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An Open Letter to Governor Cuomo & The Long Island Water Quality Task Force

Posted by Richard Murdocco | May 28, 2014 | Public Comments

The following is an open letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Long Island Water Quality Task Force. The letter will be submitted as a public comment at the third, and final public hearing on the region’s water quality...

Letter to the Editor in Riverhead News-Review May 1st, 2014

Posted by Richard Murdocco | May 9, 2014 | Media Appearances

The following was published in the Riverhead News-Review on May 1st, 2014. The letter can be read here. Re: Jason Hill’s recent letter to the editor regarding Long Island’s affordable housing. I write regularly on Long Island’s...

Common Sense

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Apr 23, 2014 | Economic Development

When it comes to policymaking on Long Island, it’s time for some common sense. We say that our taxes are too high, that our roads are too congested and yet we let invested groups shape the very policies that drive all of these...

Beyond Islip

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Mar 25, 2014 | Economic Development

Is the fate of the region in the Town of Islip’s hands? Recently, the Town of Islip’s Planning Board approved Islip Pines, Serota’s longstanding development proposal for a 136 acre tract of land along Sunrise Highway. For...

Back to Basics

Posted by Richard Murdocco | Mar 19, 2014 | Economic Development

Thanks to Karin Caro and her friends at Blu Chip Marketing, I recently appeared on Michael Watt’s web show to have an in-depth discussion of Long Island’s regional issues. The topics included Long Island’s regional economy, the...