Anne Phillips

Phillips said the size of Garvies Point � and the huge tax breaks for it � helped inspire her to get involved in politics. �The volume and density of the residential housing they�re starting to build is very out of character not only with Glen Cove but the North Shore of Long Island in general,� she said, referring to high-density developments in the city. Tax breaks may sometimes be appropriate, but the number and size of them �seems to be snowballing out of control,� she said. �We have to start thinking about the long-term effects on the city as you continue to do this. It shouldn�t be something that�s expected but analyzed on a case-by-case basis.�

Phillips, 46, is running on the Democratic, Working Families and Women�s Equality lines. Phillips works in tax administration for an accounting firm and is president of Glen Cove City Schools� special education PTA. The Glen Cove native received a bachelor�s degree in international politics from Penn State University. Phillips is one of 105 plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to block the construction of the Garvies Point waterfront development. She has two children.