Long Island School
Districts Turn To Island Strategies Lobbying Team
Uniondale, Long Island, New York,
December 1, 2006
Two Long Island school districts have engaged the Island Strategies
government relations team to assist them with state issues and help them
obtain specific grants for programs. The Brentwood School District has
asked former Assembly Ways and Means Chairman Arthur "Jerry" Kremer to
assist them during 2007 in gaining funding for a series of special programs.
Brentwood is the largest school district outside of the City of New York,
only smaller than some upstate cities such as Syracuse, Rochester and
Albany. With 17,500 students, Brentwood faces multiple problems
educating a diverse population and keeping up with districts that get more
dollar aid because of issues in the current school aid formula.
The Three Village School District, a district that suffers
from a large amount of tax-exempt property, due to the presence of the State University of Stony
Brook, will be retaining Island Strategies for the second year in a row.
Kremer, working with Keith Fink, son of the late Speaker Stanley Fink, was
able to obtain in excess of $700,000 in special categorical aid for the
district during the year 2006.
On top of the special grants with the strong help of Senator John Flanagan
and Assemblyman Steven Englebright, Kremer was able to approval of a law
which will give the district the real property taxes lost as the result of
the condemnation of the Gyrodene property by the university.
The passage of the Gyrodene law marks the first time in the history of the
state that the legislature has required the state university to reimburse a
local community for lost taxes. "I am very proud that we were able to
build a coalition of parents and taxpayers who helped convince the Governor
that this was the right thing to do," Kremer said.
Island Strategies, Inc., founded in 2001, combines lobbying and grassroots operations providing top-down political, governmental and legislative consultation services. Located in Uniondale, New York, Island Strategies' services include: analysis and advice on current legislative issues, compliance advice on federal/state election laws, community outreach for project development, grassroots lobbying activities, and monitoring of governmental and legislative activities. For further information on Island Strategies, contact Arthur "Jerry" Kremer at 516.663.5335.
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