$9.5M Mastic Beach ambulance headquarters to be completed by the fall

Brookhaven officials anticipate the ambulance headquarters in Mastic Beach will be up and running come fall. They’d originally said the 18,000-square-foot facility would open in July or August. The town originally approved an $11 million bond to finance the project, but construction, engineering and land purchase costs came in at $9.5 million. Officials also believe the bond will raise property taxes in the area by nearly $100 per year. [Newsday]