tax levy

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar has presented his budget proposal that calls for a tax reduction for the fourth consecutive year.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 1.81% for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

The Owego Apalachin School District has less money than it originally wanted for next year, but it will not be forced to go to a contingency budget.

All the school districts in the Southern Tier are moving ahead with their plans for spending in the next school year.

The Broome County Legislature is moving ahead with a revised 2017 budget plan that restores an even split of the sales tax revenues between the county and the municipalities.

School budget proposals are being placed before voters throughout New York State.