Unprecedented Flooding Sparks Lavine Letter to Glen Cove Mayor

GLEN COVE, NEW YORK – Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) has sent a letter to the mayor and members of the Glen Cove City Council in response to complaints about drainage following heavy rainstorms which resulted in severe flooding.

In his letter, Lavine notes that he met with Woolsey Avenue residents who expressed their concern and frustration at a recent city council meeting. Lavine says that “global heating and an ancient sewar drainage system” are to blame. He says he looks forward to helping Glen Cove obtain New York State funding, mentioning additional resources available through the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and the Green Resiliency Grant Program.

Lavine’s letter in its entirety is attached.

Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.