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SUMMARY:Robert DiCarlo / Ed Hennessy Repub Primary Candidates
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\nThis mornings meeting was a a somewhat different format. We had two speakers\nThe two speakers were the primary candidates for Brookhaven Town Supervisor\, Ed Hennessy and Robert DiCarlo. The format was an opening statement of 15 minutes each. After the opening speech\, each had an opportunity to address one question to each other and then the audience had a go at it. We allotted extra time than usual for that meeting   \n \nHennessy has the experience of 12 years in town government and is an articulate spokesman for his own campaign. DiCarlo has no record in the town\, but has a record of successful elected politics in another jurisdiction\, as a stste senstor in Brooklyn. Robert DiCarlo is also an excellent presenter and on those points there is a lot of equality.\n \nEd Hennessey was first to speak and based a lot of his address to the need for transparency in government and the need to reform Brookhaven politics. “Corruption in Brookhaven is deep\,” said Hennessy\, and that he would work to make the processes of government more fair. He stated that a system of accountability has been formulated by him and his advisors and he went on to explain. Under Section 75\, a provision for removing people from the public payroll would be used to discard dead wood in Brookhaven town would be used aggressively. \n \nRobert DiCarlo began by reviewing his successes in previous politics including better laws governing domestic violence. Under a DiCarlo sponsored law it is now possible for a policeman at the scene of a domestic violence call to decide if an arrest is warranted. Previously the abused spouse would have to demand the arrest\, and that often did not happen. \n \nDiCarlo also made it easier to make drug arrests near school yard sales of drugs. \n \nMr. DiCarlo recounted a distasteful experience with the Town when he was advocating on behalf of the related family business DiCarlo Food Service. DFS was applying for a railroad siding for their facility on Ocean Avenue. The application would allow the company to use far fewer trucks on the road\, but the Town gave them a rough time because of a complaint that came from four neighbors that moved in after the DiCarlo facility was built. (Editors note; LIMBA has been an advocate of more rail freight.)\n \nDiCarlo answered the question of “how do you reform Brookhaven?” he borrowed a phrase from another politician “Blow it up.” Dismantle the dysfunctional entity and rebuild it was the essence of his remarks. He said that means running against the Republican Party\, a party according to DiCarlo has ran away from what it should be standing for. \n \nThe Q&A was interesting as well. Questions on the support of Broadwater were introduced and both candidates were open to letting the discussion of Broadwater proceed\, and that Hennessy was more or less on board. \n \nOur hot topic at LIMBA is the Homeland Security Ferry Link from Shoreham to New Haven. We asked both of them if they would also support that effort. With reasonable reservations both said that the ferry link was a good idea. After the close of the meeting the candidates stayed for at least a half hour more to answer questions with people on a one on one basis. Personally I was pleased that we were able to extract straight answers from both candidates.\n \nPlease join us next week when Her Healy from United Technologies will discuss a proposed 10 Megawatt Fuel cell powerplant for Long Island. More on that next week. Meanwhile\, have a nice weekend.\nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/robert-dicarlo-ed-hennessy-repub-primary-candidates/
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SUMMARY:NO MEETING LABOR DAY WEEKEND
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/no-meeting-labor-day-weekend-3/
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SUMMARY:Tim Knight\, Newsday Publisher
DESCRIPTION:This morning the publisher of Newsday\, Tim Knight was our speaker. Tim began his formal remarks by addressing the advertising scandal at the paper. To his credit he did not minimize the problem. Newsday had inflated its readership numbers that determine advertising rates. He then said “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste” He was candid about the problem and he explained how the rate complaints were resolved with the advertisers. \n \nHe then discussed with us the separation of news and editorial content. It may be hard for many of us to believe that a credible separation can exist. I personally believe it is possible\, but doesn’t always happen that way. The Wall Street Journal for example is a very conservative paper\, but the news section of the paper can be very even handed. In fact labor relations with unions at the Journal are among the best in the business. And speaking of unions\, Newsday is about to embark on labor negotiations as the long term contracts are due to expire soon. He is confident that negotiations between the union and Newsday will come to a fruitful conclusion. Negotiations are beginning early.\n \nNewsday\, under Tim’s leadership is in an introspective mode. Many facets of the business are being revisited. The stakeholders\, according to Tim\, include the general public\, the readers\, and the employees. There is a need to balance the needs of all of the people that this enterprise effects. This is not easy\, and during the Q&A I asked about how you keep this message going. Tim conceded that was in fact the most difficult thing to do\, but at the same time\, absolutely necessary.\n \nMr. Knight enumerated the major problems that would continue to be of interest to Newsday. Among the more important issues are education\, and affordable housing.  Tim Knight is a fresh face and he appears to be committed to building a paper that is worthy of a world class status. He also seems to have the credentials as a newspaper man. We wish him well and thank him for his presence at LIMBA.\n \nIn the photo:Ernie Fazio\, LIMBA\, Tim Knight\, Newday  Publisher\, Mohinder Sigh\, Marc Simeone\, Nassau County Police
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/tim-knight-newsday-publisher/
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SUMMARY:Iraq and Oil
