Friday, May 02, 2008
Orange lawmakers debate Kiryas Joel tax exemption
Controversy between Orange County and the Village of Kiryas Joel continued Thursday during a county legislature meeting where lawmakers argued over whether or not the village deserves its yearly property tax exemptions for a certain property given recent troubles over a trespassing and damage of property dispute.
Though legislators decided to give the Village of Kiryas Joel its yearly $640 property tax exemption for a property which serves as a public water supply parcel, they argued over the difference between “the right thing to do” and “giving away leverage” on an incident that occurred seven months ago where a parcel owned by the county in the village, known as the Gonzaga Property, was vandalized.
“It doesn’t make sense to me that we give them tax exempt status, not that I’m singling them out, but I don’t know of any municipality out there is asking for tax exempt status on a property that we are possibly going into litigation over,” said New Hampton legislator Thomas Pahucki.
Legislator Daniel Depew of Walkill agreed, and asked “why give away this leverage on the Gonzaga issue?”
Other legislators, like Gregory Townsend of Monroe, felt the two issues are unrelated.
“I think this is something that is due to every municipality, and we have to look at that as a separate issue.”
Despite the arguments, the legislature passed the resolution by a margin of 17-4 in favor of awarding Kiryas Joel the 2008 tax exemption for the water supply parcel.
Investigations into the incident on the Gonzaga Property back in mid-2007 are still ongoing; the financial extent of the damage to a wall that was knocked down on the parcel is still being examined by county officials.
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/May08/02/OCL_KJ_tax-02May08.html
Though legislators decided to give the Village of Kiryas Joel its yearly $640 property tax exemption for a property which serves as a public water supply parcel, they argued over the difference between “the right thing to do” and “giving away leverage” on an incident that occurred seven months ago where a parcel owned by the county in the village, known as the Gonzaga Property, was vandalized.
“It doesn’t make sense to me that we give them tax exempt status, not that I’m singling them out, but I don’t know of any municipality out there is asking for tax exempt status on a property that we are possibly going into litigation over,” said New Hampton legislator Thomas Pahucki.
Legislator Daniel Depew of Walkill agreed, and asked “why give away this leverage on the Gonzaga issue?”
Other legislators, like Gregory Townsend of Monroe, felt the two issues are unrelated.
“I think this is something that is due to every municipality, and we have to look at that as a separate issue.”
Despite the arguments, the legislature passed the resolution by a margin of 17-4 in favor of awarding Kiryas Joel the 2008 tax exemption for the water supply parcel.
Investigations into the incident on the Gonzaga Property back in mid-2007 are still ongoing; the financial extent of the damage to a wall that was knocked down on the parcel is still being examined by county officials.
http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/May08/02/OCL_KJ_tax-02May08.html
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Move west, leave NY. Cleveland - OK, Chicago - yeah, so-so (crime). But Minnesota and Iowa? You wouldn't have the Kiryas Joel or even the NJ problems. Don't believe? Find out...
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