Notice of Public Hearing - November 6, 2014

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Town of Roxbury, New York

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board for the Town of Roxbury at the Roxbury Town Hall on the 6th day of November 2014, at 6:15 pm., regarding the repeal and replacement of Local Law No. 3 of 2003 by the adoption of a new Local Law that adopts New York State’s Basic Maximum Veteran’s Alternative Exemption from taxation on the assessed value of qualifying residential real property.  This law is being proposed pursuant to the authority granted by Title 2, Section 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law in order to provide further tax relief to low income veterans.  At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same.

Copies of the proposed law shall be available at the time of the hearing and shall be available at times prior to and after the hearing at the Town Clerk’s Office during normal business hours for the purpose of inspection or procurement by interested persons.

The proposed Local Law to Adopt the New York State Basic Maximum Veteran’s Alternative Exemption on Qualifying Residential Property re-establishes the Roxbury Town Board’s intent to protect the Town’s most vulnerable citizens.

Dated: October 22, 2014
Roxbury, N.Y.
By Order of Town Board
Town of Roxbury