Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered the 2017 State of the County Address on Monday, April 3, at the new Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum presented by NYCB. He showcased the newly transformed Coliseum, laid a path for the Islanders return, and highlighted the ongoing construction of a new Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Mangano highlighted his success in attracting 25,000 new jobs and new employers, and consistently achieving the lowest unemployment rate in the region. New industries have emerged in cyber-security and television and film production. To support the growing economy, the Mangano administration transformed vacant commercial real estate into 3,500 new housing opportunities.
Mangano emphasized quality of life improvements, including transforming local parks into some of America’s finest recreational facilities, as well as investments in critical infrastructure at wastewater treatment plants, roadways, downtowns and police precincts. He praised police for achieving the lowest crime rate since statistics were first recorded—major crime is down 27 percent since 2010 and residential burglaries are down 50 percent. The county executive also emphasized his efforts to reduce government spending and eliminate millions in waste. These efforts helped Mangano keep his commitment to taxpayers by freezing property taxes six out of seven years and repealing the home energy tax.
