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MPK Village looks for more police protection from Nassau
Currently, Nassau County has one dedicated police sector car within the Village of Massapequa Park, #706. In addition, the geographic area of coverage for Cars #705 and #712 includes a small portion of the Village. Police officials added, however, that any police vehicle can come into or be called out of the Village for emergencies. That, said Mayor James Altadonna is simply not enough coverage for the community that pays more than $5 million in police taxes every year. "This is just inexcusable for the amount of money we pay in police taxes," said the Mayor. "I want to see two dedicated cars for the Village." Massapequa Park is 2.2 miles. A survey of other Villages in Nassau County shows that Mineola (1.9 sq. miles and the county's seat) has three dedicated cars, Plandome (one-half sq. mile) has one dedicated car and Farmingdale Village (1.1 sq. miles) also has one dedicated car. Altadonna was quick to point out that the "lack of coverage" was not the fault of the police, but that of Nassau County, which has not provided sufficient police manpower. "The Seventh does what it can, but it's not their fault when they don't have enough officers," Altadonna said. "The County is trying to trim down the budget on the backs of our police by not giving them the manpower they need." The report, taken between January 12 and 19, showed that of the 89,200 cars clocked, 34,019 or 38.13 percent were going between 35 and 40 mph with the rest going between 40 mph or faster (see chart).
Police and Nassau County officials have been invited to attend the meeting, which will be held at 8 p.m., in Village Hall, 151 Front Street in Massapequa Park.
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