Bernadette Watkins is a pastor at the Huntington Outreach Ministry and receives property tax exemptions for being a member of clergy. However, in Nassau County, state records show that property tax exemptions for clergy who live in Nassau County shifted more than $463 million in valuation onto other taxpayers last year, more than double the amount in 2008.


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