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As expected, Steve Levy, supported by virtually everyone, their mother and grandmother, won with a commanding victory for a second term as Suffolk County executive. (A video of his speech will be posted here soon.)
Levy, who was led to the podium by bagpipers and a political entourage, said his success was based on a simple formula. “Four years ago we said we were going to do a certain amount of certain things, and we did them.” Those items included keeping the county’s portion of property taxes in check, buying up open space, “reforming Suffolk County government and “professionalizing” the system.
Levy said he’s often ask, “Where do we go from here?”
Te biggest priority, he said, will be “to give us an Island we can afford to live on — it’s all about taxes …. All the other issues are irrelevant if we can’t afford to live here.”
Levy said he would dedicate his next term to consolidating back functions the county’s many school districts — which levy the brunt of property taxes — and creating thousands of housing units so that “the next generation can stay in Suffolk County.”