DESCRIPTION:Let me begin by saying I hate this war. I have hated this war long before it began. When we celebrated “Mission Accomplished” on the deck of the carrier a friend said to me “Now what do you think\, now that it’s over?” I said it’s not over\, and if it is over\, and the Iraqi people have democracy tomorrow\, it still will not have been worth subverting the constitution to go to war.\n \nThe question is what do we do now? The president says “Stay the course” What course? Senator Russ Feingold says set a timetable\, and the rest of the democrats are saying some variation of what the president is saying. Meanwhile I’m thinking of the warning called the Pottery Barn scenario issued by Colin Powell\, when he said\, “Mr. President if you break it you own it.” I’m afraid I have to agree with Mr. Powell. But there is a way out of this mess. \n \nIf we mobilize this country to be self-sufficient and be able to function without imported oil we could break the back of this insurgency. Impossible? No\, Expensive? Yes! But how expensive is running a war? $5billion per month? Forty soldiers per month? Hundreds of Iraqi civilians per month? What about the unfathomable lost humanity of our young soldiers. What about the legion of homeless\, broken men and women that will eventually return and roam our streets aimlessly\, the way many of our unfortunate Viet Nam era soldiers are doing right now. \n \nMany\, or perhaps most\, of the fighters are native to these other Arab states. I believe that they are watching this struggle with some degree of satisfaction. These insurgents are being supplied by some of our so-called allies.  \n \nBy creating an alternate scenario we can seriously depress the price of oil. When the Saudi’s\, the Kuwaiti’s and the other oil producing countries realize that we are serious and are willing to sacrifice\, they will participate in the pacification of Iraq. They will step up to the plate and intercede in Iraq. They will provide some of the wealth that is needed to bring that country the peace it so sorely needs. They could begin by sealing the borders of Iraq. But what kind of a situation will bring them to the table? \n \nHere is what I envision\nWar on Oil\n \nI would like this country to declare war. Not the kind of war we are used to. The kind of war we need to engage in is much more difficult. A war without blood and guts\, but a war that will require real heroism. \n \nThe war we need to declare is the one against oil\, oil\, not the countries that produce it. How do we begin? First\, use all of the present technology we have\, and then go on from there. \n \nMost of the steps we can\, and must do will work over a long planning span\, and I will mention them\, but the steps we must take need to be immediate. \nDuring WWII the allies were very successful at depriving the German military machine of its oil supply. The Germans began synthesizing oil from other sources. It was costly but it worked. With today’s technology we can do much better than the Germans did\, and it would still be costly but compared to war it would be cheap. Moreover the results of our efforts would be a permanent part of our matrix of energy supply\, and would be achievable on a basis that would be very competitive with the oil we buy from abroad. That’s what we could do immediately. The Middle East oil producers would see their major oil customer shrinking and work very hard to quell the instability inside Iraq. \n \nGoing forward we need to do many more things to bring down the usage by conservation\, and here are some of them. \n \nBuildings\nThe best building codes in the country have heat transfer guidelines that are woefully lower than what we’ve known to be possible for at least 40 years. We must double the requirements on homes and commercial establishments. We can do this with no new technology. The additional cost of a $300\,000 home is about $10\,000. The annual savings is about $1575 estimated on a 700 gallon savings at $2.25/gallon. Payback will be less than 6.4 years. If the cost oil increases the payback period will be shorter. \n \nMotor vehicles\nAt the same time double the required gas mileage on trucks and personal cars. At the moment the only technology that can achieve this is the Hybrid engine design. The cost of driving a car 20\,000 miles that gets 21 miles per gallon\, using gas that costs $2.80 per gallon is $2\,667. Presently the hybrid costs about $3\,000 more. The payback is less than 2.24 years if your gas mileage is raised to 42 miles per gallon\, and maintenance costs are lower. \n \nElectric Power\nConservation\nElectric power is wasted in this country in ways that other countries find hard to believe. The litany of possible improvements is enormous\, but let’s starts with conservation. \nLight Emitting Diodes (LED) use about 3% of the power that is used by an incandescent lamp. Presently they are suitable for traffic lights\, exit signs\, and numerous other 24/7 applications. (Traffic lights have four 150 watt lamps on at all times\, that is 600watts 24 hours per day 365 days a year. The total kilowatt-hours per year are 5\,256 @ 12cents /kWh costs the municipality $630 per traffic signal. The annual cost of operating an LED traffic lamp is $19 plus the cost of operating the controls about $18) \nThat’s one example but there are many. \nSolar Photovoltaic Generation\nSolar photovoltaic is still relatively expensive\, but there are many applications for solar PV that does make sense right now\, but if you put solar PV in a context of a war effort\, that changes everything. With the building of a vibrant solar PV industry\, advances in its use and new product development will come. In industrial parks on Long Island and throughout the nation there are millions of acres of rooftops suitable for collecting solar power. \nWind Generation\nThe advances in wind generation have been dramatic. We are now at the point where wind generation is only slightly higher in cost than the most economical fossil fuel plants.\n \nDistributed Generation\nDistributed generators are no more efficient than central station power plants. Their advantage is that they use the power they create on-site. That means there is no additional distribution line loses getting to the point where it is used. Therefore distributed generation is 11% more efficiently than central power production. There is an additional efficiency if the waste heat can be used for heating\, laundry\, and even cooling. And\, of course\, if properly designed\, from failures to the power grid.\n \nDevelopment of super strong lightweight composites. The cost in fuel to move a vehicle is directly related the weight of the vehicle. Making lighter cars will further increase gas mileage. Lighter\, but stronger materials in cars will also make them safer. \nDeveloping a first class efficient rail system that will move people and freight at high speeds. A modern rail system made of super strong lightweight materials using MagLev technology will make the United States the leader in transportation systems. These transportation systems could be the next generation’s jobs as we produce this technology for the world. \n \nThe key to every advance the modern world has known has been tied directly to energy. The electrical power industry has been very instrumental to advancing the commercial industrial and educational\, advances of America and every other nation on earth. Energy is the reason we live well and the reason we are vulnerable. We need to stop acting like victims.  We need to create the systems that will save this country from the unreliable dictators of the world\, not by invading them\, which hurts us as much as it hurts them\, but making what they produce irrelevant to our survival.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/iraq-and-oil/
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SUMMARY:Congressman Tim Bishop\, Congressional update.
