An audit by the state comptroller has concluded that Southampton Town paid out too much money in the form of payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, to local school districts in 2008 and 2009.
The audit by the office of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, which was released on Friday, concluded that the town misinterpreted a 2007 amendment to its Community Preservation Fund law, and as a result overpaid a total of $664,647 over the two-year period to school districts.
The audit does not outline how the error resulted in underpayments to five districts.
Town Comptroller Tamara Wright said she does not know if former administrators made a mistake or purposely manipulated the system. Overall, she said she agrees with the audit’s assessment.
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The audit by the office of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, which was released on Friday, concluded that the town misinterpreted a 2007 amendment to its Community Preservation Fund law, and as a result overpaid a total of $664,647 over the two-year period to school districts.
The audit does not outline how the error resulted in underpayments to five districts.
Town Comptroller Tamara Wright said she does not know if former administrators made a mistake or purposely manipulated the system. Overall, she said she agrees with the audit’s assessment.
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Give back monies that are owed to Hampton Bays School District DIRECTLY back to the residents of Hampton Bays!!! The school district just spent $300,000 on an athletic field and my property value has plummeted while I continue to pay the same taxes.
Its time for the residents to receive some compensation....and why not?
Next, you say inquiries related to previous administrations found nothing but "smoke," so I guess you're calling a $5 million deficit due to accounting errors just "smoke." ...more You must have a lot of money to throw around. I wish Southampton Town had some.
We've already established that the "CPF misappropriation" of which you complain was Ms. Kabot's doing, and your reference to "the total mess of the ATH 2011 proposed budget" invites me to point out that the mess was caused by the Republican-Conservative majority of Nuzzi-Graboski-Malone, who only partially participated in the workup and conducted their own deliberations in secret, only springing their 18 amendments to gut ATH's budget a day before the legally mandated date for passage. That way, the hatchet job got as little public exposure as possible before the vote. Open Government? I don't think so.
I'm often critical of Chris Nuzzi (I just was), but I'd advise him to distance himself from supporters like you. His credibility is not that high to begin with, and if the people making his case talk the kind of nonsense you do, it will only be eroded even more.
by the way, both Anna and Nuzzi were on the council at the time.
Thiele was questioned about it at the time.