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Cheektowaga board splits over calling public hearing on tax-cap and timing of preliminary budget
Summary
Board members disagreed on whether to call public hearings on the town’s preliminary budget and whether budget changes should be published before early voting; a resolution to call a public hearing on exceeding the state tax cap was defeated after extended debate.
Town board members engaged in a prolonged debate about the timing of budget notices, public hearings and whether to call a hearing on exceeding the state tax‑cap authority.
Supervisor Brian Nowak and multiple council members discussed timelines required by New York town law and the practicalities of publishing preliminary budgets, calling for a public hearing, and meeting the Nov. 20 statutory adoption deadline. The board heard competing arguments: some members said calling a…
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