Issue of the Week

Do you plan on supporting your local school district's budget?

(45 votes)
Vote up!
69.23%
(20 votes)
Vote down!
30.77%
65 votes

The 56 Nassau County school districts have their annual school budget vote on Tuesday, May 21st. Do you plan on voting "Yes" for your local school district's budget?

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Legislature

Your Ideas for a Better, More Efficient Government

red light camera tickets

(71 votes)
Vote up!
53.38%
(62 votes)
Vote down!
46.62%
133 votes

I did not run a light, but was just touching the white line and got a red light ticket. these are getting out of control and the fees are through the roof. $80 a ticket???? i think this is pathetic and a poor way for the county to make money.

Nassau County IG

(65 votes)
Vote up!
82.28%
(14 votes)
Vote down!
17.72%
79 votes

Nassau County should institute an Office of the Inspector General with full subpoena power and arrest authority to investigate, and monitor, all County agencies, City, Towns, Villages and Special Districts within our borders. The current Department of Investigations seems to be stale, has no teeth and corruption seems to be ripe under their watch. Perfect example is the mismanagement and wasteful spending found to be going on at the TOH animal shelter costing tax payers millions. Theft is theft, and when it comes to our tax dollars justice should be done.

Nassau County Emergency Radio Station

(40 votes)
Vote up!
76.92%
(12 votes)
Vote down!
23.08%
52 votes

Nassau County should have a dedicated radio frequency to broadcast emergency information to its residents. Many homes have no phone, electricity or internet service and radio is the only medium available for important communications. AMH

Garage Sale abuse

(30 votes)
Vote up!
88.24%
(4 votes)
Vote down!
11.76%
34 votes

There should be some restrictions on Garage sales out of residential properties. A neighboor (97 parkway Dr. roslyn Heights) has decided to make this a regular business and has his garage sale all day, each Sat. and Sunday. He places flyers up throughout the neighboorhood and adjacent roads (such as IU Willets). Apparently the advertisements (only) are supposed to be restricted to his own property and per a call to 311 he has already been notified (but the signs continue to go up).

Consolidating all of Nassau County Police Services

(31 votes)
Vote up!
70.45%
(13 votes)
Vote down!
29.55%
44 votes

Call on the County to absorb all village, town, and city police departments and unite them into one professional criminal justice agency. The City of New York was able to do this back in the early 90's, and it saved the tax payers hundreds of millions of dollars. The remaining precinct buildings would be sold, and monies would be used to provide savings to the residents. This is a win for the officers, and the residents they serve.