Ravena board backs resolution urging $100 million in temporary municipal aid

The Village of Ravena board on March 17 adopted Resolution 3‑2026 supporting increased temporary municipal assistance, urging the state to include at least $100 million in the adopted budget and to pursue a more permanent formula for unrestricted municipal aid. The resolution was read aloud during the meeting and a motion to adopt it was made and seconded.

Park liaison Linda read the resolution text to the board, which praises Governor Kathy Hochul’s 30‑day executive budget amendment adding $100 million in temporary municipal assistance and says the additional funds “will offer meaningful assistance to many municipalities statewide.” The resolution "urges the New York State Legislature to include at a minimum this additional 100 million in temporary municipal assistance in the adopted state budget," language included in the document read at the meeting.

The resolution frames the additional aid as a response to mounting fiscal pressures facing local governments, including inflation, rising operational costs and infrastructure needs, and it calls on Albany to develop “a more permanent and predictable solution for unrestricted municipal aid” to ensure long‑term fiscal stability. The resolution directs that copies be sent to the governor, the temporary president of the state Senate, the speaker of the Assembly and the state legislators representing the Village of Ravena.

A board member moved to adopt the resolution and another seconded the motion; a participant in the meeting described the measure as "a good resolution." The transcript records the motion and second but does not include a roll‑call vote tally. There was no recorded debate opposing the resolution during the meeting.

The board continued with its agenda after adopting the resolution.