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Poughkeepsie City IDA hearing on proposed annual fees ends after no public comments
Summary
The Poughkeepsie City Industrial Development Agency opened a public hearing April 9 to consider a revised annual-fee schedule for projects, read the proposed schedule into the record and closed the hearing after no members of the public attended.
A staff member opened a public hearing of the Poughkeepsie City Industrial Development Agency (IDA) on April 9, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. to consider revising the agency's annual fees for projects, then closed the hearing after no members of the public were present.
The staff member read the proposed fee schedule into the record. As stated in the transcript, the schedule sets a $2,500 annual fee for projects “with a total project cost up to and including $25,000,000” and a $5,000 annual fee for projects “with a total project cost in excess of $20,000,000.”
The transcript shows no public comments or questions were offered during the hearing. After reading the proposal, the staff member said the hearing would be closed since no one was present.
No formal vote or decision on the fee schedule appears in the transcript. The record in this meeting is limited to opening the public hearing, presenting the proposed fee schedule as quoted above, and closing the hearing after no attendees were present. Any subsequent action by the IDA (for example, further review, revision or formal adoption of the fee schedule) is not recorded in the provided transcript.
