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Residents urge fast action on Oakdale sewer expansion as Legislature holds public hearing
Summary
At a June 3 public hearing, Oakdale residents urged the Suffolk County Legislature to proceed quickly with Sewer District No. 3 – Southwest (Zone E – Oakdale West). Lawmakers said Federal, State and County funding is in place and that a public referendum is expected later this year after the legal steps and public outreach are complete.
Residents and civic leaders pressed the Suffolk County Legislature June 3 to move ahead with a planned extension of Suffolk County Sewer District No. 3 – Southwest to Oakdale West, citing worsening shoreline pollution and a long history of unmet sewer needs.
"We are living in the most polluted area in the United States and we're doing nothing for the water," said Richard Sullivan, an Oakdale waterfront resident. "The longer we wait the longer nothing gets done."
Leaders of the local community and elected officials described a funding package assembled…
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