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\nThis morning our speaker was supposed to be Congressman Tim Bishop. Mr. Bishop made a valiant effort to be there but was suffering from a painful\, but not life threatening health problem. As a result he turned back at the last minute and went home. His representative\, Jennifer Gunn\, was there to read some of the points the congressman was going to make.\n \nI will highlight some of the points;\nThe president’s transportation security request was disproportionately skewered toward aviation. $4.7 billion for aviation and $32 million for rails\, buses\, and other surface transit systems\n \nThe House and Senate passed risk based formulas for homeland security and the congressman supports that approach. \n \n$286.5 billion will be authorizes for highway and public transit projects (there was plenty of pork in this bill but the 1st congressional district will be getting $45 million. (At least we have something to oink about).\n \nThe energy bill is an item the congressman rejected because it was heavily tilted to subsidies for oil exploration and very little went to alternative fuels and conservation. \n \nCAFTA\, the Caribbean version of NAFTA\, was rejected by the congressman because of the negative effects on American labor.\n \nAfter Jennifer Gunn made Congressman Bishop’s major points we began a discussion among the participants in the room. Fortunately the people in the room included some folks with real expertise and knowledge. Keyspan’s Vincent Frigeria was there to clarify the company’s position on using its property at Shoreham for a ferry point. According to Vincent all the stakeholders\, including the neighbors\, must have a say in the process. \n \nGerry Fitzpatrick was there to reiterate his belief that the ferry technology that he is advocating addresses the objections to ferries\, including\, wake\, fuel costs and speed. \n \nNancy Douzinas from the Rauch Foundation was there to discuss the needs of Long Island that are better addressed if you know the facts about the demographics of the region. The Rauch Foundation has created the Long Island Index. Their work has been an excellent guideline for making recommendations based on perceived needs and known resources. \n \nThe meeting was held as a moderated large discussion and many people contributed to that discussion. As a result a lot of ground was covered on the topic of transportation\, but there were other issues too. We miss the speaker when an emergency prevents him from being there\, but an interesting and enlightening discussion always takes place anyway\, due to the knowledge of the audience.\n \nThanks to all for being there and participating. Next week we will have the publisher of Newsday\, Tim Knight. I’ll have more on that next week. \nMeanwhile have a nice weekend.\n \nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/congressman-tim-bishop-congressional-update-2/
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SUMMARY:Felix Grucci
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\,\nLast Friday our speaker was former congressman Felix Grucci. I asked Mr. Grucci to comment on his take on things. I thought that because he is not in elected office\, he would give some opinions that were not biased by the need to be reelected. Felix began by reminding us of what he considered successes in the course of his public service. One of his initiatives was affordable housing and this dates back 30 years while in town government. As I write this on Monday morning I find this particularly interesting. I spent this past weekend in Newport\, Rhode Island. In a mansion tour of Alva Vanderbilt’s home\, the narrator gave as one of Alva’s causes “affordable housing” for the craftsman and gardeners that serviced the mansions of Newport’s wealthy. Hmmm…\, I thought\, this problem is going to be with us for a while to come. Mr. Grucci while in local office began a program called “Dress for Success.” This program was designed to instruct underprivileged women on dressing for the workplace. It doesn’t occur to most of us that this is not second nature to some people\, and apparently it helped. Another initiative was “Brookhaven Classroom” This program was designed to show school children how government works. (I hope they didn’t show them everything). Mr. Grucci went on to tell us about his part in the tax relief measure brought about by President Bush. He agreed with the president’s tax policy. His rationale being that people are better stewards of their money than the government. Of course I did not take issue with the congressman on that one\, because I vaguely recall in my youthful indiscretions\, being in a drunkard stupor with my shipmates\, and being far more responsible with my money than these folks in Washington are now. Mr. Grucci is a well practiced public speaker and it was fun seeing him again. I liked his presentation. He is confident\, at the same time he demonstrated humility. As usual there were numerous questions. Mr.\, Grucci was his usual gracious self and entertained all of the questions and stayed long after the formal close of the meeting. Thank you Felix and we hope you can come again. This week we will have as our speaker Tim Bishop our current congressman for the district. I’ll have more on that in Tuesday’s announcement.\nMy best to all\,\nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/felix-grucci/
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SUMMARY:Brian Foley \, candidate for Town of Brookhaven Supv.
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/brian-foley-candidate-for-town-of-brookhaven-supv/
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SUMMARY:LIMBA mtg recap 8/5
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends  \nOur speaker this morning was Brian Foley. Brian is a Suffolk County legislator and is the Democratic candidate for the position of town supervisor for Brookhaven. \nMr. Foley gave us his take on the nature and depth of the corruption in Brookhaven. The gist of his comments that entrenched political parties have little incentive to change. \n \nAccording to Foley\, Brookhaven political party dominance by the Republicans has led people in government to look at public service as a means to game the system and get rich. Perhaps so\, as my friend Paul Townsend was fond of saying “vote the ins out” Terry Townsend was in the audience and reminded me of that sentiment from Paul. He was right of course; monopolistic power destroys good politics as much as it does good business. \nFoley promised to address cleaning up politics. We wish him well. \n \nWhen we went to the Q&A I started out by naming three of our four stated goals and asked Brian where he stood on the issues. I said that robust ferry links to Connecticut are not only good for business and tourism the are also essential for Homeland Security and I asked him if he was supportive. I did not get the statement of solid support I had hoped for\, but I did get commitment to address all of the various interests in a fair manner. \n \nThere were questions about the immigrant housing problems\, and particularly those landlords that are being closed down because of health and safety reasons. He agreed that those landlords that who were creating unlivable sanitary conditions should be criminally charged and put out of business. \n \nOn the issue of repowering he was supportive. He pointed out that the Caithness plant in Bellport was an excellent plant that should be built and used\, displacing more polluting plants. \n \nOn rail sidings being rebuilt for freight operations he was not as supportive\, but not closed to the issue either. He was supportive of the idea that these rail links had value in freeing up our roads and reducing diesel fuel emissions from heavy trucks. He pointed out that people close to the rails would have to be considered.\n \nOverall it was an excellent meeting and there were questions that were asked that I did not include for the sake of brevity. \n \nPlease join us next week when former congressman Felix Grucci will be our speaker. I’ll have more on that in next week’s announcement. Meanwhile have a nice weekend. \nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-mtg-recap-85/
