Long Beach, N.Y., Council OKs $1.4M Emergency Nerve Center

Government Technology: Long Beach city officials will soon start construction on a $1.4 million emergency operations center at city hall.

City council members last week approved a contract with Riverhead-based Construction Consultants of LI to carve out a section of the city’s sixth floor office space and council chambers to build a new operations center. The office of emergency management (OEM) will be staffed during storms or other major disasters to coordinate with Nassau County and state officials, as well as utility providers to restore service to residents.

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