Paul Meli has lived in Glen Cove for 35 years. His wife, Jo-Ann (Cappiello) is a life-long resident of the city. They have 4 children, ages 17 through 28.
     Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. John's University, and a Doctor of Law degree from New York Law School. He is Senior Trial Counsel to Finder and Cuomo, LLP, specializing in the representation of municipalities and governmental officers, boards and agencies. He also serves as Managing Attorney of the firm's Melville, New York branch office. Read more about Paul Meli here...

     Paul Meli’s goals include strictly controlling the City’s spending to avoid what has become the annual compounding of Glen Cove’s multi-million dollar deficit. He believes formulating the budget with the input and participation of the community will bring a realistic plan to combat the yearly budget shortfalls. He strongly feels that we cannot continue to tell people only what they want to hear, or worse, what we want them to hear, especially when it comes to the city’s finances. “We will only be in a position to solve Glen Cove’s fiscal problems when we identify and acknowledge them.”
     In Meli’s opinion, we cannot continue to spend millions of more dollars than we take in and then simply deal with the annual shortfall by raising taxes and increasing our borrowing. We cannot create jobs and layers of government, hire consultants, pass legislation or undertake projects without thought or regard to the resulting cost, or to the availability or source of funding, especially in these trying economic times. Read more about Paul Meli's Vision here...