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Officials Won’t? Do It Yourself

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Long Islanders this week will hold a hearing on the future of the area’s bus lines – a hearing they say their elected officials should be holding, not them. The Wednesday evening gathering in Garden City will address questions raised about the recent selection of a private company to take over Long Island buses from the MTA. While that bus has left the barn, so to speak, Rick Alexander of the responsible growth advocacy group Vision Long Island says it’s not too late to hold a hearing that neither the Nassau County Executive nor the Legislature has yet to schedule. (contd.)  Podcast and entire story available: http://www.newsservice.org/index.php. Your Web Account ID is: nync-242

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