SCECA NOMINATIONS:
: : Kevin MacLeod
631-258-7675
Board Members
There will be a Special
Election to fill open Board positions. Nominations
will be opened at SCECA’s September and October General
Meetings. The vote is expected to take place at the October
General Meeting.
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MEMBERSHIP:
:
: Tom
Thomas 244-8989
Be a buddy and
support your Association. Bring a colleague to a meeting.
Share a wealth of information and build membership!
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NEWS OF NOTE
Following are items “hot
off the press” from our October Board Meeting. Further
details will be provided at the General Meeting.
New Hyde Park
is or will soon be
requiring work permits to perform electrical work.
New Redbook
will continue to indicate
that plywood support for temporary services will be
unacceptable. In addition, flat connection of services
must be reported immediately. Sub metering will require
LIPA sanctioning, and we hear that Emon Demon will not
be accepted. (We will request details and clarification
from our LIPA reps at the October General Meeting.)
A recent Newsday
article confirmed Jim Smith (NYBFU) alert: The International
Residential Code, adopted by 46 states and the District of
Columbia passed a new code recommending (as of Jan. 1, 2011),
auto fire sprinklers in new construction of single and
two-family dwellings.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
: :
LIPA Trade Ally Expo
will be held
October 16, 2008, at the Sheraton Hotel, 110 Vanderbilt Motor
Parkway, Smithtown, from 7:30am – 4:00pm. The event is free,
and will include seminars on EPAct tax savings for energy
efficient equipment, and the latest information on
Photovoltaic solar systems. Space limited; call
1-800-692-2626 for info.
There will be a SCECA
Seminar on Grounding; possible date, 11/8/08. Details
will be announced at General Meeting, in the Newsletter and on
our Website.
WELCOME:
: :
At our
September Meeting, Jack introduced Jim Lehane and Ray Wilson
from Monarch Electric Company. They have opened a
branch and counter in Ronkonkoma, at 33 Commac Loop, Unit 6.
They invited everyone and their staff to come for their open
house. They will be running a special for SCECA members, and
distributed a coupon for a free bucket of Klein hand towels.
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