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Little Falls supervisor seeks Local Law to override 2% tax cap, citing rising insurance and retirement costs
Summary
At a public hearing Oct. 8, 2025, Supervisor Dan Casler told the Town Board of Little Falls that Local Law No. 3-2025 would override the 2% tax levy limit to address rising liability, health insurance and retirement costs; no public comments were offered and no vote is recorded in the transcript.
Supervisor Dan Casler told the Town Board of Little Falls at a public hearing on Oct. 8 that he supports adopting Local Law No. 3-2025 to override the 2% tax levy limit.
"It’s necessary to override the tax limit due to circumstances beyond our control such as an 8-10% increase for liability coverage, 12-14% increase for health insurances coverage, 20-25% increase for NYS retirement, and because of contractual obligations for the highway employees," Casler said, laying out the administration’s rationale for seeking additional levy authority.
The hearing, held at town hall and advertised in the Times Telegram on Sept. 23, drew no public testimony. Casler asked for comments for or against the law and the transcript records that none were offered. The record shows the hearing was opened and closed the same night; the clerk noted the hearing closed at 7:04 p.m. The transcript does not record a board vote or final adoption of the local law.
Present at the hearing, as recorded in the minutes, were Supervisor Dan Casler and Councilmen Anthony Viscomi, Kirk Schwasnick, Kevin Sullivan and Mitch Soules. Town Clerk Sandra Regan and Highway Superintendent Don Cotton were listed as also present.
The local law would, if adopted, allow the town to exceed the 2% tax levy limit applied to municipal property tax increases. Casler cited specific cost pressures — rising liability and health insurance premiums, substantially higher retirement costs and contractual obligations for highway employees — as the primary reasons the town is seeking the override. The hearing record does not include supporting documents or additional financial detail beyond the percentage ranges Casler read into the record.
With no public comments recorded and no vote shown in the transcript, the immediate outcome remains procedural: the public hearing was held and the record closed. The transcript does not state when the board will vote on adoption of Local Law No. 3-2025 or what next steps, if any, were scheduled.
