Port Washington Police Commissioner Vote Tues: Meet The Candidates

PORT WASHINGTON, NY — The election for an open Port Washington Police Commissioner seat will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13 from noon to 9 p.m. Incumbent Frank Scobbo is being challenged by JB Meyer.

Port Washington has three police commissioner seats, with three year terms. The commissioners oversee the Port Washington police district and chief, direct policy, and monitor budgets and tax usage.

Both men are longtime members of the Port Washington Fire Departmen. Read more about the candidates below.

Voters can cast their ballots Tuesday at Polish Hall, 5 Pulaski Place.

Frank Scobbo

Frank Scobbo has been a member of the Port Washington Fire Department since 1990 and served as a Port Washington Police Special Police Officer from 1994 to 1998. He considers some major accomplishments from his time as commissioner to be: Establishing a drone unit and a community affairs unit, proposing a public safety district law, negotiating a recent PBA contract and securing New York State grants.

Scobbo owns a family heavy construction and renovation business, Scobbo Contractors & Foundation Systems, Inc.

He told The Port Washington Times that he decided to seek reelection because "I believe there are critical issues that need to be completed. These include the headquarters project, starting our own court system to streamline expenses, and off-set the tax levy on the residents."

Scobbo is a lifelong Port Washington resident, he says.

JB Meyer

JB Meyer has lived Port Washington for 22 years, and been with the Port Washington Fire Department as a volunteer EMT and firefighter for almost 20 years. He coaches PYA lacrosse and owns Chief Graphix in Port Washington. He was formerly president and CEO of Circle Line Downtown.

Meyer says his main focus will be school safety, along with improved communication and trust.

He told The Port Washington Times "I feel that the police department can get the message out way more effectively by being proactive and alerting the community when information needs to be shared about important issues and critical info when it’s needed."

"My main focus will be the safety of the community and primarily school safety. Our police department has done a wonderful job keeping us safe and I want to work with them to make it safer. We need to dig deep and find more innovative ways to keep our kids and community safe. We also need to work harder on bullying and hate crimes. These two issues need to be addressed," he wrote.