Dear Friends:
Think about it. Radioactive shipments of soils come through our neighborhoods on a freight train car. And nobody knows about it. How ridiculous is that? Our Villages along the railroad corridor do not receive a call, letter, receive a briefing, or get a message by carrier pigeon to inform them of these shipments or any other hazardous material going through our community by freight train. That’s why I teamed up with Assemblymen Rob Walker and Tom Alfano and Senator Kemp Hannon to stop this outrage. We are sponsoring legislation that demands that freight companies that ship hazardous materials inform our local village governments, fire departments, schools and police about their activities. To date, counties receive this information, but villages are kept in the dark. That is totally unacceptable. To highlight the great concern regarding this situation in our community, I have held news conferences and rallies with community leaders like New Hyde Park Mayor Dan Petruccio and Mineola Mayor Jack Martins. The turnout for this event was truly extraordinary. This effort is an important one for our community. Now, I would like to ask you for your support for this legislation. Cut out the coupon in this mailer, or email me to show that you care about our community. If you want our first responders and villages to be armed with information that other county leaders get, join us today! Say "Yes" to our community being given the information we need to protect our neighborhoods, firefighters, police officers and other first responders. Say "NO" to the closed-door secrecy. |
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Assemblyman Tom McKevitt speaks about the newly formed Assembly Advisory Committee on the Third Track and is joined in the fight by Assemblyman Rob Walker, Assemblyman Tom Alfano, Floral Park businessman Tim Dalton and Westbury Village Trustee Bill Wise. |
YES!