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Berlin Town Board Struggles To Keep Tax Increase Down In 2016 Budget

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By Doug La Rocque

Faced with rising costs mandated on the Town that exceed the 0.7 percent state limit on increased spending this year, the Berlin Town Board met in a workshop session Thursday October 22 to hammer out a spending plan that addresses the Town’s needs without dramatically increasing the tax burden.  What they settled on was a spending plan that totals $1,024,821 – $593,133 for the Highway Department, about $421,689 for the general fund, and about $10,000 for street lighting. [Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Struggles To Keep Tax Increase Down In 2016 Budget

Stephentown Candidate Profiles

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Larry Eckhardt

Incumbent Supervisor

New York State continues to be one of the most expensive places in the United States to make a home, raise a family and conduct business. We must work together in educating our elected representatives and bureaucrats at the county, state and federal levels of government on how their mandates, hidden taxes and increased fees make it too costly to live in our rural towns in New York State. [Read more…] about Stephentown Candidate Profiles

New Lebanon Election

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Many Positions Contested

compiled by Thaddeus Flint

Election day is this coming Tuesday and New Lebanon’s races are shaping up for a showdown with the current Town Clerk seeking to upset the Town Supervisor, two political new-comers vying for the Town Clerk’s position, and a long-time judge faces a new, much younger, opponent.

The entire ballot for Town positions is as follows: [Read more…] about New Lebanon Election

Fire Prevention Day at BES

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Fire Prevention Day at BES

Students learned about fire safety, explored fire trucks and other firefighting equipment, and met some real life community heroes during Berlin Elementary School’s Fire Prevention Program October 7. All four fire departments in the Berlin Central School District were at the school to talk about fire prevention and share the many ways firefighters and EMTs help keep our communities safe. [Read more…] about Fire Prevention Day at BES

Town Pool, New Trucks And Revaluation Payments Included In Hoosick’s 2016 Budget

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Increase Is 5.939% Over Last Year

by Deb Alter

The preliminary Town of Hoosick Budget for 2016 calls for a 5.939% budget increase (not tax increase) over the 2015 budget. This does not mean that every property owner will be paying 5.939% more taxes next year, which is calculated differently. Property taxes are calculated per $1000 of the assessed property value. Sticking to the NY State mandatory tax cap of 0.73% this year would have meant that spending could only increase by $10,000. [Read more…] about Town Pool, New Trucks And Revaluation Payments Included In Hoosick’s 2016 Budget