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Split town board rejects tax-cap hearing, approves 1% spending reduction resolution amid public tax concerns
Summary
The Cheektowaga Town Board voted down a resolution to call a hearing on exceeding the state tax cap (Resolution 2025-5) but approved a separate resolution asking departments to prepare a tentative budget reflecting a 1% reduction in total expenditures (Resolution 2025-49). Several salary and budget resolutions were tabled for further review.
The Cheektowaga Town Board split Jan. 14, 2025, over whether to begin a formal process to exceed New York State's property-tax cap; the board voted down a resolution calling for a public hearing on potentially exceeding the cap but later approved a separate resolution directing the budget officer to prepare a tentative 2026 budget that reflects a 1% reduction in total expenditures.
Supervisor Brian Nowak introduced Resolution 2025-5, which would have set a Jan. 28 public hearing on a local law authorizing the town to impose a property tax levy in excess of the limit established by state law. "This resolution calling for a public hearing ... is more an opportunity to start this discussion early in the event this is necessary," Nowak said. Council…
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