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Friday, October 23, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 43
N E W H Y D E PA R K
ELECTION GUIDE 2020 PAGES 23-28
SHOTS FIRED IN CLAVIN, CURRAN CLASH FLORAL PARK OVER TAX ROLLS PAGE 4
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Gov OKs theater openings Soundview in Port not ready BY R O S E W E L D ON Major movie theater chains may be on track to reopen on Friday after Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave permission, but one independent theater on the North Shore won’t be among those welcoming back moviegoers. Cuomo announced last week that movie theaters outside of New York City could reopen at 25 percent capacity starting Friday. No more than 50 people will be allowed in front of each screen in each movie theater, and theaters can only open outside of New York City in counties that have COVID-19 positivity rates of less than 2 percent on a 14-day average and do not have any cluster zones, meaning that Nassau County’s movie houses may open again. Theaters will also be required to meet enhanced air filtration, ventilation and purification standards; masks will be required at all times except when seated while eating or drinking; assigned seating will Continued on Page 35
Don-osaur Exhibit
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin in front of one of the animatronic dinosaurs that are part of the “Jurassic Quest” show in the town park at Point Lookout.
Hempstead adopts $453.5M budget Calls for a freeze on total taxes and $11.4M decrease in expenses BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
unanimously adopted a $453.5 million budget for 2021 last week, headlined by a freeze in The Hempstead Town Board total taxes and an $11.4 million decrease in expenses. Town officials said Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin challenged department heads to cut spending while continuing to provide
services for residents. The $11.4 million in expense cuts is a 2.5 percent decrease from 2020 projections, according to officials. Officials said the adopted budget put a freeze on the town’s total property tax levy at $253.1 million, the same amount as in the town’s 2020 financial document.
“It is incumbent on government to lead by example at all times, but especially as families struggle during difficult economic periods like the current Coronavirus pandemic, which was so abrupt and unexpected,” Clavin said. “This 2021 spending plan demonstrates fiscal Continued on Page 35
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