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Stop arguing and fix the assessment system

The Nassau County Department of Assessment continued to be an object of political brinkmanship last week, as Democratic County Executive Laura Curran vetoed the Republican-controlled Legislature’s proposal to make the assessor post elective. more

5/31/19

Nassau County is moving toward reassessing property values, which the county has not updated for five years. The reassessment would likely affect property owners’ taxes.

Nassau to ‘thaw’ assessments

After five years in which Nassau County has not reassessed property values, the county is moving toward refiguring all Nassau properties’ worth for 2019-20. The eventual reassessment could lead to higher property-tax bills for some residents, according to one expert. more

By Brian Racow | 6/10/15

A group of veterans attended the Merrick Board of Education’s meeting on April 8. Several spoke out in favor of school tax exemptions for veterans.

School board pledges Aug. vote on vets’ tax breaks

The Merrick Board of Education will vote in three months whether to grant community veterans school tax breaks, board members told a group of veterans, including leaders of Merrick’s American Legion Post 1282, at the board’s May 13 meeting. more

By Brian Racow | 5/21/14

Joseph Ambrosino, Merrick American Legion Post 1282’s sergeant-at-arms, observed a moment of silence during last year’s Veterans Day ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick.

County voids vets’ tax breaks

Nassau County veterans who thought they would see their school taxes reduced in 2014-15 have another think coming. Though dozens of school boards around the county voted in recent weeks to ease veterans’ tax burdens, the county’s Department of Assessment has postponed enactment of the tax breaks until 2015-16. more

By Brian Racow | 4/9/14

Mangano and Ford hold property tax workshop in Island Park

If you live in and are the owner of a home, condominium or cooperative apartment, you may qualify for hundreds of dollars in property tax savings each year. To help you file for or learn more about the property tax exemptions you may be eligible for, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, in conjunction with Legislator Denise Ford, has arranged to bring Department of Assessment office operations to the Island Park Public Library, located at 176 Long Beach Road, on July 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. more

6/28/12

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