Receiver of Taxes, Town of Islip: Andy Wittman
Andy Wittman, Republican candidate for Town of Islip Receiver of Taxes, poses for a portrait at the party's Suffolk countywide designating convention held at the Courtyard by Marriott MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. -- slVOTE -- Credit: James Escher
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ANDY WITTMAN
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- Wittman, 46, of Sayville, is seeking reelection as receiver of taxes in the Town of Islip.
- He was first elected in November 2021. He has run multiple businesses and served as a volunteer firefighter in Bayport for almost 30 years.
- He graduated from Oswego State University, where he studied business administration and theater.
ISSUES:
- Wittman highlighted a focus on efficiency and communication, noting that he has so far saved the town more than $1 million in the 2022-23 tax year by renegotiating interest rates with banks.
- He said he also has been working to make the online payment portal more user-friendly and plans to roll out a revamp of the landing page for the tax receiver’s office.
- In a subsequent term, he said he would also work to add tutorial videos for taxpayers to his office’s webpage, and upgrade and streamline the town’s technology for processing property taxes.
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