Nassau County Legislators Siela Bynoe and Scott Davis joined with frustrated residents to demand action after their request for American Rescue Plan Act funding has not yet been answered.
Hempstead’s water system needs a lot of work – over 50 million dollars of renovations according to Village of Hempstead Mayor Waylyn Hobbs.
The Village of Hempstead reached out to federal, state and county governments looking for help funding the project, which would help to bring down the high levels of 1,4 dioxane contaminant in the water, a contaminant believed to cause cancer. Wednesday, They submitted their request in early May, but they say nothing has happened. Meanwhile, similar requests and other water-related projects in Farmingdale, Great Neck and Hicksville have been, or are about to be, approved by the Nassau County legislature just weeks after being submitted.
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