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Senate bill could bring public water and Gaughran has worked alongside them since he took office in January 2019. A bill to create the North Gaughran said the bill is Shore Water Authority passed timely, because NYAW agreed to the State Senate on July 23. It sell the water district’s assets to must now pass the Liberty Utilities Assembly to be put for $608 million in on Gov. Andrew November 2019. Cuomo’s desk for The Public Service his signature. Commission has The bill, yet to approve the authored by Sen. sale. Jim Gaughran, a “This is a bill Democrat from that very simply Northport, would gives the residents establish a public of [the Sea Cliff water authority Water District] the that could take over ability to basically t h e N e w Yo r k control their own American Waterdestiny and try to owned Sea Cliff move toward pubWa t e r D i s t r i c t . lic water,” GaughThat entity would ran said. then provide water NYAW External to Sea Cliff, Glen Affairs Manager Head and Glen- AGATHA NADEL Lee Mueller said wood Landing, as the sale to Liberty Director, North Shore well as parts of would be in the Glen Cove, Roslyn Concerned Citizens customers’ best Harbor and Old interests. She said Brookville. government takeovers do not NYAW customers in the Sea save customers money, citing a Cliff Water District pay more for public takeover of water utilities water than any other ratepayers in Edison, N.J., last year. Accordon Long Island. Residents have ing to mycentraljersey.com, Edifought for the establishment of a public water authority for years, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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SHEA BRENNAN COOLED off in the Tappen Pool with his mother, Lauren.
As crowds fill Tappen Pool, Town of O.B. adds a time limit By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Every morning at 10 a.m., a line of colorful, socially distanced beach bags snakes around the Harry Tappen Pool in Glenwood Landing, ending abruptly at a metal fence. The owners of the bags sit in their cars nearby, waiting for the pool to open at 11. But they do not all get in, which has been troubling, especially for those among
them who are senior citizens. Diane Doxey, of Glen Head, said she had been sending emails requesting an adult swim time or limited hours to Town of Oyster Bay officials since June, because families that come to the pool stay the entire day. “There is no regulation as to how long people can go into the pool,” she said. “I’ve waited there for 45 minutes on the line, and seniors that are 85 and 91 waited an hour. You can’t wait in the
sun that long.” As of Monday, the town has added a new regulation: a three-hour limit. John Pinto, the town’s commissioner of parks, said he had heard from some residents that there was a problem, and he was aware of some of their suggestions. “They said there was a long delay to get in, and we felt bad about that,” Pinto said. He added that he had spoken CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
f the legislation is passed and signed by the governor and the feasibility study is positive, the path to public water should move rather quickly. Our moment is now.