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SUMMARY:Sustainable development planning fo the east end
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\,Today’s speaker was New York Metropolitan Council Director\, Gerry Bogacz\, and the topic was “Sustainable East End Development”.\nMr. Bogacz began by explaining how old communities in the Bronx were formed around the new subway lines many years ago. He pointed out how that kind of development caused developers to base their building plans according to the proximity of the transportation system that was in place. We on the other hand\, based our expansion into new development on the capabilities of the automobile. The enhanced mobility of the automobile has spread us out so much\, that establishing better transportation systems are extremely difficult to execute. Land use now dictates transportation planning\, which is just the opposite of the old model. \nThe Council has taken great pains to develop plans by involving the numerous communities in the “visioning process.” As a result of this extensive effort\, the resistance to make changes is still there\, but less hostile than most of these endeavors can be. \nThere are many aspects of the East end suggestions. Among them are the combined rail and street vehicle possibilities on the right of way of the existing Long Island Railroad. This is a creative design that was originally proposed by planner Dr. Koppleman many years ago\, and further developed by LIMBA board member Dr. Clifford Bragdon more recently. \nThere are proposals for inter-hamlet transportation links served by light rails or buses\, and an extensive systems of water taxis on Peconic Bay. These water taxis would be used during the late spring\, summer\, and fall\, and would be used mostly by the tourists. Tourism is a big part of the east end economy and would benefited by such a system. \nThe essential elements of any new planning is to not disrupt the unique qualities of the east end. Not an easy task. On the other hand the present difficult transportation problems are recognized by everyone. \nThe enthusiastic and curious audience began asking questions before the formal remarks were finished\, and we continued in a conversational exchange that could have gone on a long time\, but with a little discipline we were able to finish almost on time. Gerry stayed around for about 30 minutes more to answer many more questions on an individual basis. \nMany thanks to Gerry Bogacz for an interesting and well presented discussion. \nNext week our speaker will be Brian Foley. Mr. Foley is a member of the Suffolk Legislator and is a candidate for the Brookhaven Town Supervisor. More on that next week\, meanwhile have a nice weekend. \nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/sustainable-development-planning-fo-the-east-end/
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SUMMARY:Pictured John Hritcko\, Shell- John Cusak\, Speaker\, Jim Baum
DESCRIPTION: Members and friends\,This week’s program featured John Cusack\, President of the board of the New York State Environmental Business Association. He titled his presentation\, “Global Warming\, Fact or Fiction.” Mr.Cusck’s message was two pronged. First he made a case that global warming was documentable and real by all measures. Then he went on to proclaim that solving the problem\, presented economic opportunities that were available to those who took global warming serious. \nWe have been told by the administration in Washington that global warming remedies would cripple our economy. Cusack’s presentation debunked that notion by using some current examples. For example\, a few years ago when the Durst Corporation built 4 Times Square in NYC\, they built in solar lighting efficiency\, Solar photovoltaic panels\, fuel cells\, and superior insulation. They were ridiculed in some circles. These steps added 3% to the cost of the building\, but if oil remained at $10/barrel\, the cost would be paid for in three years. Of course the cost of oil is now approaching $60/ barrel\, so who got the last laugh here? \nHe cited a French company that had no interest in the environmental aspects of global warming\, but undertook modification in there operations on advice from consultants because the modifications would cost $120 million\, and the savings were $240 million each year. Here the message was clearly economy and new technology can make you look like a “tree hugger”and at the same time save you a ton of money. \nThere are also difficult to measure\, other problems associated with the burning of fossil fuels. Asthma\, and lung disorders have a cost. How much could they be reduced? We may not know exactly\, but we do know that solving these related issues will make healthier environments\, and lower demands on health care. \nFortunately\, there are profits to be made in reducing green house gases and other more lethal pollutants. I say fortunately because that means it will be done. Our leaders have demonstrated the imagination of gnat and have failed us on this issue\, but everything that I have been reading lately from the business world makes me confident that solutions are at hand. A good reference source is Amory Lovin’s book “Winning The Oil Endgame” \nGeneral Electric has embarked on a major campaign to create better more efficient products. This is a good business decision to remain relevant\, and make money\, not a feel good campaign. \nRealistically\, John did not proclaim that we could abandon fossil fuels overnight\, but higher efficiencies and alternatives to oil have their place\, and can be exploited at once. \nIt was\, by all comments from the audience\, an interesting and encouraging discussion. Our many thanks to Mr. Cusack for an enlightening presentation. According to one of our regular attendees\, Irv Hansen\, he regrets that we aren’t sharing these meetings with more people. I agree\, these recaps don’t begin to capture the dynamics of these meeting\, so come on out whenever you can. \nNext week our speaker will be Gerry Bogacz from “Sustainable East End Development” his topic will be transportation issues. More on that in next week’s announcement\, meanwhile have great weekend Ernie Fazio.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/pictured-john-hritcko-shell-john-cusak-speaker-jim-baum/
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SUMMARY:Global Warming-"Fact or Fiction"-John Cusack
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/global-warming-fact-or-fiction-john-cusack/
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SUMMARY:LIMBA Management Recap
