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Manorhaven mayoral term still 2 years Referendum for 4-year term defeated BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Voters in the Village of Manorhaven on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to extend the mayor’s term to four years from two. The debate over extending the term had consumed the village for the past several months. In a referendum, residents opposed the measure by 311 votes to 170. “The residents have shown an overwhelming desire for accountability and transparency,â€? Caroline DuBois, acting secretary of the Manorhaven Action Committee, said in a statement. “As civic watchdogs, we will continue to be involved in guiding the future of the village by limiting the powers of the Mayor and Trustees through 2 year terms.â€? Mayor Jim Avena and the board had supported extending the term, saying it would give future mayors more time to ďŹ nish large projects like road paving or
ďŹ xing sewers, which can take several years. Had the referendum passed, the extended term would have taken eect after the 2018 mayoral election. “[The] vote demonstrated that many more than not prefer to stay with the two year term for now, and that is ďŹ ne with this Board,â€? Avena said in a statement on the village’s Facebook page. “We as your elected oďŹƒcials are here to carry out the will of the majority when in the best interests of this Village – which we always try our best to achieve.â€? The battle over the term length began in June when the Board of Trustees voted 4-0 to pass a resolution extending the term from two years to four (Trustee Rita DiLuca was not present). It made Manorhaven the only Port Washington village with a four-year mayoral term. But the change was short-lived, as public outcry forced the board to rescind the resolution Continued on Page 99
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Laura Curran speaks while Jack Martins looks during the debate at Sands Point Preserve.
Curran, Martins debate at Sands Point Preserve sional accusation at one another. But none of that vitriol was on display Tuesday night when The race for Nassau Coun- the two candidates held a dety executive has seen Democrat bate at Sands Point Preserve. “We have two candidates Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins lobbing the occa- we can be proud of, and I can’t
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say we’ve always had that opportunity,� moderator Peter Forman said at the end of the debate. About 100 residents attended the debate at the HempContinued on Page 109
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