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Morehouse reviews tentative 2026 budget; board warned it's over local 2% tax cap
Summary
Supervisor Anthony Fernandez presented a line-by-line review of the tentative 2026 budget and said current figures put the town 14% above the local 2% tax cap, prompting plans for cuts and additional hearings ahead of the Oct. 14 public meeting.
Supervisor Anthony Fernandez walked the Morehouse Town Board through a line-by-line review of the 2026 tentative budget at the Oct. 8 special workshop and warned that the town's numbers were substantially over the statutory tax-cap threshold the board referenced. "The Town is 14% above the 2% tax cap," Fernandez said, and told members "there will be a lot of cuts on quite a few lines as of right now."
Fernandez said the discrepancy reflects where the budget "went wrong for last year" and that the board would schedule additional meetings before the Oct. 14 public hearing to resolve outstanding items. The minutes do not specify which line items will be cut or total dollar adjustments; fiscal details and any proposed amendments were deferred for follow-up sessions and the upcoming public hearing.
