Suffolk's $4.59B proposed budget keeps general fund taxes flat but county police tax increases

The county projects an average homeowner tax bill of $1,420, a $64 increase compared to last year, according to the preliminary budget.

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Upcoming Events

Artist Spotlight: Frida Kahlo Workshop

Sep20

Learn about the life and art of Frida Kahlo and create plaster sugar skull masks, meet in the Charles & Helen Reichert Administration Building, register

Where

Nissequogue River State Park

799 St. Johnland Rd.

Kings Park, NY

Phone

631-269-4927

Price

$4 plus $8 parking fee

The Battle of Brooklyn

Sep22

Revolutionary War reenactor Bruce Adams will discuss the causes of the Battle of Brooklyn, the various forts on Long Island and the story of Nathan Hale and Fort Salonga and Fort St. George, cardholders only, register

Where

Smithtown Library - Kings Park Building

1 Church St.

Kings Park, NY

Phone

631-360-2480

Price

free

Harvest Moon Hike

Sep26

Hike under the moon and the stars with views of the Long Island Sound and the Sunken Meadow marsh, view of the full moon is dependent on weather, meet at the Nature Center in Field 1, register

Where

Sunken Meadow State Park

Rte. 25A and Sunken Meadow Pkwy.

Kings Park, NY

Phone

631-269-4333

Price

$4

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