Towns meet, talk waste plans Panelists at a Stony Brook University symposium Wednesday discussed plans for a regional solid waste program to prepare for the closure of the Brookhaven landfill. John Cameron attends and comments. Read more here (pdf). Newsday Subscribers: Suffolk’s 10 towns to create plan for regional waste program Source: …
More Residents Leaving Long Island Long Island lost more than 110,000 residents — roughly the populations of the city of Long Beach, the village of Mineola and Riverhead and Southold towns combined — between 2017 and 2022, a trend fueled by younger Islanders fleeing for other states. Read more here (pdf). Source: Newsday –…
LIRR to purchase ‘rescue engine”, and key steps towards relocation of Yaphank train station Acting LIRR president Robert Free, speaking to the Long Island Regional Planning Council, also revealed that the MTA has taken a key step toward the relocation of its Yaphank train station.. Read more here (pdf). Newsday Subscribers LIRR adding battery-powered ‘rescue…
A Retreat from the Sea Amid rising LI waters, government has bought dozens of buildings and restored the land to nature. Many planners and climate experts say “managed retreat” — the strategy of moving human infrastructure away from the advancing ocean — will be unavoidable in the decades to come. John Cameron, president of LIRPC…
Study Touts Growing Benefits from Long Island’s Commuter Economy The economic connectivity between Long Island and New York City is as significant as ever, despite an increase in remote work spawned by the COVID pandemic. Read comments from John Cameron, and more… Read more here (pdf). Source: Long Island Business News – November 9,…
LIRPC Chairman John Cameron weighs in on the discussion on how to make Long Island more affordable.
Source: Newsday – August 6, 2023
John Cameron, Chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, provides commentary on the unsustainable tax burden Long Islanders face.
Source: Newsday – August 2, 2023
LIRPC Chairman John Cameron announces the release of a comprehensive study of waterfront zoning and land use in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Source: Long Island Business News – July 10, 2023
John Cameron comments on the broader trend of many New Yorkers leaving the state in pursuit of an affordable place to live. Read more!
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Experts: Boost Long Island Water Reuse Our Partner from the Water/Wastewater division, Steve Hadjiyane, PE, weighs in on a plan to reuse treated wastewater to irrigate golf courses, sod farms and nurseries which has the potential for “revolutionizing” water conservation on Long Island. Read more! For Newsday subscribers, click this link, (page 5) or view…
