Harold J. Withers, chairman of the Suffolk County Republican Committee, said the matter had continually been an issue in the county.
Overtime was an issue in the county's budget last year, when spending on it was $72.9 million, 38 percent more than the budgeted $53 million.
Donna Greene, a spokeswoman for the county executive, Robert P. Astorino, explained the contrast with the scarcity in New York City by noting that gas supply had never been much of an issue in the county.
But Mayor James insisted today that the project would no longer depend on the county, where cash is short and arena financing has become a hot issue in the county executive race, particularly in the mostly white suburbs.
Ms Williams said a key issue in the county was the need for high-speed broadband to help businesses compete on an international level.
The staggering economy is the biggest issue in the counties Mr. Pataki crossed today -- Broome, Cortland and Onondaga -- as the state has struggled to keep manufacturers from pulling up stakes and leaving.
The most recent race for Suffolk county executive saw two candidates from major political parties totally ignoring one of the major issues in that county.
By the end of the week, the police had issued 1,331 summons, which is equal to about 16percentt of the 8,384 tickets issued in the county last year.
That committee is the first to review land use proposals and master plans, making it influential on development issues in the county.
