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The E.F. Barrett power plant, in Island Park, is owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority, which argues that the plant is overassessed for tax purposes by nearly 90 percent.

LIPA’s fiscal gain could mean Island Park credit pain: Wall Street ratings agency analyzes tax-cert case

The result of the Long Island Power Authority’s ongoing tax certiorari case focusing on four of its power plants could hurt the borrowing ability of affected municipalities — including the Island … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 8/16/18

The E.F. Barrett power plant is owned and operated by the Long Island Power Authority, which argues that the plant is overassessed by nearly 90 percent.

Senate passes tax relief bill for Island Park

The State Senate, in the waning hours of the 2018 legislative season last month, passed a resolution that could offer relief to homeowners possibly facing steep property-tax hikes in communities … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 7/5/18

Senate passes tax-relief bill for Island Park, power plant measure stalls in the State Assembly

The State Senate, in the waning hours of the 2018 legislative season last month, passed a resolution that could offer relief to homeowners possibly facing steep property-tax hikes in communities … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 7/5/18

The Island Park school district has warned that, depending on LIPA’s success in court, Island Park’s school taxes could increase on average as much as $3,000 per household.

I.P. residents, LIPA officials weigh in on tax cert case

Laura Hassett has lived in Island Park her entire life. But for the past two months, the mother of three boys has resided in a rental home in Atlantic Beach with her husband and 81-year-old mother. … more

By Peter Belfiore | 5/3/18

Business owners are fearing the possible tax increases ahead of the Long Island Power Authority’s looming tax certiorari case on its E.F. Barrett power plant in Island Park.

Tax hammer: Island Park business owners worry as LIPA decision looms

As deadlines loom in the Long Island Power Authority’s bid to have the property taxes reduced on its aging power plants across Long Island — including the E.F. Barrett plant in Island Park — … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 4/26/18

Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, center, on Jan. 17 stood with local county, school and village officials to call on LIPA to stop its attempt to reduce the property tax valuation on its E.F. Barrett power plant in Island Park.

Local officials blast LIPA tax cert in Island Park

Local town, county, school and village officials gathered outside the Long Island Power Authority’s E.F. Barrett power plant in Island Park on Jan. 17, and called on the electric utility to respect … more

By Peter Belfiore | 1/26/18

Members of the Island Park Civic Association sent nearly 500 letters to local elected officials and electric utility companies to voice opposition to LIPA’s tax certiorari proceedings on its’ E.F. Barrett power plant.

I.P. Civic Association organizes letter campaign

Exercising the duty of their namesake, members of the Island Park Civic Association gathered at the Island Park Library on Dec. 12 to send nearly 500 letters to elected officials and utility … more

By Peter Belfiore | 12/21/17

LIPA’s case: Unfair distribution. These charts compare the tax benefit of the E.F. Barrett Power Station between Island Park and Town of Hempstead residents. The pie chart shows the total amount of tax dollars that LIPA pays to each jurisdiction relative to each other. Island Park receives almost 9.5 times more in taxes from the Barrett plant than the town. The bar graphs show the average benefit of those taxes to LIPA customers within and outside Island Park.

I.P. schools urge community action on LIPA as deadlines loom

The judge presiding over the ongoing legal battle between the Island Park Union Free School District and the Long Island Power Authority has set a time line for the case’s conclusion. An April … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 12/7/17

Studies released by LIPA last month said that a proposed overhaul of Island Park’s E.F. Barrett Power Station would not be cost-effective. However, the plant will still operate.

LIPA report: Barrett plant overhaul not cost-effective

An overhaul of Island Park’s E.F. Barrett Power Station would not make economic sense, according to a report released last month by the Long Island Power Authority, as energy demand in the region declines. more

By Ben Strack | 5/4/17

The E.F. Barrett Power Station is among Long Island Power Authority’s biggest plants, but its future is uncertain, as the area’s power demand is slowing.

Concerned about Barrett

A few weeks before PSEG Long Island releases its integrated resource plan, the Island Park community awaits what the forecast could mean for one of the region’s most prominent power plants, which sits in its backyard. more

By Ben Strack | 3/15/17