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Public commenter urges Valley Central to sue over tax break given to Hawkins Drive apartments

Valley Central School District Board of Education · March 9, 2026
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Summary

A community member told the school board the town and assessor improperly assigned tax code 48660 to a new Hawkins Drive apartment project, potentially depriving the district of roughly $168,000 in annual tax revenue, and asked the board to pursue Article 78 legal action.

Robert Saladin addressed the board during public comment and asked the district to consider legal action after reviewing tax records for a recently completed apartment complex on Hawkins Drive.

Saladin said the assessor assigned the property a New York tax code used for Housing Development Fund Corporations (486‑a/486‑60…

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