Farmingville, NY – The Brookhaven Town Highway Department recently entered into an intermunicipal agreement with the Incorporated Village of Belle Terre for the purposes of consolidating services. The agreement encompasses several public works services including, but not limited to, the purchase of salt and sand, the maintenance and repair of drainage structures, road striping, signage manufacturing and installation, sweeping and pothole repair.
This inter-municipal agreement furthers the Town of Brookhaven’s goal of promoting efficiency between the Town, Villages, and Special Districts through the modernization and reinvention of the delivery of public works services.
“The goal of this program is to identify opportunities where a Town-Village partnership makes sense and delivers real financial savings to our mutual constituency,” said Brookhaven Highway Superintendent Daniel Losquadro. “I look forward to working together to identify additional shared services and consolidation opportunities, including road sweeping, line striping, pothole repair, road resurfacing, drainage maintenance and installation, and LED conversion of street lights, with the Village of Belle Terre.”
“This grant is designed to improve the delivery of municipal services while also reducing the burden on taxpayers by reducing redundancy in local governments, pursuing opportunities for increasing shared services, and implementing modernizations and best practices,” said Village of Belle Terre Mayor Bob Sandak. “This partnership with the Village of Belle Terre furthers these efforts.”
Brookhaven Town was recently awarded a $20 million Municipal Consolidation and Efficiency Competition (MCEC) grant by New York State. This grant is designed to improve the delivery of municipal services while also reducing the burden on taxpayers by reducing redundancy in local governments, pursuing opportunities for increasing shared services, and implementing modernizations and best practices. This partnership with the Village of Belle Terre furthers these efforts.
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