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Town approves tax settlement lowering assessed value for Danbury Apple LLC property on Route 300
Summary
The Town Board unanimously approved a settlement reducing the 2024 assessed value of the Danbury Apple LLC property at 1415 Route 300 from $549,000 to $394,531 and outlined estimated refund liabilities for the town, fire district, school district and library. The assessed value will be held for 2025–2027 under RPTL §727.
Mark C. Taylor, the town attorney, presented a proposed settlement of a 2024 tax certiorari for Danbury Apple LLC, the owner of the Citizens Bank branch at 1415 Route 300. Under the proposed stipulation the 2024 assessed value would be lowered by $154,469, from $549,000 to $394,531, and that assessment would be held for the 2025–2027 rolls under the statutory protections of New York Real Property Tax Law §727, subject to statutory exceptions.
Taylor summarized the estimated refund liabilities for taxing jurisdictions under the settlement: the town (including highway but excluding special districts and the fire district) faces an estimated refund liability of about $2,415.01; the Orange Lake Fire District’s share is approximately $703.67; the Newburgh School District’s liability is about $10,865.93, plus a library refund of approximately $563.47. A letter and supporting charts from counsel for the property owner (Cathy Drobny, Esq. of Hacker Murphy LLP) were included with the proposed stipulation.
Councilman Paul Ruggiero moved to approve the settlement; Councilman Anthony R. LoBiondo seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 5–0. The board did not request additional changes to the stipulation during the meeting. The settlement and its refund estimates will be processed in accordance with the town’s tax refund procedures.
