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Counties, state clash over fair-market renewal rates as subcommittee hears bill on state leases
Summary
A bill requiring state agencies to renew leases at fair market value drew county managers and municipal officials to a hearing. Sullivan County testified the state often offers "take it or leave it" terms that leave counties subsidizing court space; county groups asked for an objective standard for renewals.
County officials and municipal managers urged the Executive Departments and Administration subcommittee to require that state agency lease renewals be negotiated at fair market value rather than by automatic, formulaic renewals.
Representative Judy Aaron introduced House Bill 694 on behalf of Sullivan County. She told the panel that the state's most recent operating-lease inventory (published Jan. 2024) lists nearly 90 active leases statewide and roughly 2 million square feet of leased space. County managers said several of the leases…
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