RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - Close to two dozen veterans organizations on Long Island are growing impatient as they still wait to receive proceeds promised from the inaugural Suffolk County Marathon.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone organized the annual race as a way to benefit local veterans groups. But representatives from 19 different nonprofits say they have yet to receive their cut of the money raised during the county’s first marathon in 2015.
County officials say they’re holding onto the $160,000 until they can ensure that the organizations all comply with Suffolk’s contracting rules. Typically the county requires nonprofits to first spend the money and then seek reimbursements.
The veterans groups say the delay has negatively impacted the services that they provide and planned to offer in the future.
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