Union leaders, local Dems blast Suffolk County for axing 20-year contract in favor of politically connected firm
The Suffolk County Department of Public Works abruptly axed its longtime contract with union-backed, Bohemia-based Austin Drywall Corp., last month — then moved to award the work to Renu Contracting & Restoration, owned by Michael VanDenburg, who was appointed last year to the county Planning Commission by Republican Suffolk Executive Ed Romaine.