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Poll: Property taxes most important issue, say LIers

Quick ReadLong Island mother tells how property taxes are defining her family's life more than she ever intended.

Property taxes are the single most important issue

Photo credit: Handout | Property taxes are the single most important issue facing Long Islanders, according to a Newsday / News 12 Long Island / Siena Research Institute Poll.

Property taxes are the scourge of Maria Tafuri's life on Long Island. Just like many other residents, Tafuri says soaring property taxes are defining her family's life much more than she ever intended, pushing things in the wrong direction for her.

"My daughter can't afford to live on Long Island," said Tafuri, a married office administrator from Copiague, about her grown daughter. Tafuri...

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