Joseph Saladino Appointed to Oyster Bay Town Supervisor

UPDATED at 6 p.m. with additional information:

Assemb. Joseph Saladino was appointed the 60th Oyster Bay Town Supervisor by the Town Board at a Tuesday morning meeting.

The seat for supervisor was most recently held by John Venditto who resigned in early January, citing he looks to focus on clearing his name after he was indicted on federal corruption charges along with Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in October.

Saladino announced his plans to run for Supervisor last week.

“I am thrilled to come home and get to work on rebuilding this beautiful Town,” Saladino said in a press release. “Today we begin anew, to return Town government to a path that it followed for so many years; a path that made Oyster Bay a model of fiscally conservative leadership and which has provided residents with an unparalleled suburban quality of life.”

As Supervisor, Saladino says he will first work on outlining his goals for the new Town administration. “I will work to gain the faith and trust of our residents, by providing transparency and improving efficiency, as well as looking to provide affordability and fiscal integrity.”

Saladino, a Republican with 30 years of experience in politics, was elected to the New York State Assembly in 2004 representing the 9th district which includes: Massapequa, Massapequa Park, South Farmingdale, West Babylon, Babylon Village, North Babylon, West Islip, and West Bay Shore, part of Brightwaters, the Great South Bay, and the barrier beaches from Jones Beach to Robert Moses State Park.

As Assemblyman, Saladino pushed for government reform, tax reduction and consolidation of state government. He worked to deliver on-time state budgets, bring ethics reform, cut spending and worked to eliminate a $10 billion deficit in the State budget. He is also helped lead the charge in remediating the Grumman Navy Plume to clean up the contaminants in Long Island’s drinking water, the Town says.

“We will save money," Saladino said. "We will make Town government live within its means, while continuing to deliver top notch municipal services, the kind of services Town of Oyster Bay residents have come to expect. Working together, we can move Oyster Bay in a new direction and build a proud future, a future built on the foundation of the highest standard of ethics, strong hands-on management and rock solid fiscal practices. We will put the residents and taxpayers first.”

Independent candidate Robert Ripp, a Massapequa resident and retired NYPD officer, ran for supervisor as well as former Oyster Bay Constable Chris Briggs, who accused restaurateur Harendra Singh of securing illegal loan guarantees from town officials.

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