The Mayor claimed during the April 11th 2022 Board of Trustees meeting that the 6.2% increase was needed due to rising costs in the Village.

However, she neglects to mention the Town of Oyster Bay, through prudent fiscal management, has reduced or frozen property taxes FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS through 2022.

In comparison the Village of Sea Cliff has raised taxes every year, and now the Mayor is forcing through a whopping 6.2% increase for 2022-2023.

Mayor Villafane, during her board comments, said if she couldn’t get the tax increase passed, she would have to “stop picking up the garbage.”

The Mayor once stated when running as a candidate for trustee, in the Northword News “[I want an] environment where taxes are reasonable and not raised too often.” https://www.northwordnews.com/sea-cliff-meet-the-candidates1.html

In reality, Villafane voted to increase taxes every year she has held office.