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Group details threats to our fragile shores Sandy in 2012, eroding beaches, flooding coastal houses, and causing $19 billion in damage Environmental advocacy to the New York metropolitan group Wild Ones warned Town area, according to a report by of Hempstead residents about the New York Special Initiative the dangers of Long Island’s for Rebuilding and Resiliency. changing coastlines during an Since then, shoreline communiinformational session on Feb. ties need better protection to 22. Held at the Merrick Library, avoid harm. the presentation “After Sandy, a was directed to all lot of people raised Long Island resitheir houses,” Wild dents. Ones Secretary “We feel imporGary Schulz said. tant issues such as “You bought time. shoreline resiliency But that’s it. Anothshould be brought er big storm, that to the attention of six feet may not be our residents,” said lAuRA SCHWANof enough anymore.” Andrea Martone, GEI Consulting Laura Schwanof the Vice President, landscaping architect works for GEI Cona n d C o m m u n i t y and senior ecologist sulting as a landL e a d e r fo r Wi l d scape architect and O n e s ’ To w n o f a senior ecologist. Hempstead community hub. She has worked on nature resto“This issue will be of major ration projects for over 30 concer n to property owners years. The Wild Ones team met now and in the coming decades Schwanof at a shoreline resilof climate change and rising iency presentation at Hofstra ocean levels.” University last year, which The Wild Ones chapter for inspired them to partner for a the New York Metropolitan community education program. Area is one of Long Island’s According to Schwanof, one organizations that work to pre- of the best ways local commupare communities for the chal- nities can protect themselves lenges posed by climate change. from storms is to prevent furLong Island’s south shore ther damage to natural coastwas hammered by Superstorm CoNTiNueD oN Page 11
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
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Courtesy Town of Hempstead
Joined by town leaders and local officials, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin spoke at a Feb. 20 news conference at Sand Hill Road Park in Wantagh, celebrating the federal order to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program.
Town backs ending congestion pricing
Hempstead leaders support federal order on high tolls By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
Town leaders and local officials are celebrating the move by President Donald Trump and the Federal Highway Administration to shut down New York City’s congestion pricing program. During a Feb. 20 news conference at Sand Hill Road Park in Wantagh, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin called the decision a “massive win” for working-class commuters and Long Island as a whole. “It’s a great victory for people just going to do their jobs,” Clavin said. “We’re not talking about the titans of industry. We are talking about first responders, nurses, teachers, people who serve you coffee in the city,
deliverymen and women. This is a great victory for them.” In November, Gov. Kathy Hochul relaunched congestion pricing, slapping a $9 daily toll on passenger vehicles traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan — a 40 percent reduction from the original $15 fee. The plan had been paused in June after state officials raised concerns about its financial impact on commuters. The revised plan, approved by the MTA board on Nov. 18, took effect Jan. 5. In response, the Town of Hempstead filed a lawsuit against the MTA and the state in Nassau County Supreme Court on Nov. 21, arguing they bypassed public comment requirements. Backed by strong opposition CoNTiNueD oN Page 5