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Residents urge Sullivan County lawmakers to revisit volunteer firefighter tax credit; legislators discuss state-level changes
Summary
Public commenters asked Sullivan County legislators to pursue expanded tax relief for volunteer firefighters and first responders, citing limits of the current $200 New York State refundable tax credit and the complexity of local property-tax exemptions.
Several residents urged the Sullivan County Legislature to reconsider measures to expand property-tax relief for volunteer firefighters and first responders, including county-level tax exemptions and changes to the state refundable tax credit.
Alexander Portugal, identifying himself as from Antisalo, asked the legislature to investigate creating a local property-tax credit for first responders; he described differences between the New York State refundable tax credit (currently $200) and the option for local taxing jurisdictions to…
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