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Middletown treasurer presents 2026 budget; mayor asks council to consider larger senior exemptions
Summary
City treasurer presented 2026 general-fund highlights noting a modest overall increase and an estimated tax levy rise from about $23.94M to $24.56M; Mayor Joseph Castefano asked the council to adopt Orange County’s sliding-scale senior exemption, referring the proposal to committee.
City Treasurer Leonora presented highlights of the proposed 2026 general-fund budget at the Nov. 18 Middletown Common Council meeting, describing small year-over-year changes to operations, personnel and benefits and characterizing the overall change as a modest increase.
Leonora told the council the 2025 tax levy was $23,936,554 and the proposed 2026 levy is about…
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