Five Challenging Issues Facing Nassau County

Editor’s note: Contributing columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insight on various topics in Marketplace column. __STEVE’S MARKETPLACE__ Sometimes there are simple solutions to complex issues. Looking around our area, this is simply true. So let’s look at five challenging issues facing Nassau County, in particular. Maybe there are apparent solutions, simple in nature […]

Prosperity Drenching Nassau County’s Shores

Editor’s note: Contributing columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insight on various topics in Marketplace column. ___STEVE’S MARKETPLACE___ Like waves from the ocean, prosperity is drenching the shores of Nassau County – with a similar persistence. The signs of prosperity are as obvious as a blast of Florida sunshine. Tourists are flocking here like […]

Trail Blazers, Quality of Life and Local Growth

Editor’s note: Contributing columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insight on various topics in Marketplace column. __STEVE’S MARKETPLACE__ A movie is playing at the local B&B Theatre about a famous black musician who blazed trails of tolerance through the south in the 1960s. Little did I know, but sitting next to me during the […]

Nassau County Tax Rate Hike Despite Property Values Zooming

Editor’s note: Contributing columnist, Steve Nicklas, expresses his views and insight on various topics in Marketplace column. ___STEVE’S MARKETPLACE___ Things aren’t always the way they seem. But sometimes they are. If it seems your property taxes went up this year, it’s because they did. Despite a period of almost unmatched prosperity, with the Nassau County […]