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LONG BEACH, above, was inundated and much of its infrastructure destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.

With monster storms in mind, L.I. rebuilds

Hugh Mason, a Bellmore sheet metal worker, has learned to be patient. In Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, he and his family endured more than most. “I had 39 inches of water in my kitchen, all over my countertops,” Hugh recalled. more

6/10/15

The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program Bellmore-Merrick Planning Committee held its third public-engagement meeting on Feb. 27 at Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick. Poster boards set up on easels described several of the projects under consideration.

Bellmore-Merrick Sandy group's plans are nearly complete

The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Bellmore-Merrick Planning Committee, a group of 12 local residents the state selected to develop a plan for how to use $12.1 million in available federal funding to lessen future catastrophic storms’ impact here, has settled on five projects that it will pitch to the state. more

By Brian Racow | 3/26/14

Trent Lethco, a consultant with Ove Arup & Partners, P.C, addressed an earlier meeting of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Bellmore-Merrick Planning Committee on Nov. 20, 2013.

Sandy group lists Bellmore-Merrick rebuilding priorities

A committee of local residents and a team of private consultants, tasked with developing a plan for “new infrastructure and other mitigation” in Bellmore and Merrick to lessen the impact of future catastrophic storms, have produced a list of “potential priority projects,” which in the next few weeks they must narrow down to five to 10 shovel-ready projects that could qualify for $12 million in government funding. more

By Brian Racow | 1/29/14

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