Oyster Bay extends Cold War vets’ tax deal

Wednesday March 14, 2012 3:32 PM By Emily Ngo

A partial exemption from real property taxes for Cold War military personnel will be continued for another decade, Oyster Bay Town officials decided Wednesday.

The Town Board voted, 6-0, with one councilman absent, to adopt a local law that amends the town code to renew the exemption through 2021.

Cold War veterans, defined in the code as those who served on active duty in the U.S. armed…