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Long Lake board adopts 2026 budget, votes to override tax cap and authorize tax warrant
Summary
The Long Lake Town Board adopted the 2026 budget after public hearing and approved a local law to override the state tax‑levy limit; the board also authorized the town supervisor to issue the 2026 tax warrant. Council members voted unanimously on the measures.
The Town Board of Long Lake adopted the Final Town Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 following a public hearing on Oct. 29, 2025, and approved a companion local law allowing the board to override the tax‑levy limit established by General Municipal Law §3‑c. The board then authorized the town supervisor to execute the tax warrant to collect the levies prescribed in the adopted budget.
Resolution 56 formally adopted the Preliminary Budget as the Final Budget for 2026 after the board’s October budget workshops (Oct. 1 and Oct. 8) and the public hearing held the same night as the adoption. Resolution 55 — "Override of the Tax Levy Limit Established in General Municipal Law 3‑c for the Town of Long Lake, Hamilton County for Fiscal Year 2026" — was adopted to permit a tax levy in excess of the statutory limit if the board determines it necessary. Resolution 64 authorized the supervisor to sign and issue the tax warrant and directed the Town Clerk/Tax Collector to file and proceed with collection.
Councilman Mark A. Bird praised the budget during council remarks, saying, "great job on the budget." The board voted unanimously to adopt the budget and related resolutions; the minutes record all five members (Supervisor Clay J. Arsenault; Councilmen Mark A. Bird, Thomas L. Donnelly, Nathan S. Hosley, and Richard Dechene) voting Aye on the measures.
The board’s actions complete the formal adoption and collection authorization steps required under New York State Town Law. The town clerk was directed to file the adopted budget as required by state statute; the adopted local law takes effect upon filing with the New York State Secretary of State.
