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Sunday, April 1, 2018
| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GG | GOLDEN GATE FIELDS | 72 | 0 | 3:15 PM | 12:15 PM | PDT | |||
| GP | GULFSTREAM PARK | 72 | 0 | 12:35 PM | 12:35 PM | EDT | |||
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 24 | 3:30 PM | 12:30 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 24 | 2:30 PM |
State legislators say they’ve quashed Nassau reassessment effort
The plan would have established a new fund to pay for assessment refunds to residential owners.
Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin, with Councilman Anthony D'Esposito, left, and Hempstead Mayor Don Ryan, shred and burn a copy of the proposed state legislation on March 30, 2018 (Credit: Newsday / John Asbury)
ALBANY — State lawmakers confirmed Friday they had quashed a last-minute proposal by Nassau County that backers promoted as limiting the volatility of tax reassessments but opponents called a “money grab.”
The plan, backed by Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, was considered for inclusion in the state budget, which legislators were rushing to finalize Friday. Under the proposal, Nassau would have established a new fund specifically to pay for assessment refunds to owners of single-, two- and three-family homes. It also would have forbidden assessment reductions for any homes found to be less than 5 percent overvalued.
The plan ran into resistance from law firms that challenge even the smallest overestimation. Also, numerous state legislators complained they were blindsided by the request, which surfaced Thursday, hours before votes began on various budget bills.
“Not only did I not know anything about this, none of my Senate colleagues and most importantly, my leadership knew nothing about this,” said Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill), referring to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-East Northport). Phillips said she received “over 1,000 emails” about the proposal since news about it broke Thursday evening.
Phillips noted there was “no home rule” message (a request from a local jurisdiction) for the legislation, and that it did not follow the usual process for proposals to be included in the state budget.
“This is not going into this budget,” she said.
Sen. John Brooks (D-Seaford) called it a “poorly crafted proposal . . . loaded on at the eleventh hour.”
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