Sentences with phrase «program via referendum»

County Executive Steve Bellone signed a $ 2.7 billion spending plan last Monday, after the Legislature decided to use nearly $ 33 million from the county's sewer stabilization fund, a reserve account created when Suffolk County taxpayers first approved the Drinking Water Protection Program via referendum in 1987.

Signed on Monday, the $ 2.7 billion spending plan — which calls for no tax increase in the county's general fund — calls for using nearly $ 33 million from the county's sewer stabilization fund, a reserve account created when Suffolk County taxpayers approved the Drinking Water Protection Program via referendum in 1987.

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The Drinking Water Protection Program was established via a voter referendum, establishing a 1/4 percent sales in the county.