Winners and losers in Nassau's reassessment
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran's property tax reassessment roiled residents last year.
Some people say anger over reassessment contributed to Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen losing her bid for re-election in November because voters confused the Democratic town supervisor with the Democratic county executive.
But watch out, Nassau taxpayers. New assessments are coming. After being shocked by tentative property tax values issued last Jan. 2, new updated values will be issued Thursday as part of the 21-22 tentative assessment roll.
Who will win and who will lose this time around?
Last year, Curran and Gillen were reassessment winners, along with their political leader, Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs, who is also the state Democratic chairman.
County records show their property taxes are projected to go down by thousands of dollars.
Losers in the reassessment roulette were Hempstead Town Tax Receiver Don Clavin, a Republican who will take over as Hempstead Supervisor on Wednesday, and his political leader, Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo. Records show their property taxes are projected to go up by thousands of dollars.
Coming out nearly even in the county's game of chance were Republican Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Democratic North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth.
Village taxes were not included in this round-up of officials' taxes. Also not considered was Curran's proposed plan to phase in the new assessments over five years.
Perhaps most interesting, are the taxes for the head of the agency that decides property tax grievances. Robin Laveman, chairwoman of the Assessment Review Commission, served as the agency's head during the last three years of former Republican County Executive Ed Mangano's second term and has continued in the same job for Curran.
Despite grieving her assessments every year since becoming ARC chairwoman--and winning reductions every year--Laveman's taxes on her Oyster Bay Cove home at first were projected to go down by about $1,231 when the new values first came out.
Curran and her administration had predicted that taxes would go up for homeowners who had protested every year since Mangano froze assessment increases in 2011--and down for homeowners who didn't challenge their taxes in that period. But past greivances did not predict future taxes in this sample of official's values.
When the county assessor updated his projections in July, Laveman's tax bill was estimated to go up by about $585 for a total tax bill of about $35,800, according to county online records. That's less than a 1.7 percent tax increase after years of annual protests.
County officials have said an outside lawyer handles grievances from members of the Assessment Review Commission, including Laveman.
Total taxes on Curran's North Baldwin home are projected to drop about $3,084 -- from $16,546 in the 18-19 tax year to $13,462 in 20-21, though that's just an estimate. The assessments issued last January will be first used in the October school bills. Tax rates likely will change by then.
Records show Curran had not challenged her assessment since 2001.
Total taxes on Gillen's Rockville Center home are projected to sink by about $3,356 -- from $15,981 to $12,625. Records show that Gillen had not challenged her assessment since 2006.
Curran and Gillen are the only homeowners in this review who had not protested their taxes in the past four years.
For Jay Jacobs, total taxes on his Laurel Hollow house are projected to decrease by $13,347 -- from $58,044 to $44,697.
In comparison, the taxes on Clavin's Garden City home are projected to climb by $2,445--from $7,226 to $9671.
Taxes on Cairo's North Valley Stream home are projected to increase nearly $2,500 -- from $16,479 to $18,975.
Saladino's taxes on his Massapequa home are projected to drop from $16,523 to $16,502. Bosworth's taxes on her Great Neck house are projected to increase from $23,929 to $24,694.
Some people say anger over reassessment contributed to Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen losing her bid for re-election in November because voters confused the Democratic town supervisor with the Democratic county executive.
But watch out, Nassau taxpayers. New assessments are coming. After being shocked by tentative property tax values issued last Jan. 2, new updated values will be issued Thursday as part of the 21-22 tentative assessment roll.
Who will win and who will lose this time around?
Last year, Curran and Gillen were reassessment winners, along with their political leader, Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs, who is also the state Democratic chairman.
County records show their property taxes are projected to go down by thousands of dollars.
Losers in the reassessment roulette were Hempstead Town Tax Receiver Don Clavin, a Republican who will take over as Hempstead Supervisor on Wednesday, and his political leader, Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo. Records show their property taxes are projected to go up by thousands of dollars.
Coming out nearly even in the county's game of chance were Republican Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Democratic North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth.
Village taxes were not included in this round-up of officials' taxes. Also not considered was Curran's proposed plan to phase in the new assessments over five years.
Perhaps most interesting, are the taxes for the head of the agency that decides property tax grievances. Robin Laveman, chairwoman of the Assessment Review Commission, served as the agency's head during the last three years of former Republican County Executive Ed Mangano's second term and has continued in the same job for Curran.
Despite grieving her assessments every year since becoming ARC chairwoman--and winning reductions every year--Laveman's taxes on her Oyster Bay Cove home at first were projected to go down by about $1,231 when the new values first came out.
Curran and her administration had predicted that taxes would go up for homeowners who had protested every year since Mangano froze assessment increases in 2011--and down for homeowners who didn't challenge their taxes in that period. But past greivances did not predict future taxes in this sample of official's values.
When the county assessor updated his projections in July, Laveman's tax bill was estimated to go up by about $585 for a total tax bill of about $35,800, according to county online records. That's less than a 1.7 percent tax increase after years of annual protests.
County officials have said an outside lawyer handles grievances from members of the Assessment Review Commission, including Laveman.
Total taxes on Curran's North Baldwin home are projected to drop about $3,084 -- from $16,546 in the 18-19 tax year to $13,462 in 20-21, though that's just an estimate. The assessments issued last January will be first used in the October school bills. Tax rates likely will change by then.
Records show Curran had not challenged her assessment since 2001.
Total taxes on Gillen's Rockville Center home are projected to sink by about $3,356 -- from $15,981 to $12,625. Records show that Gillen had not challenged her assessment since 2006.
Curran and Gillen are the only homeowners in this review who had not protested their taxes in the past four years.
For Jay Jacobs, total taxes on his Laurel Hollow house are projected to decrease by $13,347 -- from $58,044 to $44,697.
In comparison, the taxes on Clavin's Garden City home are projected to climb by $2,445--from $7,226 to $9671.
Taxes on Cairo's North Valley Stream home are projected to increase nearly $2,500 -- from $16,479 to $18,975.
Saladino's taxes on his Massapequa home are projected to drop from $16,523 to $16,502. Bosworth's taxes on her Great Neck house are projected to increase from $23,929 to $24,694.
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