Thomas R. Suozzi
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Thomas R. Suozzi Suozzi
Thomas R. Suozzi, the Nassau County executive, said that taxpayers on Long Island sent $3 billion more to the state treasury annually than they get back in state services and aid to public schools. According to Mr. Suozzi, New York State pays 37 percent of the per pupil costs in public schools statewide, but in Nassau County, that figure averages only 17 percent. He said the reason for the disparity was a weighted state aid formula that calculates each school district's need according to the aggregate value of commercial and residential properties in the district.