“The Duanesburg Town Board on Thursday voted unanimously to exceed the state’s 2% property tax cap for the upcoming fiscal year — marking the fifth time in six years lawmakers have taken such action. The town’s proposed $2.6 million proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year calls for an 8.3% increase, or $206,141 in … [Read more…]
“Voters will decide next month whether or not to approve an $18.9 million spending plan adopted Tuesday by the Duanesburg school board. The proposed budget includes a $385,000, or 2%, increase in spending, while maintaining all current programming, including athletics and extracurricular activities. Under the plan, the district’s tax levy would grow to $8.7 … [Read more…]
“The IRS today released an advance version of Notice 2020-47 that invites recommendations for items to be included on the 2020 2021 Priority Guidance Plan. Read Notice 2020-47 [PDF 46 KB] The Priority Guidance Plan is used by the IRS and Treasury Department each year to identify and prioritize tax issues to be addressed … [Read more…]
“This week’s house is perfect for the downsizers out there. The house, built in 2006 on 3 acres in the Duanesburg countryside, is 1,568 square feet. It has nice finishing touches, such as pretty cherry floors, marble in the bathroom and a large fireplace in the open layout composed of living, dining and kitchen … [Read more…]
“New York State has put into place tax exemptions to encourage development of renewable energy, which played out last week in Duanesburg, a rural Schenectady County town, that granted payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, for two solar farms. New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires 100 percent carbon-free electricity by … [Read more…]
Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC PILOT PDF 13590 Duanesburg Road, Delanson, NY 12056 Tax ID 74.00-2-5.2 Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC PILOT PDF 13686 Duanesburg Road, Delanson, NY 12056 Tax ID 74.00-2-5.1 Both PILOT Agreements are found in the Town of Duanesburg January 9, 2020 Town Board Meeting Minutes As of … [Read more…]
“The Duanesburg Town Board won’t be trying to override the state’s two percent tax cap in 2020, Town Supervisor Roger Tidball said. The board will hold a public hearing on the nearly $2.2 million town budget proposal at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Hall on Western Turnpike. A public hearing on overriding the … [Read more…]
“Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC c/o Eden Renewables 333 Broadway, Suite 460 Troy, NY 12180” “Oak Hill Solar 2, LLC c/o Eden Renewables 333 Broadway, Suite 460 Troy, NY 12180” read the supporting … [Read more…]
The proposed Oak Hill Solar project and Special Use Permit application are documented in the Duanesburg Central School District minutes beginning March 2019. For clarity and ease of understanding the scope and community impact of the proposed Oak Hill Solar project the following information is directly quoted and italicized from the monthly minutes into one … [Read more…]
“Richard Hoffmann and I were never against the investigation or purchase of a building for a new Duanesburg town hall. What we are opposed to is the town’s accumulating large surpluses as a result of repeatedly levying more taxes than the budget requires. Additionally, the town keeps the amount of the surplus pretty much … [Read more…]