DeSena says Lurvey is ‘playing politics’

BY BRANDON DUFFY

Republican North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena accused Democrat Councilmember Veronica Lurveyof playing politics in an email chain regarding her recorded response Friday to the supervisor’s State of the Town address.

In an email sent to LIXI Studios founder Alan Ginsberg, who runs North Hempstead TV, Lurvey said she plans on recording a response, similar to last year.

“I plan to flm a State of the Town response as I did last year. It will be airing on NHTV after all airings of the State of the Town,” Lurvey said. “The supervisor is aware and did not raise objections to the flming, so I look forward to seeing you on Friday.”

Also copied on the email sent by Lurvey last Wednesday was DeSena, Democrat Councilmembers Mariann Dalimonte, Robert Troiano, Peter Zuckerman, Deputy Supervisor Joe Scalero, town spokesperson Gordon Tepper, chief research assistant to the town board Jeanine Dillon, Blank Slate Media and other members of the press.

DeSena responded that she was surprised by the email, while also copying in Republican Councilmembers David Adhami and Dennis Walsh,

The supervisor said she struggled to understand why Adhami and Walsh were not initially included in her email.These were sent via regu- lar emails from their town emails. Lurvey CC’d members of the Town Board (excluding Democrats). DeSena responded and also CC’d the two Republicans.

“Second, it is entirely inappropriate and a clear bit of political theater to copy the press on an internal email chain,” DeSena said. “While I’m in favor of transparency, I’m disappointed this is the route you chose to have this conversation instead of reaching out to me directly.”

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