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Ulster County committee rejects study to phase out property tax, 5–3
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee voted 5–3 to defeat Resolution 2‑32, which would have created a task force to study eliminating county property taxes after members raised concerns about scope, timeline and how to replace roughly $75 million in annual revenue.
The Ulster County Ways and Means Committee on April 16 voted down a proposed task force to study a real‑property tax phase‑out, concluding the plan lacked a realistic scope and timeline.
Supporters, led by the legislator who introduced the resolution, said they were responding to mounting affordability pressures and pointed to data showing an influx of higher‑income households and the strain on long‑term residents. “Bringing…
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