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VOL. 18 NO. 42
Bi-County
Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta, Vice-Chairman
of the Nassau Gounty Board of Supervisors, today joined
with the Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legisla­ture,
Lou Howard, to announce the formation of a Bi-
Gounty Legislative Gommittee. The Gommittee will be
made up of the members of the Nassau Gounty Board of
Supervisors and the Suffolk Gounty Legislature, It will
focus its attention on similar problems in the two Gounties
and the coordination of governmental.activities. Howard
and Gulotta will serve as Co-Chairmen.
The Bi-Gounty Legislative Gomrnittee will explore mut­ual
problenis within the counties, such as housing shortages,
environmental concerns, and cut-backs in federal and state
aid. The committee, which will be staffed by employees at
'the Board of Supervisors in Nassau Gounty and in the Office
of the Suffolk Gounty Presiding Officer, will also coordinate
and investigate efforts towards increasing business and
industrial development, bi-county proposals regarding fed­eral
and/or state aid funding for projects, and will serve to
advance communications between the two legislative
bodies.
"For too long the legislative bodies of both counties have
wrestled with similar problerns, competed for dwindling
ffederal and state aid funds,'and conducted ^similar costly,
studies in the operation of government and projects, all at
arms length of each other, but without coordination or
communication. We are now proposing to open the lines of
communication in areas of community developnient, solid
waste, housing, water quality and the environment,"
Gulotta stated.
"The Siiffolk Gounty Legislature is joining with the Nas­sau
Board of Supervisors through the operations^of our two
offices in order to solve similar problems all municipalities
face statewide," Howard said.
The staff of the Gommittee has been shared by the Go-
Chairmen to meet regularly, investigate areas of mutual
concern, and outline a strategy for advancing and improving
successful programs and projects. Gulotta said, "The
Gounty Executives sit on bi-county Boards and business
panels and this has proved successful in such areas as the
FAUS program and industrial development. HowEver, the
legislative bodies of each county appropriate funds for pro­jects
and programs without direct input or joint investiga­tion.
We are proposing to join, through our two offices,
direct communication to provide for-this."
Howard said, "One of the most important aspects of this
Committee'is that, through our offices, we will receive
infofjmation on projects, programs and proposals which are
either* in operation, in the conception stages, or contem-platedjn
the 13 townships on Long Islaind."
The Co-Ghairmen have also recommended to the Gom­mittee
the holding of bi-Gounty hearings, the direct invol­vement
and participation in the New York State Association
of Counties and Towns and joint lobbying for beneficial
changes in federal and state program and regulations.
Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta
(left) and Suffolk County Presiding Officer Lou Howard
making joint announcement of formation of Bi-County
Legislative Committee at Press Conference on Wednesday
January 18, in Mineola.
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Law Si
Assemblyman Arthur
Kremer (left) presents Dis­trict
Attorney Denis Dillon
with the Governor's pen and
certificate of a new law on
drunk driving. The bill pro­posed
by Dillon and spon­sored
by Kremer increases the
term of imprisonment for
drunk drivers who cause
death or serious physical
injury. Dilloa and^^ Kjemer ^
"w6rl:ed' together ih" th^e last "
session of the legislature to
have four criminal justice
bills signed into law, and plan
on additional proposals in the
current session.
Aid For Children
The Children's Medical
Fund of New York recently
benefited from a gala
French cabaret night at
Bloomingdale's in Garden
City where French cham­pagne,
food, and music were
enjoyed by all who attended.
Shown here with honored
guest County Executive
Francis Purcell (center) are
Seaford residents Benedict
arid Therese Melesh. All
proceeds of the event went
to the new Schneider Ghild-reri-
s Hospital of Long
island Jewish-Hillside Med­ical
Center. Agnes DiChiara
and Anita Fishman the
Fund's co-chairmen of the
event, commended Bloom­ingdale's
"for its continued
support of the Schneider
Children's Hospital".