Hempstead continues hearing on Greater Atlantic Beach assessment roll; board later moved to dispose of the roll in evening session

The Town of Hempstead opened a public hearing on Oct. 16, 2025 for the proposed assessment roll of the Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District for the fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

During the afternoon session the clerk called the hearing; there were no public speakers who had signed in for the 2:30 p.m. portion, and the board voted to continue the hearing to the 7:00 p.m. session that same day to allow additional public comment. Later in the evening the clerk again called the hearing; the board chair noted some people had signed in for the second session, asked whether anyone at Town Hall wished to speak who had not already spoken, and, after no additional speakers came forward at that moment, a board member moved that the assessment roll for the Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District be approved and a second was recorded.

The transcript excerpt contains the motion and a second in the evening session but does not include a corresponding roll-call vote or recorded outcome in the provided excerpt. The clerk’s statements and the board’s earlier continuation votes are on the record. The board’s practice during these hearings is to allow one three-minute public comment per participant and to reconvene at 7 p.m. for any additional speakers who could not attend the afternoon session.

The assessment roll affects property owners within the Greater Atlantic Beach Water Reclamation District; the board’s action to continue and then to move on the roll occurred within the statutory schedule for district assessments included in the town’s budget documents.