On April 17, supervisor Dan Panico (left) and councilman Michael Loguercio (right) held a meeting at the Boys and Girls Club of the Bellport Area to kick off NY Forward Round 2, a program targeted at smaller rural communities. They were joined by Suffolk County Legis. Dominick Thorne (not pictured). New York Forward will invest $100 million in communities across New York State, while on Long Island, North Bellport and Mineola are targeted to receive $2.25 million each. The total amount of New York State funding allocated in all rounds of DRI is $1 billion. There will be a series of monthly meetings and a community-based planning process that will advance the opportunity for new businesses like a fresh market/grocery store and a financial institution along with mixed use development across from the Bellport Long Island Rail Road train station.