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Law and Finance committee forwards request to state on occupancy tax change; approves large budget reappropriation and sewer work
Summary
The committee approved a home-rule request asking the state legislature to amend Saratoga County's occupancy tax law (removing a four-unit exemption and setting a 3% cap), voted to reappropriate $41.96 million in unspent funds, and approved sewer district engineering and valve replacement contracts.
The Saratoga County Law and Finance Committee on Feb. 12 approved a resolution asking the county’s legislative delegation to introduce home-rule legislation to amend the county’s occupancy tax law and carried several budget and sewer-related measures.
The requested home-rule change would remove a four-unit minimum exemption that County staff said could prevent collection under the new state short-term rental law and would set a 3% cap on the county’s occupancy tax rate.…
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