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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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Lyons Village Dissolution: One year later

Lyons Village Dissolution: One year later
Lyons Village Dissolution: One year later Ms Joanne  Greco, who used to be a member of the village board, said that she has always been against dissolution and fought for two years to prevent it. She was one of those who was skeptical about how much of a presence the two law enforcement agencies would…
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Seneca Falls leader says dissolution has been big plus for community

Seneca Falls leader says dissolution has been big plus for community
‘What we would have changed? We would have done it sooner’   Village residents have seen their tax rate fall from about $17 to about $6 per $1,000 of assessed property with dissolution. The outside village residents were paying $1.86 per $1,000. Now they pay about $5 per $1,000 of assessed property (not including school…
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