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Tompkins County endorses state bill to extend local 1% sales‑tax and reviews mixed first‑quarter receipts
Summary
The committee unanimously endorsed state legislation extending Tompkins County’s local 1% sales‑tax authorization and reviewed first‑quarter sales‑tax and cannabis receipts that showed mixed results.
Tompkins County’s Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee unanimously endorsed state legislation to extend the county’s local 1% sales‑and‑use tax authority and reviewed sales‑tax and cannabis‑tax receipts during its May 8 meeting.
The committee moved the county’s endorsement of Assembly bill A8155 (and a corresponding Senate bill), a routine biennial resolution required for local sales‑tax extensions. The resolution was moved by Deborah Dawson and seconded by Veronica Pillar and passed unanimously.
The nut graf: finance staff presented first‑quarter figures comparing 2024 to 2025 that showed a 9.06%…
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