Town of Oyster Bay/ Town Hall South — Local services in Town of Oyster Bay

My husband and I recently got married at this location.

When we arrived, I was told they tried to get in touch with me the day before because a meeting was being held in the room where the ceremony was to be held. Because I had such a “large group” there was only one room that could accommodate us. We brought 10 guests… I was told by the coordinator (on two separate occasions) that we were allowed 10 guests.

The room was littered with piles of posters. Cardboard boxes were strewn over the floor. The glass on the meeting room table was dirty. Knowing a wedding was to be held here, it was disappointing to see that absolutely NO effort whatsoever was put forth to improve the state of the room.

When I started to cry, the officiant said we could wait for the other meeting to end. They could clean the room and then we could have the service there… We were already running behind schedule. Sadly waiting would have made us lose the reservation we had for the reception afterward.

We stood in the corner of the room as there was not enough space for us to stand in front of the Town of Oyster Bay wall plaque. I was told the ceremony would last about 15 minutes… The officiant spoke, we exchanged rings and said I do in 3 minutes and 13 seconds.

We took a few photos and left. After thanking them we were told that people who want “a nicer ceremony” go to the Oyster Bay Location. This was our special day. While we were not expecting bells and whistles, this was callous...

With Covid rules, you don't enter the building for services. Instead, you go around the building on the left side and as soon as you turn the corner, there are two windows where the staff can assist you. The windows aren't staffed and the employees are facing the opposite direction sho you may have to knock to get their attention. The tax collection department is further down the left side of the building and you can drive down that way to park closer.

The staff are knowledgeable for what I needed (dog license and replacement parking sticker) but it is a little slow to complete the transaction. Seems to be less staff there as well.

Doing your own homework before going is helpful too. The parking sticker transaction was easy but if you didn't read first what you needed to do, you would be sent away and have to make a second trip. Go online to the town of oyster bay's website and search for what you need. Then go to townhall to complete it.

Overall, you're able to accomplish what you set out to do but it's good to go online and read about the steps involved and items needed before physically going...

I dont understand how disorgainized a major event like this could be. The fact that we were only on line for over 3 hours is actual suprising. They had a very small room with only three voting machines and to many people in the room. You would think with the amount of taxes nassau residents pay they would be a little more put together and have a bigger space with more...