Events

 This morning's speaker, Assemblywoman Patricia Acompora, began the meeting by referring to the dysfunctional operations of Albany. If you recall, in a recent LIMBA meeting, assemblyman Steve Englebright spent considerable time on that topic. This indicates to me that this not a partisan issue. Not enough has been said outside of Albany, but it looks…

Mr. Hevesi presides over the 2nd largest pension fund in the nation, and by changing some rules the fund was able to save local governments about $1 billion, while protecting the fund. Hevesi gave an insightful and informative overview of how major events such as the tech collapse, and the events of 9/11, have major…

 This morning's speaker was introduced by Dr. Al Donor, Dowling College's president. Dr Donor proudly introduced the college's new dean Dr. Debra Fleming.. Dr. Fleming, an engaging "Our Miss Brooks"…

Our speaker, Roger Tilles, began with a very humorous story and then went on to discuss some serious issues.Roger explained the law suit that resulted in Long Island residence being asked to help fund NYC schools. The inequity according to Mr. Tilles is that there are schools right here on Long Island that are starved…

The presentation this morning was about the benefits of using refuse to fuel electric power   plants. John Waffenscmiodt of American Re-Fuels gave an excellent comparison of the environmental effects of this technology Vs landfilling. The portion of the waste stream that is burned to create power replaces 55,000 trucks burning 6.6 million gallons of deisel fuel.…

Today I announced that LIMBA will have an occasional joint meeting with Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT). This will expose more people to the LIMBA program. We will have…