{"id":2875,"date":"2026-06-15T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/?p=2875"},"modified":"2026-06-15T01:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T01:44:54","slug":"blakemans-failure-to-fix-nassaus-tax-assessment-system-underscores-ongoing-need-for-continued-nifa-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/?p=2875","title":{"rendered":"Blakeman Lies When He Says the County No Longer Needs NIFA Oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2875\" class=\"elementor elementor-2875\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03a274 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c03a274\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48e82a wpr-logo-position-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-logo\" data-id=\"a48e82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-logo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-logo elementor-clearfix\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\"wpr-logo-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DN-Logo-vs-Black-M-Glass-small.jpg\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DN-Logo-vs-Black-M-Glass-small.jpg 1x, https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DN-Logo-vs-Black-M-Glass-small.jpg 2x\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DN-Logo-vs-Black-M-Glass-small.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-logo-url\" rel=\"home\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-logo-url\" rel=\"home\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2300fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"2300fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_element_header_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__0_6a4588d304b40   \">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span><i class=' fa fa-comments'><\/i>The Lie: <\/span><\/h3>\n                <style>.jnews_module__0_6a4588d304b40.jeg_block_heading_5 .jeg_block_title span, .jnews_module__0_6a4588d304b40.jeg_block_heading_5 .jeg_block_title i { color: #000000; }<\/style>\n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6791e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6791e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>County Executive Bruce Blakeman\u00a0lies when he says Nassau County no longer needs financial oversight by the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA).\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc20bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"bc20bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_element_header_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__1_6a4588d305482   \">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span><i class=' fa fa-feed'><\/i>Why You May Believe the Lie: <\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fcf67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9fcf67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Touting budget surpluses, Blakeman <a href=\"https:\/\/longisland.news12.com\/nassau-county-reports-budget-surplus-again-wants-end-of-nifa-control-over-finances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has called for<\/a> ending NIFA\u2019s oversight of the County\u2019s finances.\u00a0 In early April 2026, Blakeman <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/02\/us-news\/nassau-countys-fiscal-watchdog-slams-bruce-blakeman-over-14m-in-diverted-opioid-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the County is \u201cmore financially stable than ever.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b97218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"5b97218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_element_header_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__2_6a4588d305908   \">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span><i class=' fa fa-eye'><\/i>The Truth: <\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751cd12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"751cd12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NIFA had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-budget-nifa-j029n01p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">force Blakeman<\/a> to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) when he proposed his <a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2024\/10\/nifa-executive-report-10-22-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal<\/a> $4.2 billion budget for 2025, riddled with serious <a href=\"https:\/\/politicsny.com\/2024\/10\/29\/major-risks-in-2025-nassau-budget-nifa-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">risks.<\/a> More recently, approval of the County\u2019s 2026 budget was on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-budget-nifa-dryq7nt3\">condition<\/a> that Blakeman provide a contingency plan to plug a potential shortfall. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>NIFA was created to address Nassau\u2019s fiscal mismanagement largely <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nassau_Interim_Finance_Authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">due to increasing tax assessment appeals<\/a> in the 1990s when the County nearly went bankrupt. That problem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liherald.com\/stories\/county-tax-assessments-remain-frozen,164529?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remains<\/a> today even though Blakeman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longislandpress.com\/2021\/11\/16\/blakeman-unseats-nassau-exec-curran-in-official-vote-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a> to fix the County\u2019s broken assessment system.<\/strong><\/p><p><b>NIFA has again <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-budget-nifa-dryq7nt3\"><b>raised concerns<\/b><\/a><b> about additional systemic problems in Blakeman\u2019s 2026 budget, including but not limited to:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Relying on reserve funds for expenses instead of building new, recurring revenue streams, reflecting a lack of long-term fiscal discipline;\u00a0<\/b><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overestimation of sales tax revenues;<\/b><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Underestimation of the cost of employee health insurance.\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292da99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"292da99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_element_header_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__3_6a4588d305dfc   \">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span><i class=' fa fa-hand-o-right'><\/i>Action You Can Take: <\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab573b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab573b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share this post on your social media and email and discuss it with your friends.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Contact Blakeman and ask him to stop relying on the County\u2019s reserves to balance the budget, and instead encourage him to keep his promise to fix the tax assessment system, both of which would go a long way in fixing the County\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-budget-nifa-dryq7nt3\">shaky<\/a>\u201d finances &#8211; via email at <a href=\"http:\/\/nassaucountyny.gov\/481\/County-Executive\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nassaucountyny.gov\/481\/County-Executive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or call Blakeman at 516-571-6000 or 516-571-3131 &#8211; prompt 5, then &#8220;other&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ceffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"93ceffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_element_header_elementor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_5 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__4_6a4588d30636a   \">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span><i class=' fa fa-newspaper-o'><\/i>Source & Additional Media: <\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0107df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0107df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>News 12 Long Island<\/strong>: Semder, K. (2024\/06\/17), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/longisland.news12.com\/nassau-county-reports-budget-surplus-again-wants-end-of-nifa-control-over-finances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Nassau County reports budget surplus again, wants end of NIFA control over finances&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Newsday<\/strong>: Ostadan, B. (2024\/12\/19), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-budget-nifa-j029n01p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;NIFA board approves $4.2B Nassau County budget for 2025&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><strong>NIFA<\/strong>: Executive Report\u00a0(2024\/10\/22), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2024\/10\/nifa-executive-report-10-22-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Nassau County Interim Finance Authority: Review of Nassau County\u2019s Proposed Multi-Year Financial Plan Fiscal 2025 &#8211; 2028&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><strong>NIFA<\/strong>: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.ny.gov\/about-nifa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;What We Do&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Wikipedia<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nassau_Interim_Finance_Authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Nassau Interim Finance Authority&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Politics NY<\/strong>: \u00a0Formisano, N. (2024\/10\/29), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politicsny.com\/2024\/10\/29\/major-risks-in-2025-nassau-budget-nifa-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8221; \u2018Major Risks\u2019 in 2025 Nassau Budget, NIFA Report Says&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Long Island Herald<\/strong>: Malaszczyk, M. (2024\/02\/16), <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liherald.com\/stories\/county-tax-assessments-remain-frozen,164529?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Nassau County tax assessments remain frozen&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li><li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Long Island Press<\/strong>: Bonfigli0, B. 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