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Menands sets tax-cap hearing, schedules budget workshop amid $441,000 shortfall
Village of Menands Board of Trustees · March 2, 2026
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Summary
Trustees set a March 16 public hearing on a local law to override the 2% tax cap and scheduled a March 19 budget workshop after administrators reported a draft general fund shortfall of roughly $441,000 while water and sewer funds are balanced.
Menands — The Village Board voted March 2 to set a public hearing for March 16 on a proposed local law to authorize a property tax levy above the General Municipal Law §3‑c limit for the 2026 fiscal year, a procedural step necessary if trustees choose to exceed the 2% cap during budget adoption.
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