BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Limba - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://limba.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Limba REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20080309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20081102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20090308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20091101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091002T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091002T000000 DTSTAMP:20091002T040000Z CREATED:20091002T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20091002T040000Z UID:4365-1254441600-1254441600@limba.net SUMMARY:No LIMBA meeting DESCRIPTION:There will be a meeting of the Long Island Business Development Council at Montauk. LIMBA will be participating. Therefore there will be no meeting on Oct 2nd URL:https://limba.net/calendar/no-limba-meeting/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091009T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091009T000000 DTSTAMP:20091009T040000Z CREATED:20091009T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20091009T040000Z UID:4361-1255046400-1255046400@limba.net SUMMARY:Tom Cilmi- Candidate 10th Suffolk Legislator Dist DESCRIPTION:Members and Friends\, \nThis morning our speaker was Tom Cilmi. Tom is running for the Suffolk County Legislature in the 10th district. \nThat post is now held Cameron Alden. Mr. Alden is a Republican who is leaving because of term limits. Mr. Cilmi is also a Republican. \nCilmi is a political newcomer\, however he did work in the campaign of Rick Lazio in 1992. Presently he owns a small printing company which he has owned for the last 12 years. He has a fairly impressive record of community involvment and he sees governing in terms of management practices that can always be improved. \nThe issues of Long Island are pretty much the same whether you are Democrat or Republican according to Cilmi. Taxes\, bureaucracy\, public safety and protection of the environment are the issues. How we improve things is the mission. \nOne of the issues Mr. Cilmi spoke about was public safety. We now have fewer policemen than we have had in the recent past. He would like to augment the force since the quality of life issues require adequate policing. \nTaxes and bureaucracy have a detrimental effect on business\, particularly small business. The small business owner simply does not have the time or the money to wade through the labyrinth of regulations. \nUltimately we must create efficiencies rather than expect government to get smaller\, in much the same way that Toyota approaches their ability to improve outcomes. \nTo watch a video replay\, click here. URL:https://limba.net/calendar/tom-cilmi-candidate-10th-suffolk-legislator-dist/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091016T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091016T000000 DTSTAMP:20091016T040000Z CREATED:20091016T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20091016T040000Z UID:4367-1255651200-1255651200@limba.net SUMMARY:Marcia Bystryn\, Pres NY League Conservation Voters DESCRIPTION:This morning our speaker was Marcia Bystryn\, President of The New York League of Conservation Voters. Ms Bystryn explained the role of the organization to the LIMBA audience. NYLCV Education Fund examines conservation issues in a non-partisan forum creating a body of information to be used by voters when electing public officials. Among the issues are Smart Growth\, Energy Conservation & Climate Action\, Transportation\, Natural Resource Protection\, and Open Space Preservation.\nSometimes the issues have a conflict with each other. In those cases an opinion will come out in favor of the greater good. For example; we don’t want to lose parkland but if a ferry point needs to be built to remove traffic from the roads\, they may opt to sacrifice a small area for that purpose. \nThe New York League of Conservation Voters is affiliated with a national version and Ms Bystryn is a member of the national board. Her organization has the ear of all the politically important office holders because under their charter they are able to fund political campaigns. Choosing a political figure to support has a lot less to do with party affiliation than it does with policy goals. In short if a person running for office has goals that are congruent with NYLCV’s agenda\, they have a good chance at getting monetary support. \nMarcia appears to be keenly aware of the needs of Long Island’s transportation needs such as; Increased rail freight\, LIRR Third Track\, Bayonne to Brooklyn Tunnel\, and intermodal transfer yards. We brought up the possibility of supporting the building of MAGLEV and after a brief explanation she was very interested. \nWe came away from this morning’s meeting that Long Island has found a new ally. \nTo view the video\, please click here: http://www.proimagegroupinc.com/limba/10-16-09/ URL:https://limba.net/calendar/marcia-bystryn-pres-ny-league-conservation-voters/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091023T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091023T000000 