Monthly Archives: February 2020

NY Government Reorganization & Citizen Empowerment Act Explained

NY Government Reorganization & Citizen Empowerment Act Explained
Here's a slide show about Village Consolidation from the NYS Office of Local Government. It is a nice overview of the NY Govt. Reorganization Act. Much of this is motivated by the "citizen empowerment" part of this new law, that gave Village Residents the power to ask for FAIR tax representation in their towns. We…
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Lessons Learned from Village of Macedon Dissolution

Lessons Learned from Village of Macedon Dissolution
Seems the Village of Macedon may hold the key to Village Dissolution   The Village of Macedon has been run through the Erie Canal "wringer" trying to settle the issues of Village Consolidation and Dissolution. They have had many village votes, the residents have wrangled over the positives & negatives and finally it came down…
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$9.7 Million Delivered to Local Municipalities for Dissolving Duplicative Layers of Government

$9.7 Million Delivered to Local Municipalities for Dissolving Duplicative Layers of Government
Governor Cuomo Announces $9.7 Million Delivered to Local Municipalities for Dissolving Duplicative Layers of Government   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that $9.7 million through the Citizen Empowerment Tax Credit has been delivered to 19 local governments across New York where voters approved a village dissolution within their boundaries. An additional three municipalities that…
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