DESCRIPTION:This week’s program featured John Cusack\, President of the board of the New York State Environmental Business Association.  He titled his presentation\, “Global Warming\, Fact or Fiction.” Mr.Cusck’s message was two pronged. First he made a case that global warming was document able and real by all measures. Then he went on to proclaim that solving the problem\, presented economic opportunities that were available to those who took global warming serious. \n \nWe have been told by the administration in Washington that global warming remedies would cripple our economy. Cusack’s presentation debunked that notion by using some current examples. For example\, a few years ago when the Durst Corporation built 4 Times Square in NYC\, they built in solar lighting efficiency\, Solar photovoltaic panels\, fuel cells\, and superior insulation. They were ridiculed in some circles. These steps added 3% to the cost of the building\, but if oil remained at $10/barrel\, the cost would be paid for in three years. Of course the cost of oil is now approaching $60/ barrel\, so who got the last laugh here?\n \nHe cited a French company that had no interest in the environmental aspects of global warming\, but undertook modification in there operations on advice from consultants because the modifications would cost $120 million\, and the savings were $240 million each year. Here the message was clearly economy and new technology can make you look like a “tree hugger” and at the same time save you a ton of money.\n \nThere are also difficult to measure\, other problems associated with the burning of fossil fuels.  Asthma and lung disorders have a cost. How much could they be reduced? We may not know exactly\, but we do know that solving these related issues will make healthier environments and lower demands on health care.\n \nFortunately\, there are profits to be made in reducing green house gases and other more lethal pollutants. I say fortunately because that means it will be done. Our leaders have demonstrated the imagination of gnat and have failed us on this issue\, but everything that I have been reading lately from the business world makes me confident that solutions are at hand. A good reference source is Amory Lovin’s book “Winning the Oil Endgame”\n \n General Electric has embarked on a major campaign to create better more efficient products. This is a good business decision to remain relevant\, and make money\, not a feel good campaign. \n \nRealistically\, John did not proclaim that we could abandon fossil fuels overnight\, but higher efficiencies and alternatives to oil have their place\, and can be exploited at once.\n \nIt was\, by all comments from the audience\, an interesting and encouraging discussion. Our many thanks to Mr. Cusack for an enlightening presentation. According to one of our regular attendees\, Irv Hansen\, he regrets that we aren’t sharing these meetings with more people. I agree\, these recaps don’t begin to capture the dynamics of these meeting\, so come on out whenever you can. \n \nNext week our speaker will be Gerry Bogacz from “Sustainable East End Development” his topic will be transportation issues. More on that in next week’s announcement\, meanwhile have great weekend\nErnie Fazio\n 
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-management-recap/
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SUMMARY:Recap of the June 17th meeting
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\,\nThis morning our speaker was Mark Green. Mr. Green has had a long experience in the field of consumer advocacy for the city of New York\, and now would like to replace Elliot Spitzer as NY State Attorney General. \n \nAccording to Mark\, the job of AG is similar in its purpose to the job he has already doing. By the use of legal suits and prodding\, people and companies that have been cheating the public are punished or forced to make amends. I can see the similarities\, but it appears that the scope of the AG’s office is broader. \n \nMr. Green started by pointing to the lack of confidence that has been spawned by the administration in Washington. Then he tried to tie those deficiencies to the relevancy of his candidacy. He may have succeeded. He expressed the attitude that the AG was the “peoples attorney\,” and that while he admired the present Attorney General\, he probably would be somewhat different in his approach. \n \nDuring the Q&A Green was asked if there was a place for him interceding on behalf of the investors. He pointed out that Elliot Spitzer did\, and was generally successful. He stated that the honest dealings with investors by the financial community would continue to be important to him as AG. \n \nMark is a good natured\, self effacing speaker. His sense of humor helps him communicate as a leader and we were pleased to have at our venue. We will subsequently have Andrew Coumo speak who is also interested in the Attorney General job. And finally we will have the Republican candidate for that job when he or she emerges.\n \n  Ernie Fazio\n 
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/recap-of-the-june-17th-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20050715T000000
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SUMMARY:Patrick Vechio\, Supv. Town of Smithtown
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/patrick-vechio-supv-town-of-smithtown/
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SUMMARY:LIMBA mtg recap & news
DESCRIPTION:Members and friends\nThis mornings meeting featured Dr Matt Cordaro from LIU as our speaker and the topic was Disaster Preparedness. We advertised this event as hurricane preparedness\, but in fact we covered more ground than that. Terrorist attacks were also discussed. \nMatt began by citing the inadequacy of the local and state officials in Louisiana. A bit unfair I thought\, but their were certainly some bad responses to the emergency\, and that is the greater point. \n \nHis point was that the local authorities have the real responsibility and FEMA is a source of money to get things done. Even as we can accept that the position\, FEMA was stripped of its previous large funding that it had in the 90’s. Of course not having a take charge type of individual is a bigger problem (Michael Brown) was not helpful\, nor was it discussed. \n \nCordaro explained how planning for disaster is a “what if” exercise. Where the participants throw out the most devastating set of circumstances and discuss\, what do we do to mitigate the disaster. He pointed out that all that can go wrong is very often beyond the reach of our imagination. We do the best we can and hope we can deal with what we have imagined with the tools we put in place. \n \nAccording to Matt\, the biggest problem was having an alert system that people know about. The day of the disaster is not the time that you tell people what they have to do to save their lives and property. Matt alluded to a systemic approach being required. In other words larger plans than can be followed with very little knowledge of the intricacies of the planning on the part of the citizen\, because until we are faced with an emergency we are not likely to pay much attention. The trick is not having “the best layed plans of mice and men” but having a ritual of survival we all can follow. The discussion that followed was useful in firming up Dr. Cordaro’s comments. \n \nFollow-up on other LIMBA issues\n    Rail freight– Fred Krebs\, president of NY & Atlantic RR\, has pointed out to me that Congressman Nadler was successful in getting $100\,000\,000 for the planning of the New Jersey to Brooklyn Tunnel. Fred contends that is a a waste of money because it simply is not going to address the problems we have\, and the final tab on that boondoggle is more than $8 billion. Moreover\, if it should be built it would not have economics to support itself. A better use of that $100\,000\,000 would be to make the bridge and track improvements on the existing rail system and we could increase rail freight by ten times our present loads\, and take 300\,000 truck off the road each year. Now that would help. \n \n    Repowering-LIPA and Keyspan are talking seriously to each other on this topic. Now that we will have a little excess capacity after the newly approved cables are in place\, we will have a window of opportunity to replace an existing power plant\, and several others after that. I applaud the efforts of Bob Catell and Richie Kessel.\n \n    Ferries -Homeland Security Access Ferries We have come up with a plan that makes perfect sense in terms of getting funding. Supplying Long Island with commodities\, medical supplies\, and equipment of all kinds requires a high speed ferry that is more than an economic benefit\, it is a survival lifeline. The design of this plan is done and should be available on our website in two weeks.\n \nNext week we will have Barry Greenspan from NY State Economic Dev.\n Thanks to all that attended today’s meeting. Have a nice weekend\nErnie Fazio\n 
