The language got a little racy in the Suffolk Legislature Tuesday during a debate over whether to spend another $100,000 on legal fees to fight the proposed Broadwater Energy natural-gas terminal in Long Island Sound.
Several lawmakers questioned whether the case would become a money pit like the one involving the Shoreham nuclear plant did years ago.
Legislative counsel George Nolan reassured the legislature, estimating the total bill for this portion of the Broadwater case wouldn’t exceed $200,000.
Nolan also praised Farrell Fritz, the outside law firm hired by Suffolk. “We’re getting a good bang for our buck,” he said.
Legis. Thomas F. Barraga (R-West Islip), who opposes the legal retainer, replied, “I would agree with legislative counsel – we are getting banged.”
Fortunately, no children were in the audience at the time and a cameraman for News 12 Long Island had left the room.
The additional legal retainer was adopted 16-2, with Barraga and Legis. Vivian Viloria-Fisher (D-Setauket) casting “nay” votes. Barraga spent more than 20 years as a state Assemblyman before joining the Suffolk legislature in 2006.
James T. Madore
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That was witty. "Banged" and "screwed" are no longer curse words.