Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On September 4th, smack in the middle of hurricane season and while Dorian spins up the eastern coastline, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed, today, that a critical U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) effort to thoroughly study Nassau’s Back Bays and protect countless LI communities from storm surges, flooding and more, could simply cease on September 30th unless the feds move to extend and fund its completion. Schumer said that the ongoing Back Bays study is sorely needed to prevent millions-upon-millions of dollars in future damage to the Island and that $3 million has already been rightfully and wisely spent. He said 30 miles of the Long Island coast depends on the USACE finishing this work as he made the case for the feds to green-light an appropriate three-year extension ASAP.