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Vol. 7, No. 15
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6th Precinct reopens after 7-year break Upgrades planned through October on building constructed in 1973 BY T E R I W EST Nassau County’s 6th Police Precinct officially reopened Tuesday in Manhasset, marking the end of a saga dating to 2012 when the county merged it with the 3rd. County Executive Laura Curran announced the reopening of the precinct at its Community Drive location last Thursday morning, surrounded by town, county and police officials and eager bulldozers. “To create a supersize 3rd Precinct, how was that ever a good
idea?” Legislator Ellen Birnbaum (DGreat Neck) said last Thursday. “Policing should be community-oriented. Our residents, our taxpayers who pay high taxes deserve better, so this is a very proud moment when we can all stand here together.” Renovations to the building that dates back to 1973 will continue through October and will be completed entirely by Department of Public Works staff, said Deputy County Executive for Parks and Public Works Brian Schneider. The upContinued on Page 71
PHOTO BY TERI WEST
Sue Auriemma, a Munsey Park resident and longtime advocate for the reopening of the 6th Precinct, attends the county executive’s announcement Thursday.
Residents condemn write-in campaign BY T E R I W EST
the village’s leader on Monday. About 30 people attended, Plandome residents painted more than triple the average Mayor Thomas Minutillo’s unan- meeting turnout, and waited two nounced write-in campaign as hours to dive into public coman insult to the democratic pro- ment, many criticizing the uncess at his first public meeting as announced campaign in which
Minutillo earned 71 write-in votes to uncontested candidate Andrew Bartels’ 35 and the seat at the center of the Board of Trustees table for the next two years. The meeting also included a unanimous vote to pass the village’s new $3.18 million budget, which represents a 3.88 percent increase from the previous year.
Absent from the table was Katie Saville, who was re-elected as a trustee the same day Minutillo won but submitted her resignation letter eight days later. “I believe it is a privilege to be able to represent your community,” she wrote in the letter addressed to former Mayor M. Lloyd Williams who, after 14 years did not run for re-election.
“The recent election, specifically an undeclared write-in campaign, demonstrated a lack of respect for the privilege to serve and for the residents of the Village.” Minutillo appointed Gregory Westfall to fill Saville’s seat. Mayoral appointees have a year on the board before the seat is up for a special election. Continued on Page 66
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