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The E.F. Barrett Generation Station, in Island Park, will have to follow new regulations from the Department of Environmental Conservation that aim to improve public health by reducing harmful emissions.

E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park to follow new DEC guidelines

The Department of Environmental Conservation recently passed a measure that will reduce air pollution by regulating emissions from peak-use power plants, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/16/20

The Long Island Power Authority has been trying to challenge the E.F. Barrett Generation Station’s property assessment and significantly cut its taxes on it since 2010.

Island Park school officials brace for LIPA impact

Island Park Public Schools officials are still awaiting the outcome of the district’s lawsuit against the Long Island Power Authority, after the utility company proposed a settlement with Nassau County in November to reduce its taxes on the E.F. Barrett Generation Station. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 1/2/20

Nassau County and the Long Island Power Authority reached a tentative agreement in the utility’s dispute over being overtaxed and overassessed.

Nassau County, Long Island Power Authority reach tentative tax agreement on Barrett Power Plant in Island Park

The Long Island Power Authority and Nassau County reached a tentative agreement on Friday in a settlement over LIPA’s property tax challenges in Island Park and Glenwood Landing, which, once finalized, would cause an increase in school taxes. more

By Mike Smollins | 11/27/19

Newspapers’ existential crisis

In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight. more

6/21/19

Dozens of people from Island Park and Northport united to protest LIPA’s efforts to reduce taxes on its plants, which would raise residents’ taxes in the facilities’ host communities.

Island Park residents protest LIPA tax case

“Stop LIPA now! Stop LIPA now!” Island Park residents chanted on the corner of Long Beach and McCarthy roads on Sunday. At the site of the Long Island Power Authority’s E.F. Barrett Generation Station, they rallied against LIPA’s efforts to reduce its property taxes on the plant, and three other plants on Long Island, which would significantly raise residents’ taxes in the communities that host them. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 5/9/19

With the Long Island Power Authority seeking to reduce its property tax payments at four power plants, including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park, residents from Island Park and Northport have banded together in protest.

Island Park, Northport residents team up to protest LIPA tax case

As the Long Island Power Authority continues to seek a reduction in its property-tax payments on four National Grid-operated power plants — including the E.F. Barrett Generation Station — Island Park residents met with a Northport-based coalition on April 11 to protest the efforts, which would significantly raise taxes in the communities. more

By Mike Smollins | 4/18/19

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 over-assessed for tax purposes by nearly 90 percent.

‘In a holding pattern’: Island Park schools update public on LIPA injunction case

A Suffolk County judge recently ruled against the Northport-East Northport and Port Jefferson school districts after they sought injunctions to stop the Long Island Power Authority from reducing its … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 8/30/18

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

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

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