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Nassau needs to fix tax assessment system

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano (March 19, 2012)

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano (March 19, 2012)

Joye Brown

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When did Nassau County property owners become solely responsible for the accuracy of their assessments? Isn't that supposed to be the county's responsibility?

Not in Nassau, where Wednesday officials boasted about how a program to settle assessments and change the tax rolls before bills go out has reduced the county's liability on assessment appeals.

No one said boo -- much less boasted...

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