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New Cheektowaga assessor asks for limited overtime and public outreach to meet May 1 exemptions deadline
Summary
At public comment, Elias Farrah, the town's newly installed assessor, requested limited overtime funding and outreach (town hall/slideshow) to process outstanding exemptions before the May 1 filing deadline and offered to lead resident education.
Elias Farrah, the town's newly installed assessor, used the March 25 public-comment period to describe a backlog of assessment work and asked the Town Board for limited overtime funds and support for a public outreach session to help residents understand exemptions and grievance procedures.
Farrah told the board he had found roughly 572 exemption applications, 282 sales to process and about 59 veteran exemptions still pending, and that a May 1 statutory deadline creates urgency for timely processing. He asked the board to allow a modest amount of overtime for assessor's office staff so employees can catch up without risking a missed deadline.
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