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Eugene hosts lien sale outreach
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Council Member Dr. Mathieu
Eugene said on Monday that he partnered
with New York City’s Department of
Finance, Environmental Protection
and Housing Preservation, as well as
local organizations in hosting a lien sale
outreach session at Flatbush Library
to help residents pay their property tax
bills.
“I want to thank our librarian, Ms.
Negla-Ross Paris, because she has
opened the Flatbush Library for this
very important occasion,” said Eugene,
representative for the 40th Council
District in Brooklyn. “I also want to thank
our community partner, Ms. Mechelle
Brunson, for the work she has done to
make this event possible.
“I want to take the opportunity to
thank all of you for being here, because
as city council members, it is our duty
to work with local organizations to serve
New Yorkers,” Eugene added. “New York
is a wonderful city, the best city in the
world, but living here comes with many
challenges.”
The council member said “the only
way we are going to improve the city and
to help those who are in pursuit of the
American dream is by working together,
and that is exactly what we are doing
today.”
He also thanked the workers from the
NYC Department of Finance Outreach
for their “hard work”, as well as the
NYC Department of Environmental
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Council Member Dr. Mathieu Eugene
greets constituents receiving
assistance with property taxes.
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“When elected officials do the right
thing, people are happy, and we get the
credit,” Eugene said. “But there are people
who work very hard to make it happen.
“When I walked in today, I heard that
someone was receiving a 50 percent
reduction in their property tax bill, and
that is wonderful,” he continued. “On
behalf of the City of New York, thank you
so very much.”
Eugene said the tax lien sale outreach
session is part of his ongoing commitment
to providing financial resources free of
charge to local families who face the
burden of unpaid property taxes, water
bills and other charges.
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