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Taxpayers get refunds after computer glitch

Quick ReadHomeowners in Shoreham and Wading River will be getting $1.5 million in property tax refunds or credits because a computer glitch in the Brookhaven assessment office left a local Long Island Power Authority power station off the tax rolls.

Suffolk County Legis. Edward P. Romaine (R-Center Moriches)

Photo credit: James Carbone | Suffolk County Legis. Edward P. Romaine (R-Center Moriches) addresses the board at the Evans K. Griffing building, where the Suffolk County Legislature held a meeting. (Aug. 16, 2011)

Homeowners in Shoreham and Wading River will be getting $1.5 million in property tax refunds or credits because a computer glitch in the Brookhaven assessment office left a local Long Island Power Authority power station off the tax rolls.

According to officials, Shoreham-Wading School District taxpayers who live in the Brookhaven part of the district will receive $1.2 million. Those in the...

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