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-mtg-recap-news/
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SUMMARY:Village Revitalization-Mayor Paul Pontieri
DESCRIPTION:The mayor of Patchogue will talk about the village of Patchogue efforts to revitalize the downton.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/village-revitalization-mayor-paul-pontieri/
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SUMMARY:LIMBA mtg recap 7/8
DESCRIPTION: \nMembers and friends\,\nThis morning our speaker was Paul Pontieri\, Mayor of Patchogue. Mayor Pontieri has been pressing the issues that will improve the quality of life and the vibrancy of this very old and historical village on the South Shore of Long Island. But before I tell you what the village is doing at the present\, I think what Paul said about ethnicity of the village now\, and that of the past is worth pondering.\n \nPaul reminded us that the Italians that were a major part of the population of the past\, were equally disparaged as are today’s new arrivals\, mostly Hispanic. The names of those Italians which we think of as our respected elders in Patchogue and other places on Long Island\, were no less foreign to others as our new immigrants. They were poor\, different looking\, and struggling to be part of America. Putting that fact in perspective helps us be tolerant. As my friend David Ochoa said after the meeting\, “All these people want is to get in the game.” They will get in the game\, and we will be proud of many of them too.\n \nPaul spoke about the problems of Patchogue in terms of opportunities. He quoted a fellow mayor and friend David Kapell. David stated when you approach problems you often uncover wonderful opportunities (not a direct quote). Right now Patchogue wants to expand it’s sewer plant to accommodate some changes in Patchogue. There is a joint dormitory planned for Briarcliff’s and St. Joseph’s Colleges\, and there is a plan to increase downtown housing. There is a plan to better utilize the waterfront on the Patchogue River. \n \nEarlier this year we had village trustee\, Victor Yannacone come to LIMBA and speak about the refurbishment of the Patchogue Theater. Mayor Pontieri spoke about the theater too and mentioned that the theater made a new contract with Gateway Theater. The Mayors presentation was about the village reinventing itself. With some nostalgia we say good-bye to the old and familiar and welcome the new. At the same time the village is preserving it’s most architecturally sound buildings\, such as the theater.\n \nAfter we adjourned the meeting there was an unusual number of people that stayed longer and wanted to speak to the mayor. He graciously obliged.\n \nNext week we will have Smithtown Supervisor\, Patrick Vechio speak at LIMBA. Please plan om joining us.\n \nMeanwhile have a great weekend\,\nErnie Fazio
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-mtg-recap-78/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20050701T000000
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SUMMARY:Fouth of July weekend-No Meeting
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/fouth-of-july-weekend-no-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20050624T000000
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SUMMARY:LIMBA mtg recap of Round Table Discussion
DESCRIPTION: \n\nMembers and friends\nThis morning’s meeting was a “Round Table Discussion” of a few important issues. These sessions where we do not have an outside speaker\, are often productive and interesting. This morning was particularly interesting.\n \nA topic brought by Charlie Richardson centered on illiteracy and the enormous cost that it has on business. More important is the human tragedy of lives that are more prone to crime where illiteracy is a problem. According to Richardson\, the cost of properly educating children is much cheaper than incarceration. LIMBA does not have literacy improvement as an action item on our agenda. But having an articulate and knowledgeable person such as Richardson in our membership allows LIMBA to weigh in on that issue. LIMBA will lend its name to Richardson’s efforts.\n \nAn action plan for establishing a much discussed ferry service from Shoreham to New Haven was laid out. The plan would involve making the ferry system part of the Interstate Highway System. Under the plan the William Floyd Parkway would become Interstate 91 and hook up with Interstate 91 in Connecticut. Fred Hall\, General Manager of the Port Jefferson – Bridgeport Ferry was in the room and suggested that a South Fork auto ferry be proposed at the same time. All of this was discussed in the context of these links being necessary to enhance Homeland Security. The premise is that Long Island would be virtually impossible to evacuate\, but with adequate ferry systems we would be able to supply the Island with supplies. \n \nJohn Howell\, Kelly Gutradt\, Gina Levechio\, Jeff Levy\, and several others volunteered to do some legwork for making a complete ferry proposal that is scheduled to be done by August 31. Included in the proposal will be graphics.. We may be able to use some work that has been already done\, but it will need to be modified. Thanks to all for the participation and interest.\n \nErnie Fazio\n \nNext week we will observe the 4th of July holiday – There will be no meeting July 1. Next meeting July 9th.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/limba-mtg-recap-of-round-table-discussion/
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SUMMARY:Mark Green.\, Democratic primary candidate for AG
DESCRIPTION:Is it real? Or is it a hoax perpertrated by the “vast left wing conspiracy”? Expect this to be a very informative meeting.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/mark-green-democratic-primary-candidate-for-ag/
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SUMMARY:Jim Morgo
