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Legislature moves to fund 6th Precinct
COMING IN HOT
County legislators unanimously vote to give $800K for partial re-opening BY T E R I W EST
Interim Finance Authority has oversight over the budget. In an interview last week, she The county Legislature unanimously passed an amendment Mon- remained confident that reopening day for the partial reopening of the the precinct was the wrong decision. “Opening these precincts, it 6th Police Precinct on the North Shore, according to the Democratic sounds to me like an empty gesture,” Curran said. minority caucus. “Not only are we in The amendment A voice for a control period, we designates $800,000 do not have enough 6th Precinct in funding for the detectives for actual reopening, part of a PAGE 65 squads.” $1.6 million bundle The number of to reopen the 6th patrolling police officers would not and 8th Precincts. The 6th Precinct is currently change with the reopening of the part of the 3rd Precinct after they precinct, she said. Legislator Richard Nicolello (Rwere consolidated in 2012, a costsaving move that sparked commu- New Hyde Park) said he is not sure nity protest and led to efforts by why she is taking a position that is politicians and community groups so different from the entire Legislature’s. to restore the precinct. “As a legislator and candidate Nassau County Executive Laura Curran did not include funding for she strongly advocated for reopenthe precinct’s reopening in her 2019 ing the precincts. The NIFA control county budget, citing a shortage of period is irrelevant,” he said. “The detectives and a need to be fiscally expenditure for partial reopening of restrictive because the the Nassau Continued on Page 83
PHOTO COURTESY OF MINEOLA JUNIOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
A member of the Mineola Junior Fire Department rappelling from a four-story building. See story on page 95.
Dems seek to grow their ground on North Shore BY LU K E TORRANCE Democrats across the country are hoping for a “blue wave” on Election Day, where frustration with President
Donald Trump will lead voters to cast their ballots for Democratic candidates. On the North Shore, though, many key positions are already in Democratic hands.! The major exception
is the 7th state Senate District, which covers the Town of North Hempstead, Floral Park and Hicksville, and is currently occupied by Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill), the Continued on Page 82
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