The Greene County Legislature adopted Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2025, imposing and extending an additional mortgage recording tax of 50 cents for each $100 of recorded mortgage value in the county.

The measure was the subject of a public hearing at the legislature's meeting. County staff read the public notice into the record; no members of the public spoke in favor of or in opposition to the local law, and the hearing was closed before the legislature voted to adopt the law.

The notice read into the record described the tax as an additional charge to the tax already imposed by the New York State Tax Law and said the net proceeds would be credited to Greene County's general fund. The notice identified the full text of Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2025 as available for review at the Greene County Legislature office and on the county's public website, and it referenced a public hearing scheduled in October 2025. The notice also stated the tax rate as "50¢ for each $100 of recorded mortgage value."

During the meeting the legislature moved to adopt the local law; the motion was put to a vote and the local law was approved. The record shows multiple legislators voting "aye" and an opposing vote(s) were recorded on the floor; the meeting transcript did not provide a complete, unambiguous roll-call tally in the audio record available here.

Votes at a glance

- Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2025 — "A local law imposing and extending an additional mortgage recording tax in Greene County"; outcome: approved; mover/second: not specified in the audio record; roll-call tally: not specified.

The legislature also approved a series of resolutions and routine items during the same meeting, and the chair announced an appointment to Greene County's Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board. Meeting organizers also announced upcoming public workshops and hearings related to local projects.

The full text of Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2025 is available for review at the Greene County Legislature office and on the county's website, as noted in the record.