Levy Out - A Surprise

Many were surprised when County Executive Steve Levy announced on Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the County post.  This would have been his third term in the Suffolk supervisor's office.

There is major speculation that the inquiries into questionable campaign financing caused Levy to announce that he would not go for the seat again.  The campaign funds calculated at about $4 million dollars was being turned over to Suffolk DA Spota to provide some relief from the frequent charges being made regarding  the source for some of the money.

Spota says that he did not think Levy personally profited from the campaign fund.

School Budget Reviews Continue

Next week the School District will make a budget presentation at the Aquebogue School (3/29) and the following week the presentation will be at the Pulaski School (4/5).  All at 7 pm on tuesdays.

No Pain at Bayport-Blue Point

179 residents in the Bayport-Blue Point School District signed  petitions asking that all school administrators in the district be subject to a salary cap.

The school board unanimously rejected the petition. So much for the rights of property owners and tax payers. (How about a petition to throw out the school board?) 

Highway Department Confirms - No Leaf Pickup

When we reported that the Highway and Sanitation Departments could not reconcile the spring leaf pickup program, we thought it would get resolved.  Well, apparently it didn't and the Highway Department confirmed that it would not be providing paper leaf bags afterall but you could still carry your leaves to the yardwaste facility on Youngs.  Sanitation pickup is ok if you have your own paper bags (no plastic allowed).