LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Michael LoGrande upon the occasion of
his retirement after many years of distinguished public service to the
Suffolk County Water Authority and a lifetime of service to Suffolk
County

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body seeks to acknowledge those individuals
whose professional lives and civic endeavors serve to enhance the stat-
ure of the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Michael LoGrande upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of
distinguished public service to the Suffolk County Water Authority and a
lifetime of service to Suffolk County; and
WHEREAS, First appointed to the Suffolk County Water Authority in
1990, Michael LoGrande first became its Chairman in 1992 and is current-
ly serving in his fourth term as Chairman; and
WHEREAS, The Suffolk County Water Authority serves over 1.1 million
residents; it is the country's largest groundwater based supplier and
has the most technically advanced water-testing laboratory in the
nation, and is considered one of the best managed water systems in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, As Chairman, Michael LoGrande has been credited with stream-
lining the Suffolk County Water Authority's operations through a series
of corporate reorganizations, the institution of sound fiscal practices
and tight budgetary controls; and
WHEREAS, Under Michael LoGrande's leadership, the Suffolk County Water
Authority's bond rating was upgraded in 2000 to AA status, the highest
of any revenue producing Authority in New York; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Michael LoGrande served as the fourth Suffolk
County Executive; among his signature achievements in office were:
overwhelming passage of a program designed to save 100,000 acres of
pristine Pine Barrens which will protect the groundwater for future
generations; recycling the world's second largest mental hygiene hospi-
tal in Central Islip into a vibrant, technical center, law school, new
home of the State Supreme Court, and the largest federal building
outside of Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Michael LoGrande also served four terms as Islip Town Super-
visor; and
WHEREAS, A 1959 graduate of M.I.T. in civil engineering, Michael
LoGrande also earned a Master's degree in Urban Planning from Columbia
University in 1966; he has been a Harvard University Loeb Fellow since
1977, and holds two Honorary Doctorates of Law from New York Institute
of Technology and Dowling College; and
WHEREAS, Michael LoGrande has rendered faithful, conscientious and
valuable public service to the Suffolk County Water Authority and a
lifetime of service to Suffolk County; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire
State; now; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Michael LoGrande upon the occasion of his retirement after many
years of distinguished public service to the Suffolk County Water
Authority and a lifetime of service to Suffolk County; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Michael LoGrande.