Fulton Daily News
Fulton Signs On To Tax Exemption For Cold War Vets
The City of Fulton will join the county in offering a reduced property tax bill for veterans who served during the Cold War era.
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Rotarian Bill Symons Gives Hints On Taxes
On Thursday, Jan. 21, Rotarian Bill Symons gave an informative program on current tax laws.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Looking Back at 2009 Provides Multiple Reasons for Change in 2010
This year proved to have its many challenges and disappointments. Perhaps the year’s greatest disappointment, however, was the budget that passed in the spring of 2009. It contained $8.2 billion in taxes and fee increases and increased government spending by 10 percent. As a result, the average family of four will pay an extra $2,362 in higher taxes and fees this year.
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School Districts Face Falling Off Stimulus ‘Cliff’
At least two local school districts — Fulton and Phoenix — rank in the top 3% of all districts in the state for receiving federal stimulus funds. That’s the good news. The bad news is that those stimulus funds aren’t permanent and the state’s top financial officer is warning districts to plan now for the money they won’t be getting in 2011. We’ve got a handy table to show you what your district got, and how it ranks alongside other school districts.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Mayor Perturbed About Losing Tax Revenue
Cayuga Community College’s relocation into the former P&C store property in Fulton’s River Glen Square could be a major financial thorn in the side for Fulton. The city had just put the nearly $12 million piece of real estate back on the tax rolls.
Fulton Daily News
Schools & Unions Sue Gov. Over His Plan To Withhold Some Aid
Groups such as the union New York State United Teachers and the New York State School Board Association filed suit this week to try to block the government from withholdings funds scheduled to be sent to every school district in the state. See a full list of aid holdbacks by school district, city and county.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton School District Plans Process For Building Its Next Budget
The Fulton school district has set up its calendar for building its next budget.
A committee will create drafts of the budget, which Superintendent Bill Lynch will bring before the Board of Education for its review and comments. All school budgets in the state go before voters on May 18, 2010.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Aldermen Enact New Budget Amidst Discussion of Police and Fire Overtime Costs
Fulton City Aldermen Tuesday approved a budget for 2010 that raises spending about $100,000 but contains no tax increase.
“When you consider that over the past six years, our city has suffered the loss of the Nestle Company, the Fulton Cogeneration Company and the A. L. Lee Memorial Hospital most recently, I feel we are fortunate to have been able to keep taxes as stable as they have been,” Mayor Ron Woodward said in a brief address at the start of the public hearing on the budget.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton City Budget Goes To Public Hearing Tonight
The public can have its say tonight on the proposed budget for the city of Fulton. The legally required public hearing on the budget begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Common Council chambers of Fulton City Hall. The budget will spend about $120,000 more than the 2009 city budget, but the tax rate will not change. It will stay at $16.40 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton’s 2010 Budget Balanced By Ending PILOTs On Projects
View Larger Map Fulton’s no-tax-increase 2010 city budget is fueled, in part, by letting several tax agreements die. Mayor Ron Woodward said the city will not renew its payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreements […]