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Contractor Who 'Destroyed' Protected Wetlands On Long Island Fined $121K Contractor Who 'Destroyed' Protected Wetlands On Long Island Fined $121K
Contractor Who 'Destroyed' Protected Wetlands On Long Island Fined $121K A Long Island contractor will fork over six figures in fines for building a parking lot on protected wetlands. Anthony Labriola and his companies, ALAC Realty and ALAC Contracting, were penalized $121,000 by New York State for illegally building on a protected area along the Carlls River in West Babylon. New York Attorney General Letitita James revealed Friday, Nov. 8, that Labriola and his companies removed trees and plants in a protected "buffer area” to build a construction vehicle parking lot and storage facility. The Carlls River freshwater wetlands are classified under the Department…

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by Michael Mashburn