A coalition of organizations got the chance to lobby Governor Paterson on some major issues facing Long Island for more than an hour recently in Farmingdale, and Empire State Future coalition member Vision Long Island was one of the hosts that pressed the Governor to help solve the region's transportation, energy, economic development and infrastructure woes.
Vision Long Island Executive Director Eric Alexander said the Governor told the group he had not seen a presentation as professional, collaborative, and productive in a long time. The issues included amending the state's transportation policy to provide increased focus on traffic calming and pedestrian safety, as well as the creation of a regional bus system and pushing for the Lighthouse project, according to a report in Long Island Business News.
The meeting was organized by Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Vision Long Island, the Long Island Federation of Labor, Nassau County Chambers of Commerce and Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce.
Read the full story at: http://libn.com/blog/2009/10/08/paterson-gets-an-earful-on-long-island/
