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Suffolk lawmakers OK 3% tax hike to hire 200 cops
Photo credit: Newsday File / John Keating | Suffolk County Police Department patch
Suffolk legislators Wednesday passed a host of budget amendments, including a 3 percent increase in police district property taxes to hire 200 new officers and funding to maintain a Central Islip public health facility.
The tax increase, one of 42 amendments lawmakers added to County Executive Steve Levy's $2.64-billion 2010 budget, calls for two classes of 100 new police officers each for...
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