Tax Watch

Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell on Friday lauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give up state Legislative power over county requests to periodically renew request to extend their county sales taxes. Cuomo’s budget proposal would allow counties to pass the extender in county legislators, sparing county’s the biannual dance with… Read More →

In today’s The Journal News and on LoHud.com, Reporter Barbara Livingston Nackman details Putnam County’s new plan to sell foreclosed properties for market rates in hopes of increasing the pool of buyers and boosting revenue.  The plan calls for the county, which typically sells the properties through public tax auctions… Read More →