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Orange County Legislature approves sales tax home‑rule request, transit grant applications and a slate of capital bond actions
Summary
At its June 5 session the Orange County Legislature voted to send a home‑rule sales tax extension request to Albany, authorized Federal Transit Administration grant applications and approved multiple bond and budget measures including funding reallocations and capital projects for county facilities.
The Orange County Legislature on June 5 voted on a package of fiscal and capital actions, including a home‑rule request to extend an existing three‑quarters‑of‑one‑percent sales tax, authorizations to apply for Federal Transit Administration grants and approval of multiple county bond resolutions for facility and infrastructure work.
Legislators approved a home‑rule request to the New York State Legislature to extend the current 0.75% sales tax increase under S.7630/A.7461. Majority Leader Benton told colleagues the measure “keeps our sales tax at the same level that it is now” and that without extension the county could face a countywide property tax increase because the sales‑tax revenue would lapse. The measure…
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