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Members
preserve history
while saving
taxpayer money
SHOREHAM — CSEA Town of Brookhaven Highway Department Unit members recently helped preserve local history and saved the town money by doing the work in-house.
The Town of Brookhaven’s Carpentry and Sign Shops recently came together to build a historical sign, which marks the location of the former Shoreham Railroad Station.
Had outside vendors created the sign, members estimate it would have cost taxpayers about $12,000.
“This project was a great way for town members to showcase their abilities, as well as show the taxpayers the skillset of town workers,” said Town of Brookhaven Highway Department Unit 3rd Vice President Victor Mendoza. “[We accomplished] all of this while capturing a piece of local history.”
Miller Avenue Elementary School students had recently learned that there was a railroad station in the area that was operational from 1895 to 1938 and was eventually torn down in 1950.
The students wrote a letter to Town of Brookhaven officials requesting that a historical sign be placed at the site of the former rail station.
After town officials made the decision to create
CSEA Town of Brookhaven Highway Unit members responsible for bringing the historical sign to life gather in front of their work. From left to right are Noreen Hall, Michelle Biondi-Baird, Augustine Okijiola, Tom Hart, Chris Kepert, Michael DeFalco, Dave Heim, CSEA Town of Brookhaven Highway Department Unit President Dave Shelton, Mike Ebbecke, Shaun Berry, Jeff Davis, Peter Milano and CSEA Town of Brookhaven Highway Department Unit Secretary and CSEA Suffolk County Local 3rd Vice President Victor Mendoza.
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the sign, they requested that town workers use their skills to complete the project. Workers took two short weeks to complete the task.
“In all likelihood, this project might not have happened if we didn’t have town workers
that were able to do it in-house, especially not something as grand as this,” said Town of Brookhaven Superintendent of Highways Dan Losquadro.
— Wendi Bowie
Summary of July Board of Directors Meeting
Editor’s Note:
The Work Force publishes a summary of actions taken by CSEA’s Board of Directors. The summary
is prepared by
CSEA Statewide Secretary Richard
Bebo for union members.
ALBANY — CSEA’s Statewide Board of Directors met on July 12, 2023. In official business, the board:
• Approved the proposed language changes to the CSEA
Financial Standards Code, Article III, [Maintaining Records] as presented in the Statewide Treasurer’s Report to the Board of July 2023.
• Approved the proposed
language changes to the CSEA • Financial Standards Code,
Article IV, [Income] as presented
in the Statewide Treasurer’s
Report to the Board of July 2023.
• Approved the proposed • language changes to the
CSEA Financial Standards
Code, Article VI, [Spending • Limitations] as presented in the Statewide Treasurer’s Report to
the Board of July 2023. • Approved amending the
proposed language changes to the CSEA Financial Standards Code, Article VIII, [Reporting] as presented in the Statewide Treasurer’s Report to the Board of July 2023.
Approved changing the name of Empire State College Local 641 to Empire State University Local 641 (Capital Region 4) and to issue a permanent charter. Approved dissolving Eastern Niagara Hospital Local 716 (Western Region 6).
Approved the transfer of three members from New York City State Employees Local 010 (Metropolitan Region 2) to Long Island Region 1 Judiciary Local
330 (Long Island Region 1). • Approved the Statewide
Legislative & Political Action Committee report as presented to the July 12, 2023, Board of Directors, and of the newly appointed Region Political Action Committee members: Ali Cottrell, Local 615, Central Region 5; Tom Bollman, Local 815, and Torri Gallivan, Local 602, Western Region 6.
Questions concerning the summary should be directed to Statewide Secretary Richard Bebo, CSEA Headquarters, 143 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210. (800) 342-4146 or (518) 257-1253.
Bebo