Nassau lawmakers vote down borrowing
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Nassau's Democratic legislators on Monday blocked a request by County Executive Edward Mangano to borrow millions of dollars to pay property tax refunds, saying repair of the county's damaged sewage treatment plant and crumbling roads should be financed first.
In a 10-9 party-line vote, Mangano's plan to borrow $165.42 million to pay commercial and residential property tax refunds failed to...
