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Washington County Board of Supervisors votes to repeal prior local law that enabled tax-cap override

2321738 · February 13, 2025
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Summary

After extended debate about potential local fiscal consequences, the Washington County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 13 to repeal the local law that had authorized overriding the state tax-cap requirement for the 2025 budget.

The Washington County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 13 voted to repeal a local law it had enacted last year that had authorized overriding the New York State tax-cap for the county budget. The repeal passed after supervisors aired concerns that keeping the override in place could expose the county to withheld state aid or other fiscal penalties and could impose unpredictable local sharing costs for…

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