DTSTAMP:20091023T040000Z CREATED:20091023T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20091023T040000Z UID:4363-1256256000-1256256000@limba.net SUMMARY:VHB Engineering Rob. Eshbacher - Infrastructure Issues DESCRIPTION:This morning our speaker was Robert Eschbacher of VHB Engineering. He and his firm specialize in infrastructure engineering. After a brief description of what infrastructure consisted of\, Mr. Eschbacher read a report card on the state of repair of existing infrastructure. Roads\, bridges\, aviation facilities\, rail\, and several other categories were cited. The grade for bridges was the best at C\, with an average being D. \nThe cost of repairing\, replacing and adding the new infrastructure that we presently need is $2.2trillion. As enormous as that number is\, it may be conservative. \nIt was a disheartening realization the America has fallen so far behind\, while other modern societies are in much better physical shape\, and each year we get further behind. \nIn the Q&A portion of the meeting questions of solving problems suggested that we are probably never going to build our way out of a road deficit. If we do not embrace new transportation and city planning we will always be behind in our needs. \nThis was not an uplifting and hopeful picture being painted for us. On the other hand if we don’t look at these problems honestly\, we will be less likely to be successful in the future. \nWhen we built the Erie Canal in NY State it was a boon to business. When we built the railroads we brought the country together and developed the west. When we built the Interstate Highway we facilitated commerce on a new scale. We are no longer thinking in those terms\, and that’s a shame. \nOn the other hand all of the problems we have\, present themselves as great opportunities to build great systems that work. \nErnie Fazio \nTo watch the video of this presentation\, please click HERE. \nPro-Image Studios are having a large networking event   — see  http://proimagegroupinc.com/network1.jpg URL:https://limba.net/calendar/vhb-engineering-rob-eshbacher-infrastructure-issues/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091030T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091030T000000 DTSTAMP:20091030T040000Z CREATED:20091030T040000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20091030T040000Z UID:4368-1256860800-1256860800@limba.net SUMMARY:Intermodal Freight in Brkhvn Gerald Drumm & Andrew Kauffmann DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Andrew Kaufman and Gerald Drumm  – Sills Road Realty and US Rail \nThis morning we had two speakers that gave us information on the new intermodal yard that has been proposed and permitted at Sills Rd and the Long Island Expressway. Andrew Kaufman and Gerald Drumm brought a large design plan for us to see as they spoke.\nThe facility has partners that are in the asphalt business and presently move 340\,000 tons of stone and aggregate onto Long Island. This is done using mostly trucks. This facility is designed to remove that truck traffic from the roads when this project is finished. The site has the benefit of having the LIRR tracks close-by. A short spur will have to be built to service the yard. \nThe yard will be operated by a midwestern company\, US Rail\, that has a lot of rail experience. It will still be serviced by NY & Atlantic Railroad\, the company that owns the freight franchise on Long Island.\nOne of the reasons that this site was chosen is the American Power and Light had purchased it to build a power plant\, and had spent $7 million on an extensive environmental review. They did not win the bid to build to service LIPA\,so they were interested in selling the property. Having that extensive review behind them made the property that much more attractive. It\, more importantly\, is in a strategic place to receive and distribute freight. \nThe aggregate business will be the anchor tenant\, but the facility will also be able to bring in lumber and sheet rock as well as other heavy loads. These heavy loads lend themselves to movement by rail. Removing trucks from our roads will save our roads from considerable wear and tear.\nThe facility is large enough to be able to accommodate a large train and off-load it quickly. \nThis facility is one of several that will be needed to accommodate future rail projects\, including the rail freight tunnel from Bayonne to Brooklyn that congressman Gerald Nadler spoke about when he came to LIMBA awhile back. The Port Authority of NY & NJ has expressed interest in making that link a reality and is appropriating funds to design it.\nAll of this fits into the picture that was outlined by LIMBA a few years ago of moving up to 10% of our freight by rail instead of the present 2% \n\nIf you would like to see the entire discussion by streaming video use this link.http://www.proimagegroupinc.com/limba/10-30-09 \n  URL:https://limba.net/calendar/intermodal-freight-in-brkhvn-gerald-drumm-andrew-kauffmann/ LOCATION:NY END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR