The Lie:
County Executive Bruce Blakeman promised to fix the County’s broken property tax assessment system.
Why You May Believe the Lie:
Blakeman says he kept his campaign promise – that freezing taxes is part of the process of “fixing” the system, but he has only made it worse.
The Truth:
- Without proper assessment, taxpayers are paying more than they should and are forced to grieve their taxes every year or get screwed.
- 3rd party grievance companies typically take 30%—50% of taxpayers’ refunds and make massive campaign contributions to elected officials and campaign committees.
- Successful grievance assessment reductions have risen to an 11-year high.
Action You Can Take:
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Sources:
- LI PRESS, 11/16/21 “Blakeman Unseats Nassau Exec Curran in Official Vote Count” by Brian Bonfiglio
- LI Herald, 2/16/23 “Nassau County tax assessments remain frozen” by Michael Malaszczyk
- Long Island Life & Politics, 2/12/25 OpEd by Delie Deriggi-Whitton: “It’s Time For the County Executive to Do His Job”.
- Newsday, 5/14/25, “Successful tax assessment reductions in Nassau reach 11-year high, data shows” by Bahar Ostadan
- Newsday, 1/18/25, “Nassau County tax rolls are out. Here’s how to grieve your assessment” by Bahar Ostadan
- LI Herald, 4/3/26, “Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman highlights safety, fiscal success in State of the County address,” by Tim Baker.
