip Town board voted 5-0 to put the controversial plan in motion.
The move will cut jobs and services to residents but could save $1.6 M in 2013, officials say.

A complete story will be posted a little later. Meanwhile, here are reporter Candice Ruud's Twitter updates from the meeting.

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