T IMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 35, No 42 3 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
Panthers
blank
Dukes
3
ONE DOLLAR
VC goes
gold
Page 40
Page 42
www .W allkill V alley T imes . net
Montgomery lowers tax rate Race for
Town plans to override tax cap and reduce tax rates in a ‘oneshot deal’
By RACHEL COLEMAN
There is sure to be some head
scratching in Montgomery over the
preliminary budget presented last week.
While town officials plan to override the
tax cap, Supervisor Mike Hayes said most
residents can actually expect to see a
decrease in their town tax bill.
The tax cap on the levy this year is 1.84
percent.
According to Hayes, the town was hit,
like many other municipalities, by large
increases in costs such as health insurance
and worker’s compensation. However,
the town also received a huge booster shot
as well—a “substantial” increase (about
$30 million) in the assessed value of the
town as large buildings were added to the
rolls in July.
“Quite frankly, we’re probably in better
shape than we initially thought,” said
Hayes.
While the increase in the town’s
assessed value was welcome news, the
chances that it will happen again next
year are pretty slim and Hayes called it a
“one shot deal.”
District 18
Sassi challenges Sullivan for
Orange County legislature seat
By JASPREET GILL
[email protected]
Continued on page 4
Scary and funny
Jaspreet Gill
Tristan Font wins first place for scariest costume as Pennywise the clown and his sister Taina Miller wins first place for funniest costume as
a marionette during Walden’s annual Halloween costume contest. They are pictured with a proud mom. Story, additional photos on page 2.
“Too often, public officials put their
own benefits before that of the public,”
says Roseanne Sullivan. “My job is to
ensure that this does not happen on my
watch.”
Incumbent Sullivan (D, WFP, WEP)
is seeking re-election as the county
legislature
against
Robert
Sassi
(R,
C, IDP), a Town of
Crawford councilman
for the past six years
and recently retired
Valley Central High
School government
teacher.
Roseanne Sullivan
Sullivan, a resident
of Circleville for over
30 years, has served
several
different
local,
state
and
federal committees
and boards. She’s
advocated for Pine
Bush schools locally
as the President of Robert Sassi
the Orange County
School Boards Association, statewide by
leading advocacy issues through the New
York State School Boards Association
(NYSSBA) and federally as her position
as a congressional federal representative
for NYSSBA.
“My professional background is
Continued on page 6
SERVING CRAWFORD, GARDINER, MAYBROOK, MONTGOMERY, PINE BUSH, SHAWANGUNK, WALDEN AND WALLKILL