Mason E. Haas, Assessor, Town of Riverhead

Mason E. Haas. Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
REPUBLICAN
Haas, 64, is running on the Republican and Conservative lines. The former real estate title examiner is running for another four-year term.
ISSUES:
- He pointed to cutting outside legal work in favor of in-house attorneys as a key accomplishment, an annual savings of about $55,000, a change that also helped reduce losses in grieved assessments.
- He said he has been especially dedicated to helping people who were mistakenly rejected for STAR tax credits due to confusion from the state’s recent changes in the program.
- The 12-year veteran of the office said he championed digitization of property records, which saved the office money and also made it easier for people to access records.

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