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Assemblyman McKevitt recognized that many members of the Assembly feel that granting LIPA Full Municipalization would be the best option. But he disagrees, saying, “I don’t have the faith and the confidence that LIPA can do that job. Their past history has showed that they have failed and they have failed miserably.

Assemblyman McKevitt has a flawed interpretation of what re-structuring LIPA into a full Municipalization utility really means to the ratepayer.

The basic facts are that there are over 2000 such utilities in the country who of which have demonstrated, over many years, better customer satisfaction and lower rates. This is accomplished by the Utility being run by engaged professional members of the community and not political appointees from Albany such is the existing LIPA structure. Additionally, Full Municipalization offers complete transparency, accountability and ownership to the people it serves…

Unfortunately for Assemblyman McKevitt fails to recognize that Full Municipalization is not a government waste land but more a utility owned and operated by the people it serves.

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