Nassau golf courses okay leisure passes as deposit

Luke Torrance

Secure driver’s licenses and identification documents are now becoming a vital component of the national security framework. Passed by Congress in 2005, the REAL ID Act set standards for the issuance of identification, such as driver’s licenses. Because so much information is stored within the REAL ID, it is important to keep it secure at all times.

Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton recently met with a resident who expressed a concern that the County Parks Department requires that a driver’s license be held as a security deposit while using public golf courses. This had not previously been a concern. But surrendering a REAL ID as a deposit potentially compromises personal information stored on the REAL ID.

After the legislator contacted Nassau County Deputy Parks Commissioner Eileen Krieb, it was agreed that the Nassau County Leisure Pass could be used as a deposit for the use of the golf course instead of the REAL ID.

“Thank you for pulling off the impossible and changing the rules to now surrender our leisure pass instead of our license,” said a local resident who expressed concern over surrendering his REAL ID. “This is a great victory.”

DeRiggi-Whitton also expressed satisfaction with the change.

“It is very rewarding when the public voices concerns and we are able to help make a difference,” she said. “Thank you to Eileen Krieb… for understanding the concern and adapting to the security issues that come along with updated technology.”

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