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In November, Berman told Blank Slate Media the parish, located at 45 Mayfair Rd., sold a single-family home on its property for $630,000, which is what the county should have removed the tax exemption for rather than the entire property.
The school tax bill of the home’s new owner on 9 Aberdeen Rd. was taxed as a class 4 commercial property, which uses 1% of market value and commercial rates, Berman said.
“He should have been taxed as a class 1 residential property using 0.10% of market value and residential rates,” Berman said in a statement.
Abrahams added that Cronin’s use of the chief deputy assessor title could be a violation of the county’s Administrative Code.
“Adding to our already signifcant concerns, the Minority Caucus is aware that neither an assessor nor an acting assessor is currently leading the Nassau County Department, a fact made evident by the published 2024/2025 Tentative Assessment Roll, which was signed by Mr. Cronin as “Chief Deputy Assessor,” Abrahams said. “Such an action is a potential violation of Article VI of the Nassau County Charter and Chapter VI of the Nassau County Administrative Code. Moreover, it ofers a disturbing reminder of the administration’s secrecy and lack of transparency regarding this issue. All of this begs the question: If a permanent assessor had been appointed, would these repeat errors have occurred?”
Cronin, of Amityville, was appointed acting assessor by Blakeman in May of last year. Prior to his current role, Cronin was an assistant assessor with previous experience in the Department of Assessment.
He served as the county’s commercial and industrial assessor in 2020 before being promoted.
Cronin was appointed after Blakeman, a Republican, did not renew the contract for acting Assessor Robin Laveman, who was appointed to fll the shoes of her predecessor, David Moog, by former County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat.
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Notre Dame Parish on 45 Mayfair Rd. In New Hyde Park.
Residents again slam Hempstead map proposal
Continued from Page 2 our No. 1 request to keep Baldwin whole,” Montalbano said. “We’re a diverse community and according to the John Lewis Voting Rights Acts, it puts the burden on local governments with records of discrimination to prove that changes won’t harm voters of color before they go into efect, including voter dilution.”
The white, non-Hispanic or Latino population makes up 52.4% of Hempstead, according to the U.S. Census. However, fve of the six councilmanic districts are majority white while 47% of the town are people of color.
“This map is fawed in almost every way,” said Michael Turi. “There are clearly enough residents of a protected class to create three majority-minority districts here in Hempstead based on the change in demographics. This map is a joke.”
The new maps were drawn by consultants from Schenectadybased Skylin Consulting, a political data frm.
East Meadow, Franklin Square, North Valley Stream, Baldwin, Uniondale and Woodmere each contain portions of two districts while West Hempstead contains portions of three districts.
Out of the 35 unincorporated areas, known as “Census Designated Places,” 28 are kept whole.
Under the proposal, an average of 92% of the cores of each district are preserved. Twenty-one of the 22 incorporated villages remain whole in the new proposal aside from Hempstead Village, which was split to achieve equal populations, according to Skyline.
Hempstead’s adjusted population is 794,289, according to Skyline. State law requires no more than 5% total population deviation between districts to keep them equal. The proposal ranges from a population deviation of nearly 12% to 1.39%, Skyline said in a report.
Portions of Floral Park, New Hyde Park and Mineola currently sit in District 2, represented by Council Member Thomas Muscarella. According to the new proposal, they would all remain in District 2.
Someone will need to eventually be appointed to the Town Board to take up the spot of Council member Anthony D’Esposito, who was sworn into the U.S. Congress Tuesday as the state’s representative for the 4th Congressional District. There is no requirement that the appointment take place before or after new district maps are fnalized.
This redistricting process is the frst time in the town’s 378-year history the board chose to use an independent commission, which is comprised of three people who were appointed unanimously.
Gary Hudes, a former Republican councilman for the 6th District, chairs the commission and sits alongside Albert D’Agostino, a Republican, and Dorothy Brazley, a Democrat.
With the commission’s hearings over, they will have a work session and recommend a new map or maps to the board, which can then hold its own hearings. There is no deadline to ratify new maps.
DeSena to give State of Town address Jan. 27
Continued from Page 3 ed Morris was not re-hired as the Smithtown comptroller and that council member Robert Creighton said his term “didn’t work out to our satisfaction” before she voted no.
Democrats also voted to appoint Douglas Schlaefer as superintendent of highways and reject DeSena’s pick, Gerrard Losquadro, during the Dec. 20 meeting.
After DeSena’s frst address last year, Lurvey recorded a response for residents about “protecting the progress that has been made here in North Hempstead over the past several years and about what lies ahead” that was aired on North Hempstead TV.
Lurvey described town accomplishments under Bosworth, specifcally during COVID-19, and elaborated on priority initiatives for the year that town Democrats released last week. She added that constituents can expect a bevy of improvements to roads and other infrastructure, and the revitalization of North Hempstead Beach Park while the town maintains an AAA bond rating.
The address is set to begin at 1:15 p.m. and is free to the public. For the luncheon, which begins at 11:45 a.m., registration must be completed by Jan. 20. There is a $40 charge per person.
Amy Bass, chair of the luncheon, said the league is happy to be hosting the event.
“The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset looks forward to presenting Supervisor DeSena and to welcoming our community members to our annual Lunch with the League,” Bass said in a statement. “We’re all so happy to once again be ofering this event and this service to our community.”
Registration can be found at www.lwvofpwm.org or by calling 917-270-1340. The address will also be livestreamed on the town’s website and Facebook page.
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