In the letter to the editor from Friday, May 29, Ellis Nash showed his lack of knowledge of the Village of Great Neck Plaza.
He claimed that the Plaza did not request an extension of paying property taxes as four other Villages did: Great Neck Estates, Kings Point, Great Neck, and Russell Gardens.
Mr. Nash should try to inform himself a bit more about the collection of taxes in the Plaza before attacking the village for something that could not be done.
Mr. Nash ignored the fact that the property taxes for the Plaza were due before Gov. Cuomo’s executive order was issued. The four villages he cited are June Villages and therefore issue their taxes for June.
Therefore, they were able to extend the time for their tax collections. The Plaza is a March village and would not have been able to do this since our tax bills were sent in February and much earlier than the time of the governor’s executive order.
They are due on March 1 but we allowed the taxpayers to pay them as late as April 1st without penalty or fines. Most residents had already paid their taxes before April.
Mr. Nash also claims that the Village is not concerned for the merchants and residents. Again, another fallacy on his part. We had suspended enforcement of all meter collections since the businesses were closed as well as suspending alternate side parking regulations. We are actively pursuing ways to allow restaurants to put tables and chairs outside their property so when phase three is enacted, they can hopefully start operating with additional seating areas allowing social distance.
There are other proposals we are considering that he is not aware of but we are not “asleep at the wheel” as he falsely claims. Get the facts straight Mr. Ellis.
Pamela Marksheid
Trustee, Great Neck Plaza
