Suburban Democrats are blaming County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who says it’s simply a matter of “incomplete paperwork.”
Nassau County Democrats are accusing Republicans of withholding critical infrastructure funding in Democratic districts for things like fire safety and water treatment.
Blakeman won his 2021 election for county executive by less than 1%, beating Democrat Laura Curran. Since then, he has championed issues important to the Republican base, taking on During their news conference, Democrats highlighted two spending programs they say favored Republican-controlled districts. They said their districts have been denied $840,000 in firefighting equipment and have not received any water treatment funding as part of a federal stimulus grant.
In response, the Democratic caucus in the Legislature said it plans to withhold support for the county’s capital budget, which requires a supermajority to pass, and thus, at least one Democrat.
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