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Newburgh approves Roseton Generating tax settlement; SEQR host‑community agreement passes with one abstention
Summary
The Town Board approved a tax certiorari settlement keeping Roseton Generating's assessed value at $40,563,700 through 2031 and approved a Host Community Benefit Agreement SEQR determination (4–0–1, one abstention).
The Town Board on Feb. 23 approved a stipulation to settle Roseton Generating LLC’s tax certiorari challenge to the 2025 assessment and authorized a Host Community Benefit Agreement SEQR determination.
Town Attorney Mark Taylor presented the settlement, which leaves the assessed value of the Roseton parcel at $40,563,700 through the 2031 assessment roll year. The settlement records an industrial waste exemption of $12,891,500, producing a taxable assessed value of $27,672,200. Councilman Anthony LoBiondo moved approval of the tax certiorari settlement; Councilman Manley seconded, and the motion passed 5–0.
Mr. Taylor also presented the Host Community Benefit Agreement and the accompanying SEQR determination. Councilman Scott M. Manley moved approval. Councilmember Mary Lou Carolan abstained from the SEQR determination vote; the motion carried 4–0–1. The agreement will be executed by attorneys for the Town, the Marlboro Central School District and Roseton Generating as recorded in the meeting minutes.
The transcript does not provide additional detail on any negotiated benefit payments or community mitigation terms within the Host Community Benefit Agreement; it records only the SEQR determination vote and the authorization to execute the agreement. Implementation steps and any fiscal effects beyond the assessed value treatment were not specified during the meeting.
