Nassau precinct plan a hard sell to public
Photo credit: Newsday/Danielle Finkelstein | Police Officer Paul Lamonaca, of the 8th precinct, speaks during a community meeting in Levittown Thursday evening where community members sounded off about security concerns within the community, as well as discussed the status of the First and Eighth Precincts. (Feb. 2, 2012)
Nassau County officials, in unveiling a proposal last week to shutter half of the county's police precincts, said they would go that extra mile -- and hold community hearings to get feedback on the plan.
As of early Monday afternoon, however, most residents had been notified of only one hearing: Monday, Feb. 13, 11 a.m., in the legislative hearing room.
Word of that come during a public...
