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No tax increase in proposed town budget debt reduction initiatives put in place by the Town Board,” he said. “The proposed budget for The Town of Oyster Bay 2022 will continue to pay down voted to move forward with its record amounts of town debt proposed 20220 while enhancing budget at Tuesthe delivery of our day’s board meetquality town sering. The spending vices.” plan will be the When Saladino, focus of a public a Re p u bl i c a n , hearing later this became supervisor month. Town in 2017, the town’s Supervisor Joseph debt had reached Saladino’s $311.6 $763 million. Since million proposal — then it has been the same total as reduced by $165 the current budget million — more — would increase than 20 percent — s p e n d i n g wh i l e without raising keeping the tax taxes, the largest levy flat. debt-reduction iniThe plan would t i a t iv e i n t h e extend the $1.3 miltown’s history. lion property tax As a result of cut approved by the that effort, debt Town Board in service will be $8 2018, freezing prop- JOSEPH SALADINO million lower in erty taxes for the Supervisor, Town 2022 than in 2021, fo u r t h s t r a i g h t and $15 million of Oyster Bay year. In total, some lower than in 2017, $6.5 million will helping to alleviate stay in the pockets of taxpayers pressure on the operating budget rather than being turned over to and allowing for more spending. the government, Saladino said. In 2017, before the property “This tax freeze is once again tax cut was approved, residents possible [because of] the spending restraints, efficiencies and CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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Homecoming happiness The Royal Court, including from left, Dakota Matt, Gianna Murphy, Elisia Gallo and Jonah Gluck, rode in style atop a black Chevy Camaro convertible at Oyster Bay High School’s Homecoming last Saturday. More photos, Page 3.
G.C. eye doctor is set to retire, but will continue work overseas BY JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com
After three and a half decades of helping to improve people’s eyesight, Dr. Robert Appel has decided to slow down. And while his hundreds of patients across the North Shore are sorry to see his ophthalmology practice close, patients abroad, as well as medical students, will continue to benefit from his skills. Appel, 72, of Glen Head, will retire from his practice on Forest
Avenue, in Glen Cove, next month, but will continue teaching cataract surgery to residents at Northwell Health in Syosset, serving on the boards of a variety of organizations and taking part in mission work overseas. “I trust him,” said Grace Blank of Bayville, a patient of Appel’s for over 25 years. “If I ever needed eye surgery, it would only be him. He’s calm, caring and knowledgeable. And I love that he travels around the world to help the underprivileged.”
As a student at Cornell Medical School in the 1970s, Appel was introduced to the challenges and rewards of working abroad. “When I finished my training [at Boston University], I decided I w a n t e d t o d o m o re wo rk abroad,” he said. “After residency, I did some short-term volunteer stints in Africa, got a job in a government hospital in Soweto, in South Africa, and worked there for a couple years.” Then he got a job in New CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
he proposed budget for 2022 will continue to pay down record amounts of town debt while enhancing the delivery of our quality town services.