Special Districts: Reforming Local Government

"The hundreds of special taxing districts in Nassau County are a major source of government waste and high taxes. This area is long overdue for a serious review with the goal of reducing the property tax burden on Nassau residents."
 -- Comptroller Howard Weitzman

In this section you will find news releases, audits and special reports describing Comptroller Weitzman's efforts to improve the efficiency of local government and eliminate waste in Nassau's more than 200 town-created special districts.

12/18/07 - Cost Disparities in Special Districts in Nassau County

10/18/07 - Weitzman Calls For Town Supervisors To ‘Step-Up’ Review Of Special Districts Budgets

10/03/07 - Comptroller Weitzman: Westbury Water District Spending Money Like Water

09/18/07 - Weitzman Audit: Finds Water Commissioners In Two Districts Were Paid Thousands Without Proper Justification

04/23/07 - Comptroller Weitzman, State Sen. Johnson Tapped For Local Government Commission

03/13/07 - Weitzman Commends Suozzi On Decision To Focus Attention On Special Districts

02/15/07 - Weitzman Audit Finds Conflict Of Interest At Great Neck Wastewater District

01/18/07 - Weitzman Commends Decision By Town Of Hempstead To Review Special District Budgets

01/11/07 - Following State Audit, Weitzman Calls on Hempstead Supervisor to Curb Spending by Sanitary District

12/13/06 - Weitzman, Town Supervisors Agree: Nassau Special Tax Districts Can Cut Expenses

12/13/06 - Special Report: Cost-Saving Ideas for Special Districts in Nassau County (.pdf file)

09/18/06 - Comptroller Weitzman Urges Towns To Publicly Review Budgets Of Special Taxing Districts

05/26/06 - Nassau County Leaders, Policy Experts To Discuss Special Tax Districts At Hofstra

05/01/06 - Taking Aim At High Property Taxes, Local Officials Plan June Conference On Special Districts

12/19/05 - Taking Aim At High Property Taxes, Comptroller Expands Audits Of Special Tax Districts; Calls For Countywide Conference To Recommend Reforms

12/19/05 - Special Report: Nassau County Special Districts; The Case for Reform (.pdf file)

10/20/05 - Following Weitzman Audits, NYS Comptroller To Investigate Nassau Sanitation Districts

09/21/05 - Customers of Sanitary District No. 2 Grossly Overpaying for Garbage Collection

09/08/05 - Sanitary District Audits Finds Inflated Pay and Lavish Expenses

05/25/05 - Comptroller Subpoenas Records Of Syosset Sanitary District

02/24/05 - Comptroller To Audit Special Tax Districts