DESCRIPTION:Jim Morgo spoke at LIMBA this morning\, and as usual\, he was full of information. Jim has taken the vision of the county executive\, Steve Levy\, and has been furthering the interests of more workforce housing. Jim\, as most of you know was formerly the President of the Long Island Housing Partnership\, so when charged by Mr. Levy to increase that segment of housing\, it was a natural for Jim. \n \nJim Morgo’s title in Suffolk County government is Commissioner of Economic Development and Workforce Housing. Mr. Morgo and the county executive see economic development and workforce housing as being related in the sense that\, if your aim is to aid business\, then create housing for the people who will work in industry. \n \nHowever the primary focus on promoting economic development remains. Among the concerns of the county is zoning. Zoning for higher density must be accomplished for the sake of cost and efficiency\, but without sewers the density that is needed it cannot be achieved. There was considerable discussion about sewers\, or more accurately\, the lack there of. There seems to be no doubt that extensive sewer expansion is a must.\n \nMr. Morgo spent some time talking about the use of county owned land in Yaphank. The good news for that location is that sewers are available. There are 880 acres in total and 440 acres are vacant. Proposals are being sought for use of that land. Steve Levy would very much like to see some housing be part of it. Multiple housing with apartments with two bedrooms are a net tax gain for the area\, according to Morgo. Therefore the effect on school taxes should be favorable. Presently there is a proposal to create a NASCAR facility\, which could be an excellent generator of business and tourism\, but they are being asked to put affordable housing in the mix\, and so far the developer is not offering that. \n \nJim went on to speak about Empire Zones. One of those would be Gabreski Airport\, but there are five others. Apparently the county under the stewardship of Jim Morgo\, is creating a very ambitious agenda. He gave us enough information to trigger a very interesting Q&A period.\n \nI want to thank again Jim Morgo\, as well as the most interested audience anyone could hope for.\n \nThe Huntington Chamber is having a “roast ” of Alfonse D’Amato at the Huntington Hilton. LIMBA is a co-sponsor. I’m sure I’ll see some of you there. www.huntingtonchamber.com/\n \nNext week we have the Democratic primary candidate for governor\, Mark Green. The newspapers were given the wrong information\, my apologies. This newsletter goes out to a large following\, but please forward this to a friend to get the message out. More on this next week.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/jim-morgo/
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SUMMARY:The Economic Impact of Film Industry on LI- Michelle Stark
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/the-economic-impact-of-film-industry-on-li-michelle-stark/
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SUMMARY:Michelle Isabelle Stark- Suffolk County Film Commissioner
DESCRIPTION: \nThis morning we had a presentation of “The Film Industry on Long Island..” Michelle Isabelle Stark\, from the Suffolk County Office of Film gave us an overview of the film industry and the impact it has had on Long Island. \nMembers and friends\n \nAccording to Stark\, filming on Long Island is a big business. Not nearly as big as in NYC\, but Suffolk County is the largest revenue creating county in the state\, when it comes to film making and production. She pointed out that films going back to the days of Rudolph Valentino have been made here.\n\n \n \nThe many estates\, horse farms\, beaches\, and other unique settings makes Long Island a natural. The beach scene in the remake of “The Manchurian Candidate” where the drowning took place was filmed in Centerport Harbor. “The Sheik” was filmed in the Hamptons. Parts of “Superman” was filmed in Water Mill. Michelle asked people who think they have houses\, antique cars\, or other properties that could be rented to the industry to register with the film office.\n \nAfter her talk Michelle fielded some questions Which tended to be focused on how individuals and businesses could participate\, and perhaps make a little money in the process (a good thing as Martha would say).\n \nNext week we will hear from Jim Morgo\, who is now the Commissioner of Economic Development for Suffolk County. More on that next week.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/michelle-isabelle-stark-suffolk-county-film-commissioner/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20050527T000000
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SUMMARY:MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND-NO MEETING
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/memorial-day-weekend-no-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Robert Yaro\, President\, Regional Plan Association
DESCRIPTION:This morning we heard from an old friend of LIMBA Bob Yaro. Mr. Yaro is the president of the New York Regional Plan Association.\n \nBob started with a challenging proposition. We can be an example of how a region will function or\, a good example of how not to operate. \n\n\n \nYaro made the following observations;\n\nWe need new patterns of growth on Long Island because the zoning we have today is unsustainable. \nThe rural and natural areas of the East end can be preserved and doing so will have a positive effect on the economy. Growth Vs preservation is a non-choice \nInstead of Long Island being the leader in the NY Region’s economy\, it is now emerging as a drag on the region. Most of the many new jobs in New York City went to New Jersey rather than Long Island. Why? Because we need a more efficient and attractive\, as well as\, less costly means of transportation to the city. \nThere is little progress in getting the changes we need because of what Yaro calls the “pull up the drawbridge” mentality.\n \nYaro cited the need for the third track on the main line of the LIRR. We also need to properly fund the remaining work on the East side access to NYC.  \n \nWith the region growing\, the share of new jobs for Long Island should be 1/2 million. That just isn’t going to happen unless we address the problems that need attention. \n \nAfter hearing Yaro\, it makes me wonder if we are not just drowning in our own stupidity. Perhaps we are\, but is the job of those of us who try to lead is to make the case for intelligent change. \n \nOn a positive note Yaro said that he believes the leadership of Suffolk and Nassau under Steve Levy and Tom Souzzi is excellent and therefor hopeful. \n \nWe adjourned the meeting at 9:38. Some of us went into Great Neck for a memorial service for our founder\, Paul Townsend\, which commenced at 11AM. I could not help thinking that Paul has been citing much of the shortsightedness that is plaguing us now. Paul always saw the opportunities for Long Island\, but he was never blind to our myopia. He pressed on nevertheless. We must do so as well.  \n\n\n \nI was asked to speak at the memorial\, which I considered a great honor. \n \nRemember\, there is no meeting next week
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/robert-yaro-president-regional-plan-association/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20050513T000000
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SUMMARY:Les Scheinfeld- Habitat for Humanity
DESCRIPTION:At LIMBA we like to promote infrastructure that will have a large and lasting impact on the quality of life on Long Island. We also give voice to those people that embrace needs\, even if the scale is small. \n \nHabitat for Humanity’s Les Scheinfeld made a presentation this morning at a LIMBA meeting. Astoria Federal Savings was the sponsor of the meeting. \n \nHabitat has been building houses around the world since 1988. They have built 88 of those houses on Long Island. They will build another 12 by 2006. Given the need for affordable housing\, this does not seem to be an adequate response to the problem. But\, as usual\, there is more to the story.\n\n \n \nThe labor needed to produce these houses is voluntary. Astoria Federal Savings Bank helps fund the organization\, and Astoria personnel give their free time to the projects. They also encourage other businesses such as Lowe’s to provide materials and labor. Unions have contributed labor and training for the volunteers. Skilled retired people give a lot of their time too. What emerges is a picture of people helping people. “Barn raising” in America is not dead. \n \nAlexis DeToqueville\, a Frenchman traveling through America in the 19th century\, made some interesting observations on the way Americans behave as a community. He observed that Americans tend to create ad hoc solutions to problems as they see them emerge. That was\, and is\, the spirit that inspires this call to action. Habitat has\, in my opinion\, has been a catalyst in furthering additional community action. They portray this communal effort as fun. It is fun. Learning and building creates satisfaction\, a sense of neighborhood\, and\, oh yes\, housing.\n \nThe program this morning was inspiring and thought provoking. Adequate housing is so fundamental to our needs. Most of the people in the room either have a home\, or a home is a realizable dream. I think it is important that the workforce has a decent place to live. Habitat is making their effort. \nEMF\n \nOn the 26th of May the HIA is holding its trade show. THE BEST TRADE SHOW IN TOWN. LIMBA will have a display booth showing the achievements of LIMBA. Paul Townsend was justifiably proud of LIMBA\, and we will continue to have an impact on the shaping of Long Island future. Please plan on attending.  www.hia-li.org for details
