Losquadro Opens Southold Campaign Headquarters

The Southold campaign headquarters is now open. Conveniently located on Main Rd. at Love Lane in Mattituck, the space will serve as a rally point and distribution center for much of Southold town's activities in the coming weeks.

Race for NYS First AD: Losquadro Files Thousand of Signatures to Gain Third Ballot Line – The School Tax Relief Party.

Losquadro Gains Third Ballot Line

Daniel P. Losquadro (R-Shoreham) filed thousands of signatures Tuesday to create a new ballot line – The School Tax Relief Party -- as part of his run for the New York State Assembly’s First District that will give the current Suffolk County Legislator and Minority Conference leader a third line in addition to the Republican and Conservative party lines on election day.

“The hardworking taxpayers of the First Assembly District are fed-up with Albany’s out-of-control spending and failure to reign in taxes. Enough is enough,” Losquadro said.

 “This grassroots petition effort shows the deep and broad support for my campaign, and I am grateful to voters of the First Assembly District for their early and strong support,” Losquadro added.

Losquadro said he was extremely pleased by the outpouring of support by the thousands who signed the petitions and pledged to fight for restoration of the STAR tax rebate that was cut by the Democrat controlled legislature and to fight for lower school taxes.

Statement RE: Nursing Home Acquisition Through a Public Benefit Corp.

Newsday Editorial

As a County we are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls and fiscal challenges.

The proposal to acquire the John J. Foley Nursing Home through the creation of a public benefit corporation is wrong for Suffolk County Government and, most importantly, wrong for Suffolk County taxpayers and all who want and deserve smaller, fiscally responsible government.

Public benefit corporations and public authorities operate in the shadows outside of customary public oversight and control and operate like quasi-private corporations with boards of directors appointed by elected officials and are exempt from many state and local regulations.

One only has to look to another public benefit corporation and its operation – the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and its never-ending trail of fiscal mismanagement that has added to the tax burden borne by all New Yorkers – to underscore how ill conceived this plan is.

Suffolk County cannot afford to be in the health care business. The long-term financial well being of our county and most importantly the well being of the home’s patients demands we act now and turn the home into a private, non-taxpayer supported, self sustaining facility. The proposed sale of the facility is best for Suffolk County, the nursing home's residents and taxpayers.