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Schenectady County Legislature renews half‑percent sales tax after brief debate; two legislators vote no
Summary
The Schenectady County Legislature voted to amend a 1988 resolution to renew a half‑percent county sales-and-use tax under Article 29 of the New York State Tax Law. The measure passed after members debated budgetary dependence and local competitiveness; two legislators voted against it.
The Schenectady County Legislature voted to amend Resolution 1-48-88 — renewing a half‑percent county sales-and-use tax authorized under Article 29 of the New York State Tax Law — during its Aug. 4, 2025, meeting.
The measure, presented as Resolution 1-26-25, passed on a roll call after brief debate about the tax’s role in the county budget. Legislator Jasinski said the levy “has been the law of the land for the past 37 years” and argued it was enacted to help keep property taxes lower when state mandates were unfunded. Jasinski added, “To vote no on this and vote yes on the county budget and yes on the tax warrants that we all signed in December, kind of…
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