Although Nassau’s new Presiding Officer Diane Yatauro promised bipartisanship on the county legislature before she was inducted Jan. 2, the Glen Cove Democrat has yet to sit down with Minority Leader Peter Schmitt.
Yatauro’s office invited the Massapequa Republican to lunch on Jan. 17 but Schmitt was away. Her office then suggested Jan. 29, but Schmitt had to cancel because of a death in his district. Schmitt suggested last Thursday, but Yatauro couldn’t make it. Her office then rescheduled lunch for Feb. 20.
“It would be easier for Schmitt to meet with Barack Obama than with Diane Yatauro,” quipped Schmitt aide Ed Ward.
“We’ve tried three times to reach out,” Yatauro objected. “I didn’t cancel any of them. He knows the number too.”
She added, “It’s nothing but two people who have busy schedules. That’s all it is.”
Celeste Hadrick