A Legislator 'Frozen' In Time

Vincent Muscarella Can't See The Forest Or The Trees

To hear Vincent Muscarella tell it, the solution to global warming is for all of us to stop exhaling.

That's the gist of Muscarella's support for Peter Schmitt's assessment "freeze," an unrealistic, "nothing up my sleeve" approach to a very real problem, and one that won't go away with the wave of a mercurial magic wand.

If you think "the big freeze" is the answer, we invite you to revisit George Rand's piece on The Uhl Blog, Lies My Legislator Told Me.

The proposed Schmitt/Muscarella "freeze" is more than just "stupid public policy," as Newsday called it, it is an affront to the intelligence of every homeowner in Nassau County.

"There's only one way to cut property taxes at the local level," suggests Michael Uhl, candidate for Nassau County Legislature in the 8th District, "and that's to stop spending the taxpayers' money as if it grows on trees."

And speaking of trees, apparently Mr. Muscarella doesn't think too much of them, either.

Muscarella sided with developers -- in fact, he represented them before the Town's Zoning Board of Appeals -- looking to build too big houses on too little lots, all while cutting down the trees.

"We want to preserve the suburban character of our communities," says Uhl, "not turn Nassau into a barren wasteland, where places like Bellmore look more like the Bronx."

Uhl added, "We need zoning that does not carve up our residential neighborhoods by carving out exceptions to the established rules on lot size and frontage from the street, and a Legislator who takes up the cause of community, not the developers."

So where does Vincent Muscrella stand on issues such as property tax relief, the environment, and neighborhood preservation? Not with the good people of Nassau County, we're afraid.

On Tuesday, November 6th, you have the opportunity to change the business as usual politics that keeps property taxes high, code enforcement nonexistent, and trees on the chopping block.

On November 6th, Vote for Michael Uhl for the Nassau County Legislature, and Cut Taxes, Not Trees!