Would you be willing to pay $4 a month more in property taxes to help shield the poor and neediest of your neighbors from the harshest of cuts to county services that are their lifeline?
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3/31/11
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County Executive Ed Mangano unveiled last week that his plan to trim millions in spending includes layoffs, a furlough for county employees and the redeployment of police officers.
Mangano …
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Mike Caputo
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3/30/11
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Facing a fiscal crisis, Nassau County’s leaders have difficult decisions to make. Raising property taxes and imposing budget cuts are two options and County Executive Ed Mangano said last week that he would choose the latter.
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MIKE CAPUTO and ALEX COSTELLO
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3/25/11
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Facing a fiscal crisis, Nassau County’s leaders have difficult decisions to make. Raising property taxes and imposing budget cuts are two options. County Executive Ed Mangano said last week that …
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Mike Caputo and Alex Costello
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3/23/11
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On March 1, representatives from Nassau BOCES and many school districts in the county gathered to announce progress made — and hopes for the future — for sharing services and saving money.
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Alex Costello
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3/9/11
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It is time for leaders to take strong, firm stances. That goes for lawmakers in Washington and Albany, our county, town and village representatives and the elected members of our own boards of education.
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3/3/11
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I was disappointed by the decision of the state’s financial oversight board, the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, to take over Nassau County’s finances.
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by Al D'Amato
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2/4/11
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The Nassau County Department of Public Works has mapped out detailed capital improvement projects for the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which had been discharging illegal levels of sewage …
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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2/2/11
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County officials have confirmed that the long-awaited renovation of the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow is expected to begin in July.
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By Mike Caputo
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1/26/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/26/11
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