Suffolk County Legislature

Suffolk legislative committees will take up resolutions this week to authorize the purchase of 50 acres of farmland on Sound Avenue in Riverhead and 20 acres of open space in Northville. Here's the full committee schedule, with agenda and livestream links.

Despite challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic and what will likely be a record number of absentee paper ballots, Suffolk's election commissioners say the Board of Elections is ready for the 2020 election.

New homes built in unsewered areas of Suffolk County next year will be required to have innovative nitrogen-reducing wastewater systems rather than traditional septic systems as of next July, if a proposed amendment to the Sanitary Code is approved by county legislators.

Suffolk County legislators will tackle a lot during this week's committee meetings — from requiring body cameras for law enforcement officers and preparations for conducting the 2020 General Election to requiring innovative septic systems for new or expanded single-family homes, and more. Here's a rundown.

Two controversial ballot propositions proposed by County Executive Steve Bellone made headway today in the county legislature.

The legislative building in Hauppauge is closed to the public, but the meeting will be livestreamed on the legislature's website and testimony will be accepted via video conference.

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In committee meetings this week, legislators will hear a presentation on the scallop program, consider purchasing farmland in Riverhead, consider authorizing the purchase of Cherry Creek golf courses and Garden of Eve farm, and more.

Nassau County, which has owned the camp for over 90 years, is ready to negotiate a sale, County Legislator Al Krupski said.

The measure passed yesterday, makes it illegal to intentionally release outdoors any balloon filled with helium or lighter-than-air gas.