Watch Again: Long Beach Forum On Water Quality

LONG BEACH, NY — A public forum was held Wednesday evening where Long Beach residents heard from city, state and county officials about the state of the water supply. The event began shortly after 6 p.m., and several residents were given three minutes each to ask the panel questions following a series of presentations.

The forum was held on the 6th floor of City Hall and ended around 8 p.m.

The state Health Department told residents that E. coli bacteria detected in the water last month do not cause human disease, and that the water supply was unrelated to a reported infection in the community.

John Mirando, head of the city's public works department, Democratic state Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Legislator Denise Ford all attended, along with Assemblywoman Missy Miller and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. Brad Hutton and Lawrence Eisenstein, of the state and county health departments, respectively, also gave presentations.

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