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Bellone planning to pay back water quality "raid"

WSHU | By Charles Lane
Published March 12, 2014 at 4:45 PM EDT
Charles Lane

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is considering legislation that would pay back some $55 million that environmentalists say lawmakers "raided" from a water quality fund. This comes as environmentalists are ramping up public pressure on the issue. 
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Government Water qualitySteve BelloneRichard AmperPine BarrensJustin Meyers
Charles Lane
Charles is senior reporter focusing on special projects. He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Director’s Choice Award.
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