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Friday, August 19, 2022
Vol. 10, No. 33
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
COUNTY POLICE KAPLAN, JOSEPH SEEK RELEASE BAIL STATS SENATE NOMINATION
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N. Hempstead building dept. to be audited Review will look at performance monitoring, regulatory compliance BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y The Town of North Hempstead’s Building Department will be undergoing an audit, courtesy of the Nassau County Comptroller’s Office. The review will include, but not be limited to, an examination of the department’s operations and procedures, the internal control environment, performance monitoring and regulatory compliance. Audit Supervisor Blaine Griffin will be conducting the review that will encompass personnel interviews, documenting workflow, data analysis and compliance testing, among other things. The period of review will be from Jan. 1, 2020 to the present time. Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena said in a statement she has made repairing the Building Department her top priority. “I am pleased that the Nassau County Comptroller’s Office has completed their independent review of my request to audit the Town’s Building Department and will be commencing the audit process beginning this week,” DeSena said. “Since my first day in office, I have made rehabilitating the Building Department my No. 1 priority and this indepen-
dent and impartial assessment will undoubtedly cut to the core of the problems that have been plaguing the Building Department for years.” She added, “When this process is complete, the results of this audit will help protect our residents and business owners and guide the transformation of our Building Department from deeply flawed and problematic into the most efficient and well-run Building Department on Long Island.” The Building Department has long been a focus of DeSena and town government. On July 11, DeSena announced that she sent a letter to Nassau Comptroller Elaine Philips requesting an audit following a review of town operations since she took office earlier this year. DeSena spoke alongside Democratic Councilmembers Marianna Dalimonte and Veronica Lurvey, who both supported the call for an audit, at a news conference. “I welcome the county comptroller’s fiscal audit team and look forward to their financial findings,” Lurvey said. “I look forward to seeing the results of this audit as there is always room for improvement, be it financial with the help of the comptroller, or Continued on Page 49
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD
Oysters are placed into Manhasset Bay as Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena looks on. Local officials celebrated the launch of a pilot program that placed a million oysters in the bay on Friday morning. See story on page 2.
Five Dems vie for votes in CD3 primary BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Five Democratic candidates are running in New York’s 3rd Congressional District primary election on Aug. 23. The crowded field of Democrats includes activism Melanie D’Arrigo, former Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Nassau
County Legislator Josh Lafazan, Reema Rasool and Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman. The winner of the primary election will face Republican George Santos in the district’s November general election. The candidates are all running for the seat left vacant by U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) who ran in the state’s gubernatorial primary
race in June, only to lose to Gov. Kathy Hochul. D’Arrigo, 41, is a progressive activist from Port Washington who previously ran against Suozzi for the same seat in 2020. While Suozzi won the primary and ultimately the general election, D’Arrigo received 25.7 percent of the primary vote. Continued on Page 48
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