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/les-scheinfeld-habitat-for-humanity/
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SUMMARY:No Meeting
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URL:https://limba.net/calendar/no-meeting-9/
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SUMMARY:Bruce Lambert\, reporter NYTimes-Getting the story
DESCRIPTION:This morning\, Bruce Lambert\, lately of the New York Times\, came to talk about some of the different ways that peoples’ stories wind up as newspaper stories.  It turns out that Bruce is an old-time veteran reporter on the island\, having worked for many of the local papers from time to time. He was also the first reporter working on the AIDS story full time for the New York Times.  As is the reporter’s role\, Bruce brought us some news\, that Newsday’s Paul Vitello is moving to the Times. \nWhat is the News? \nThere is tons of competition for column-inch space in the metro section of the NYT.  For Long Island stories to make it into the metro section\, they have to be of tri-state regional interest.  The Long Island section of the Sunday Times\, is obviously more focused on our home\, with longer\, more focused stories. \nHow do reporters get stories? \nReporters are bombarded with press releases and phone calls\, having to sift through many of them to find items that are newsworthy for that day or week\, but sometimes stories find reporters.  Bruce recounted the story of the Gertz heiress\, Alison Gertz\, who was one of the early heterosexual women to contract AIDS when the disease was thought to be confined to the gay male and IV drug using communities.  There\, Alison’s mother called Bruce and brought him the news that the disease was breaking out of those communities.  Alison went on to become an AIDS activist\, forming the organization Love Heals\, passing away tragically at age 26. \nSometimes personal relationships are sources.  An old friend of Bruce’s introduced him to a Private Investigator that turned out to be working on reopening the Marty Tankleff murder case.  Personal experience can also suggest stories.  Bruce’s experience in newspaper union organizing and negotiations was helpful in doing stories on the arbitration process with county police department contracts. \nAnd sometimes stories are just plain fun.  Bruce recounted some stories on Long Island’s fractured geography\, oddities that date back to Revolutionary War times.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/bruce-lambert-reporter-nytimes-getting-the-story/
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SUMMARY:Lisa Tyson\, LI Progressive Coalition
DESCRIPTION:This morning we started a little early to get out a message delivered by our new member Irving Like and his partner Vincent Tenety. The issue Irving brought up was the way that commercial property is being exposed to a quickly escalating tax based on a new formula. There is a small window to establish your challenge that ends May 17th. Failing to do so could have dramatic effect on your taxes. Please download this file for additional help on this matter.\n\n \n \nOur scheduled speaker was Lisa Tyson from the Long Island Progressive Coalition. The topic was a Failed Education System. She acknowledged that\, while schools on Long Island are generally good to excellent\, there are several places that are not providing a quality education. \n \nLisa cited situations\, mostly upstate and in NY City\, where basic tools such as books were not available. She referred to a study that said the minimum cost for a good basic education for the students of NY State is $8\,000. That did not shock anyone in the room since most of the school districts on Long Island spend considerably more than that. \n \nThe study went on to say\, in order to meet that threshold there was a need for an additional 5.6 Billion dollars each year. But there is more\, the state of the infrastructure is in bad repair. Ms. Tyson told us that there were schools in NY City that h were still burning coal in their ancient furnaces. The cost of bringing these facilities into the modern era is an additional 9 Billion dollars. This 9 billion\, however\, could be amortized over a number of years. \nThe state was sued over this lack of funding and lost. Presently the state has asked for a stay of the court order while they appeal. Not a pretty picture\, but that’s where it is. \n \nOn Friday the 29th we will have NY Times Long Island desk mgr. speak on “getting the Story” \nThis should be an interesting meeting. Meanwhile\, have a nice weekend
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/lisa-tyson-li-progressive-coalition/
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SUMMARY:Bob McMillan-Health Care
DESCRIPTION:Bob McMillan came to LIMBA this morning and soke about the state of health care. He pointed out that medical technology is the best in the world. He also pointed out that universal availability continues to elude us. These fact are becoming a familiar theme now. A few months ago Michael Dowling\, President of North Shore LIJ\, said more or less the same thing. \n \nAccording to Mr. Mcmillan there are 45 million uninsured people in the country. Of that amount\, 25% of those people are employed at incomes of greater than $25\,000. This is no longer a problem relegated to the desperately poor. And like the Titanic\, the band plays on.\n\n \n \nThe stats are appalling\, and getting worse every year. In terms of quality care the gap between large city facilities and rural America continues to grow. \n \nThe problem of delivering quality health care is challenging. As it is the cost of long term care is consuming 80% of the Medicaid budget. Twenty-three million Americans do not speak English. How hard is it to administer medicine to people who cannot tell you what bothers them and have trouble responding to care they don’t understand? He predicted that the cost of healthcare would consume 20% of the Gross National product in 20 years. And finally\, productivity in healthcare is growing at half the rate of industry in general.\n \nMcMillan gave a little history on attempts to put a health care program in place. Starting with Teddy Roosevelt through Hillary Clinton. Since Clinton’s failure on the issue\, no one has been courageous enough to rejoin the battle.\n \nThe bright spot is that that since a higher and higher percentage of the economy is being diverted to health care\, job opportunities in the health care sector will be increasing dramatically. Otherwise\,  a bleak picture was presented. The good news is that we are talking about it.
URL:https://limba.net/calendar/bob-mcmillan-health-care/
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