Incorporated Village of Islandia, Long Island, New York

A Message from the Mayor

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Dear Neighbor:

I hope this letter finds you and your family well and that 2026 is off to a good start. I am pleased to report that, for the second year in a row, there will be no Village residential property taxes. In 2017-18, we cut Village taxes by 50%. In 2025, we eliminated the other half. This, combined with our elimination of the Village garbage collection fee for the 15th consecutive year, means that residents, on average, will experience $1,750 in savings annually, while paying ZERO in Village residential property taxes. We have accomplished this, thanks to maintaining fiscal discipline, encouraging investment in our commercial district and through our revised Taxpayer Relief Agreement with Jake’s 58, in which the Village will receive $4.5 million a year, beginning in 2026.

I am very pleased to announce, in an effort to put more money in our residents’ pockets and do our part in making living on Long Island more affordable, we are planning to launch a Village of Islandia Homestead Incentive Plan, in which residents who own and live in a home in the Village will receive a monetary consideration for owning a home in Islandia. A formal announcement will be made in May 2026.

While eliminating taxes and making Islandia more affordable, we continue to make investments in our local quality of life. We continue to search for and rehabilitate dilapidated houses as part of our Neighborhood Re- Development Program. We have been identifying several other properties in need of remediation and have been working with property owners and developers to rehabilitate and, in some cases, re-develop homes as new single-family residences for veterans and Village residents who are first-time homebuyers.

Our park continues to be one of the focal points with respect to improving quality of life in our Village. The Memorial Recreation Field is a true state-of-the-art complex featuring ball fields for youth and community baseball and softball games, a concession stand, restrooms, a gazebo, a playground, and an exercise path with ten different exercise stations. In the past couple of years, we made some improvements to the Park, including a parking lot expansion and sidewalks alongside the Park to keep pedestrians safe. The Memorial Recreation Field and the 9/11 Memorial are both living up to the highest standards of giving recognition to our first responders, who sacrificed and continue to serve our communities.

Our residents are enjoying the pickleball courts that we installed three years ago. I want to thank our Village Trustees for allocating the funds to make the investment in our recreational facilities possible. This past September, we hosted the Bridges of Hope Pickleball Tournament, which raised $12,500 to benefit the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the Postpartum Resource Center of New York. If you wish to reserve a court, go to voi.pickleplanner.com and download the app.

This year, attendance at our Village events reached new highs. Over 1,000 people attended the Village BBQ at the Memorial Recreation Field and another 1,000 at the Pumpkin Fest. More than 500 people attended our holiday buffet and tree lighting events. We also increased our activities at the Village Activity Center, beginning with Family Movie Nights and we started Kids and Adult Bingo Nights, as well as Kids and Adult Paint Nights.

The elimination of residential property taxes, investments in our local quality of life and our efforts to build a greater sense of community through our events make Islandia one of the most affordable and desirable places to live, work and raise a family in Suffolk County. While much has been accomplished, much more can be done and that’s why I say and continue to repeat that this is only the beginning!

Thank you again for the opportunity to serve you as your Mayor. Please don’t hesitate to email me at adorman@newvillageofislandia.com or call me at (631) 348-1133 with any questions.

Sincerely,

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