{"id":6262,"date":"2026-07-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/?p=6262"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:02:21","slug":"since-2021-blakeman-promised-lower-property-taxes-where-are-they","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deceivednation.com\/?p=6262","title":{"rendered":"Since 2021, Blakeman Promised Lower Property Taxes.  Five Years Later, Residents Are Still Waiting."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6262\" class=\"elementor elementor-6262\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66344a4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66344a4\" 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-2d89cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d89cd2\" 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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Thanks to County Executive Bruce Blakeman\u2019s failure to fix<br \/>Nassau&#8217;s broken assessment system, year after year,<br \/>residents must grieve their taxes to avoid being overtaxed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f12205b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f12205b\" 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-b954030 wpr-logo-position-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-logo\" data-id=\"b954030\" 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-4f539345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"4f539345\" 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_6a5ecde62cbbd   \">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span><i class=' fa fa-comments'><\/i>The Lie: <\/span><\/h3>\n                <style>.jnews_module__0_6a5ecde62cbbd.jeg_block_heading_5 .jeg_block_title span, .jnews_module__0_6a5ecde62cbbd.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-3c9d5e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9d5e68\" 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>\n<li><strong>Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman\u2019s ongoing freeze on property tax assessments <em>creates the illusion of tax relief without fixing the problem. <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Though promoted as a way to limit tax increases, <em>it forces homeowners to file grievances year after year to avoid being overtaxed. <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Those who don\u2019t have the time, knowledge or resources to challenge assessments <em>often end up paying more than their fair share, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">while third party grievance companies profit.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/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-39dca91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"39dca91a\" 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_6a5ecde62d044   \">\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-2fe1b59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe1b59b\" 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>\n<li><strong>Blakeman has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/nassau\/newsday-town-hall-blakeman-curran-w38925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promising<\/a> to fix Nassau County&#8217;s property tax assessment system <em>since his 2021 campaign for County Executive.<\/em>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If taxpayers have to grieve their assessments every year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liherald.com\/stories\/county-tax-assessments-remain-frozen,164529?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the system isn\u2019t working<\/a>, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">it\u2019s still broken<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/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-a84cc53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"a84cc53\" 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_6a5ecde62d456   \">\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-4eaaf3de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eaaf3de\" 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><strong>Newsday reported in May 2026, that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/business\/long-island-cost-of-living-wallet-watch-j1bc2mvq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nassau has the highest property taxes of any county in the country, an average of $11,561 per household annually.<\/a>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Blakeman <a href=\"https:\/\/lilifepolitics.com\/opinion-editorials\/its-time-for-the-county-executive-to-do-his-job\/#:~:text=County%20Executive%20Blakeman%20promised%20to,even%20more%20unfair%20and%20distorted.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made the broken tax assessment system worse<\/a>. Although reassessments are supposed to happen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liherald.com\/stories\/county-tax-assessments-remain-frozen,164529?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">annually<\/a>, Blakeman has repeatedly frozen Nassau\u2019s inflated property assessments. This created unfair inconsistencies that force homeowners to constantly file grievances.<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>In 2025, successful grievance assessment reductions in Nassau rose to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-tax-assessment-dbb722z7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11-year high<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>By keeping values frozen and maintaining a high rate of settled challenges, the County feeds a lucrative cycle for tax grievance firms who pocket up to 50% of taxpayers\u2019 savings and make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-taxes-explainer-xsyjsi8p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive campaign contributions<\/a> to elected officials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/opinion\/columnists\/dan-janison\/bruce-blakeman-atlantic-beach-tax-assessments-d4fll74u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign committees<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> <\/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-18491f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"18491f80\" 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_6a5ecde62d8a1   \">\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-1036536b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1036536b\" 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>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Share this post on your social media and email and discuss it with your friends.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/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-3bac2115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_element_header_elementor\" data-id=\"3bac2115\" 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_6a5ecde62dc81   \">\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-4b64201d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b64201d\" 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>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>LI PRESS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 11\/16\/21 \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longislandpress.com\/2021\/11\/16\/blakeman-unseats-nassau-exec-curran-in-official-vote-count\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blakeman Unseats Nassau Exec Curran in Official Vote Count<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Brian Bonfiglio<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>LI Herald<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2\/16\/23 \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liherald.com\/stories\/county-tax-assessments-remain-frozen,164529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nassau County tax assessments remain frozen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Michael Malaszczyk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Long Island Life &amp; Politics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2\/12\/25\u00a0 OpEd by Delie Deriggi-Whitton: \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lilifepolitics.com\/opinion-editorials\/its-time-for-the-county-executive-to-do-his-job\/#:~:text=County%20Executive%20Blakeman%20promised%20to,even%20more%20unfair%20and%20distorted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Time For the County Executive to Do His Job<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Newsday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 5\/14\/25, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-tax-assessment-dbb722z7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful tax assessment reductions in Nassau reach 11-year high, data shows<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Bahar Ostadan\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Newsday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 1\/18\/25, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/nassau-taxes-explainer-xsyjsi8p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nassau County tax rolls are out. Here\u2019s how to grieve your assessment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Bahar Ostadan\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>LI Herald<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 4\/3\/26, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liherald.com\/glencove\/stories\/nassau-county-executive-bruce-blakeman-highlights-safety-fiscal-success-in-state-of-the-county,221037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman highlights safety, fiscal success in State of the County address<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d by Tim Baker.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newsday, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/nassau\/newsday-town-hall-blakeman-curran-w38925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Curran, Bruce Blakeman clash over taxes, crime at Newsday town hall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, By James T. Madore, October 15, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newsday, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/business\/long-island-cost-of-living-wallet-watch-j1bc2mvq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From housing to daycare, utilities and other needs, it costs more to live on Long Island than most places<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201dBy James T. Madore, Jonathan LaMantia and Tory N. 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