I would like to thank everyone who voted on Nov. 5 and participated in the most important part of the democratic process. The election results clearly showed that Nassau County residents want lower taxes, less expensive government and high-quality services.
These objectives can be accomplished by continuing to make government more efficient by finding and eliminating waste, fraud, and unnecessary expenses while growing our economy to provide jobs, opportunities and additional sales tax revenues.
The comptroller’s office will continue to be a strong advocate for efficient government, smart economic growth and lower taxes. Equally important, my mission will be to advocate for every resident that believes the government is not responsive to his/her issues, expanding opportunities for women, veterans and minority firms and protecting those in need.
The county finances have improved by all measures in the last four years as reported in independently audited financial statements. Our residents have felt the financial improvements as the county has not asked for a single dollar in higher property taxes.
Sustaining the county fiscal improvements will be demanding as growth in expenditures from numerous challenges will exceed revenues.
The county executive and the legislature will need to address the projected structural fiscal imbalance. The comptroller’s office will work in a non-partisan manner in support of this objective.
Once again, thank you. It is a privilege and an honor to serve as your comptroller.
George Maragos
Nassau County Comptroller
