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Junius board adopts local law to override 2026 tax levy limit
Summary
After a brief public hearing with no public questions, the Junius Town Board voted unanimously to adopt Local Law No. 2 of 2025, permitting the town to override the state tax levy limit for the 2026 budget.
The Junius Town Board on Feb. 19 adopted Local Law No. 2 of 2025, titled “A local Law to override the tax levy limit for the 2026 budget,” following a public hearing at which no members of the public spoke. Councilman James Patsos moved to adopt the law and Councilman Rick Wadhams seconded; the board voted Aye 3, Nay 0, Absent 2.
The board had opened and closed a public hearing on the measure earlier in the meeting. “There was no one who wished to ask questions on the tax levy limit,” the record states. The law now allows the town to set a 2026 levy above the default statutory cap if the board later chooses to do so when the budget is prepared. The meeting did not include any discussion of specific dollar amounts or a final 2026 budget figure.
