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Mangano turns to same-old budget tricks

Joye Brown

Newsday columnist Joye Brown Joye Brown

Joye Brown has been a columnist for Newsday since 2006.

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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano lifted the cap on police severance pay so more highly paid police would retire.

So the county would save money.

So he wouldn't have to raise taxes.

But Nassau's bonding out the cost of the payouts, which in three cases exceed half a million dollars. So money saved now will come due, with interest, years later. And taxes are likely to have...

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