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County legislator updates Hermon board on $5M fund balance choice, warns of program cuts
Summary
Legislator Larry Denesha told the Town of Hermon board that county leaders are weighing using about $5 million in fund balance to avoid a tax increase (roughly $32 per year on a $100,000 house) versus restoring cuts to programs such as SNAP, HEAP and daycare; he also reported a resolution opposing a blanket electric-only home heating ban.
Legislator Larry Denesha briefed the Town of Hermon Board on competing options in the county budget: whether to apply approximately $5 million in fund balance to avoid raising property taxes or to use that balance to restore programs that have seen federal cuts, such as SNAP, HEAP and daycare. Denesha illustrated the tax trade-off by saying it would equate to roughly $32 per year for a homeowner with a $100,000 house if the county used fund balance to avoid a tax increase.
Denesha also said the county passed a 2026 resolution that will not support a blanket policy requiring home heating to be electric only; he said county leaders believe each county should be able to opt out of such mandates. He told the board he will keep the town informed after the county vote.
