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Cheektowaga board split over tax-cap public hearing and preliminary budget timing; sponsor withdraws some items
Summary
Council members argued over whether to call public hearings on exceeding the state tax cap and on preliminary budget notices; a resolution to call a public hearing on exceeding the cap was defeated, and two related preliminary-budget resolutions were pulled for later consideration.
The Town of Cheektowaga Town Board on Wednesday sparred over the timing of budget notices and whether to schedule a public hearing on a proposal that could exceed New York27s property tax cap, reflecting a split among members about transparency, timing and political optics before the Nov. 4 election.
Supervisor Brian Nowak and other members said they preferred to leave options on the table while they and staff work on amendments; other members pressed to call hearings now so residents could weigh in before election day. Council member Dan Collender, speaking during public comment as a candidate for town council, urged that proposed cuts be released before…
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