Huntington Town is grappling with how to manage its budget while encouraging economic growth, fostering housing revitalization, and providing services for residents. It’s a difficult task faced by numerous Long Island municipalities that will likely be made more difficult in the coming years as governments deal with rising costs for health care, construction and other essentials.

The candidates for town supervisor — Republican incumbent Edmund J. Smyth and his Democratic Party challenger Cooper Macco — are both well-versed in these topics.

Smyth, who previously served as the town’s deputy supervisor, was elected to his first term as supervisor in 2021. He says Huntington businesses and housing will benefit from smaller advanced sewage treatment plants and new hookups in Huntington Stat

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