Register to Vote | Where Do I Vote? | Get an Absentee Ballot | How New Voting Machines Work | Contact Your Elected Officials a Follow us on Facebook Viewpoints  Sign up for Email Alerts Glen Cove News At the last City Council meeting, resident and mayoral Candidate Paul Meli questioned the City Council regarding the rumor that the Village of Sea Cliff and the City of Glen Cove were exploring the possibility of sharing the City's Police services.[ Read on ] The City Considers Sharing Police with Sea Cliff Newsday reported that an audit of Nassau County's Industrial Development Agency (IDA) showed that there was little or no benefit accrued to having one at the county level. So what, if any, benefit does the City of Glen Cove's IDA provide to the taxpayer, and who provides most of the funding for its activities?[ Read on ] City of Glen Cove IDA - More Wasted Money? Citizens of Glen Cove should heed this admonition when considering the 'Piazza' construction pending final approval before the Planning Board. The Piazza is a downtown development project slated to replace the failed 'Village Square'.[ Read on ] The Mayor and The Developer This is the official line on the 2011 budget for Glen Cove. Taxes are going up by less than 3%. A senior city official recently was quoted in a local paper saying that the low increase in the tax levy is “really extraordinary”... [ Read on ] 2011 Glen Cove City Tax Increase – What Really Happened? At the last Glen Cove City Council meeting, discussion once again turned to the Mayor and Council’s refusal to replace board and agency members whose service has exceeded the City’s 2-term limit, rather than open up those seats to all of the City’s residents. [ Read on ] Glen Cove Boards and Agencies – Lifetime Appointments? Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Baa3 rating and negative outlook to the City of Glen Cove’s (NY) $11.7 million Various Purposes Serial Bonds... [ Read on ] Moody’s Downgrades Glen Cove’s Bond Rating Read More Glen Cove News  Did you know? Glen Cove pays almost $5 million a year for health and dental insurance.   The cost to the taxpayer for health and dental insurance for each City Council member who accepts it is about $18,000 annually, or nearly twice their annual compensation of $10,000.   Any Council member who doesn't elect to be part of the City's taxpayer-funded health coverage is entitled to a cash stipend. NC Sewer Tax for Glen Cove Residents - $0 ? Dave Nieri, 10/20/11   Suozzi's Rx - More Snake Oil Filomena Ricciardi, 10/16/11 Carpe Diem! Pasquale Cervasio, 8/18/11 Credit Crisis Robert Germino, 8/9/11 in Glen Cove Patch The Power of Absolutism! Pasquale Cervasio, 7/18/11 Needs or Wants? Pamela D Panzenbeck, 7/13/11 FOIL Request Rebuffed by Mayor Paul Meli, 7/1/11 Where's the Piazza? Dave Nieri, 6/21/11 No Separation of Powers in Glen Cove Kristina S Heuser, 6/9/11 Glen Cove Unable to Change Direction on City Planning Charles Bozzello, 5/16/11 Use Misuse and Abuse of Eminent Domain Pasquale Cervasio, 4/28/11 Glen Cove Stands Out Kathleen Lappano, 4/14/11 CSEA Negotiations Paul Meli, 4/11/11 The Numbers Still Don’t Lie Paul Meli, 4/4/11 A Troubling Sign Kathleen Lappano, 3/31/11 Setting It Straight - WE MUST Filomena Ricciardi, 3/14/11 Glen Cove's Finances are Not as Rosey as Portrayed Dave Nieri, 3/03/11 In Defence of the Glen Cove Taxpayer Filomena Ricciardi, 3/03/11 The Numbers Don't Lie Paul Meli, 2/21/11 Apathy is Ruining Glen Cove Kathleen Lappano, 2/10/11 An Historic Opportunity...Missed Dave Nieri, 2/3/11 When You Have No Answers, Resort to Name Calling Filomena Ricciardi, 1/24/11 Viewpoints Events Newsletter NC Sewer Tax for Glen Cove Residents - $0 ? Dave Nieri, 10/20/11 Suozzi's Rx - More Snake Oil Filomena Ricciardi, 10/16/11 Carpe Diem! Pasquale Cervasio, 8/18/11 Needs or Wants? Pamela D Panzenbeck, 7/13/11 FOIL Request Rebuffed by Mayor Paul Meli, 7/1/11 No Separation of Powers in Glen Cove Kristina S Heuser, 6/9/11   City Council Meeting Date: Tuesday, Nov. 22nd, 7:30pm Location: Glen Cove City Hall Republican Club Meeting Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30th, 7:30pm Location: Page One Restaurant 90 School Street, Glen Cove PAST EVENTS ELECTION DAY   Date: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011   Mayoral Candidates Debate Date: Saturday, Oct. 29th Meet & Greet the Candidates - Hosted by Landing Pride Civic Association Date: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 Brunch and Jazz Date: Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 Dinner & Champagne Fundraiser Date: Thursday, Sept 22, 2011 OFFICIAL OPENING Republican Campaign HQ Date: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 Location: 10 Cedar Swamp Rd, Glen Cove Republican Party BBQ Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 The Glen Cove Informer Issue 7 - October 2011 In this edition: Republican Candidates have already made a different - Suozzi campaign embraces the Republican position on part-time and consultant benefits Candidate Reginald Spinello exposes Mayor Suozzi's magic financial math Candidate Pamela Panzenbeck urges Glen Cove voters to actually exercise their right to vote     More Viewpoints Newsletter Archive   © 2011 Glen Cove Republican Party