Glen Cove City Votes 2023 Budget In: Property Taxes Flat, Salaries Up

GLEN COVE, NY — On Tuesday night the Glen Cove City Council voted on a proposed 2023 budget that keeps residential property taxes steady.

Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck said the city was able to offset the costs of inflation with a one-time repayment of $800,000 from the correction of an overpayment to Nassau County.

There will be no increase of residential property taxes, and commercial property taxes will have a small decrease of around 4 percent, the mayor said.

The 2023 budget shows an overall decrease of 2.2 percent in spending over 2022.

Panzenbeck announced that the city will raise salaries for first responders and hourly city employees, saying that Glen Cove has "a terrible time retaining" and hiring EMTs and other first responders.

Several city residents spoke at the meeting, some questioning how "realistic" the budget was for maintaining the quality of city services.

The two council members voting no on the budget were councilwomen Silverman and Fugazy Scagliola.

Silverman called the budget "overly optimistic," and "not a fiscally responsible budget," pointing out that the county refund is a one-time only revenue source.