Politics & Government

Question of the Day: Service Price

Is the Town Board worth nearly a half a million dollars in annual salary costs?

According to the Town of Huntington, the annual salary cost of five Town Board members is $465,907 to taxpayers.

Town Supervisor Frank Petrone earns $158,543 per year. The four other elected Town Board members make $76,841 annually, according to salary schedule numbers.

Question: Are Town Board members worth such a price? Why? If not, what should they make?

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