The Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved County Executive Mangano’s public-private partnership for Veolia Transportation to operate Long Island Bus and Able Ride at a savings to the County of more than $32.4 million a year. Veolia Transportation will manage and operate Long Island Bus under a new name – Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) – beginning January 1, 2012. The approved contract maintains current fares and the Able-Ride service area.
A public-private partnership to operate Nassau’s bus system would provide a greater level of fare stability for riders; restore the MTA’s planned route cuts; preserve the Able-Ride service; and reduce the cost to taxpayers, both County Executive Edward P. Mangano and a statewide transportation expert told the County Legislature and residents who attended a hearing today on the new private bus operator.
Just days before Thanksgiving Day, Nassau County’s annual winter “Veterans Stand Down” provided hot meals, free clothing and financial benefit services to more than 125 men and women who served in our nation’s armed forces.
A commanding officer of the New York City Police Department – and former Marine – will take over the helm of the Nassau County Police Department and provide a “fresh look” at the 2,433-member force.
Last spring, when the MTA threatened to eliminate more than half of the Long Island Bus routes, lay off hundreds of employees and hit our taxpayers with another $26 million in subsidy payments — I joined thousands of outraged taxpayers in saying, “Enough is enough!”
Mineola, NY– Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that taxpayers have saved approximately $7.5 million in natural gasoline costs due to an agreement signed last year with energy service company (ESCO) Hess Corporation. This move is just one of many actions that County Executive Mangano has taken to reduce government expenses through bulk purchasing efforts.
Joye Brown’s column in Newsday Sunday, October 30th, inaccurately describes the circumstances of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority’s (NIFA) decision to allow Nassau County to end borrowing in 2015 for tax refunds accumulated over the past decade.
The Nassau County Heroin Prevention Task Force today hosted a Drug Reclamation Forum, where ideas were exchanged among various municipalities on how best to rid our streets and our medicine cabinets of potentially harmful prescription drugs.
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