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Would you support Nassau County imposing a five-cent fee on plastic and paper carryout bags?
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On January 1, 2018, a new Suffolk County law will go into effect, charging a five-cent fee for plastic and paper carryout bags, at a variety of retail stores. Those in support of the fee believe it will protect the environment. Those against view it as a tax that will hurt local businesses. Would you support Nassau County imposing a five-cent fee on plastic and paper carryout bags?
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Village taxes, for what?
Submitted by pstew96 on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:56|
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When I moved to Farmingdale village, the village taxes were a few hundred, but now I pay almost $1400 per year, and for what? They don't provide anything that the township does'nt provide, so what am I paying for? These municipalties are out of control with no oversight by anyone! Don't pay it, then out you go! This isn't peanuts we are talking about....
Lease rooftop space on Nassau County government buildings for the purpose of generating solar power electricity.
Submitted by amh5500 on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 22:08|
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The Town of Brookhaven is in the process of doing it and it will generate over $2M per year of new revenue. Why not do the same thing in Nassau?
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/long-island-now-1.1732330/brook...
Passing the "buck"
Submitted by dseinfeld on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 14:08|
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The County Executive's plan to shift the evaluation and financial burden of tax certioraris to school districts to "cut taxes" is a mistruth. In actuality, the people's taxes related to this function will increase as the burden is shifted to school districts having each of the 54 school districts to create their own tax certiorari offices instead of the one office that the County runs. The increase in personnel needed to accomplish this task will increase significantly. We need to make this known to the populous. How do we do that?
Special District
Submitted by clifflew on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 23:12|
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Let's eliminate some of the special districts to save money where they overlap.
Long Island's Fire Departments should work together when purchasing new equipment
Submitted by LetsWorkTogether on Sun, 08/03/2014 - 16:08|
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Most fire departments purchase a new vehicle every ten years. With over 150 fire departments on Long Island there could be huge saving on a "fleet" purchase if everyone worked together to purchase a new vehicle. With some fire trucks costing over $500,000 there is a potential for substantial savings.
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