George Maragos
George Maragos is running for Mayor, City of Glen Cove
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GEORGE MARAGOS
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Maragos, 72, of Glen Cove, served two terms — from 2010 to 2017 — as Nassau County comptroller.
- He founded and served as president and CEO of SDS Financial Technologies, a Manhattan-based financial systems company, and is a former vice president at Chase Manhattan Bank and Citibank.
- He has an MBA in finance from Pace University.
ISSUES:
- Maragos said that if elected mayor, he will “fix our city finances to avoid tax increases and layoffs by modernizing operations to reduce costs and eliminate waste.”
- He said he will seek to “revitalize our downtown by attracting new businesses, young entrepreneurs and arts venues and upgrading our roads, water infrastructure, drainage and the crumbling downtown garages.”
- He said he wants to “improve our quality of life with enhanced local transportation for seniors, better traffic and parking rules to ease congestion, more youth activities and stronger code enforcement.”
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