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Owner selling 15 acres to village for Mossy Bank Park expansion asks county to waive $6,000 forestry-exemption penalty
Summary
A property owner selling 15 acres adjacent to Mossy Bank Park would drop below the 50-acre 40-a forestry-exemption threshold and face an estimated $6,000 penalty; the board approved a waiver for the transfer, with one member abstaining.
A staff presenter said a property owner asked the county to waive an estimated $6,000 forestry-exemption penalty tied to a planned sale of 15 acres to a village for expansion of Mossy Bank Park. The owner would fall below the 50-acre threshold for the 40-a forestry exemption when that land is transferred, which can trigger a one-time penalty; the presenter said other municipalities have waived similar penalties in limited cases and that DEC advised the practice is allowable.
Board members discussed whether the penalty is a one-time charge and whether annual penalties continue; staff said the penalty is understood to be a one-time assessment and that the rest of the owner's land would be assessed as regular forest land. The board voted to waive the penalty; one member recorded an abstention on the matter.
The transcript does not include the property-owner's name or the village's name; staff said the penalty amount is "about $6,000."
