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WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From County Department of Communications. February 9, 2004, revised midnight, February 9, 2004 E.S.T.: County Executive Andy Spano reports that the State Legislature has offered Westchester County a 1/2 % increase in the sales tax, instead of the 1% he requested. Executive Spano, in an initial statement noted this would leave Westchester $28.5 Million short, which he said would result in a property tax increase. Now later on Monday evening, Executive Spano amended his initial reaction statement, backing off his prediction that the county would have to raise the property tax. Here is County Executive Spano’s revised Statement in reaction to the legislature decision:
The 2004
Today, I have received word that the bill introduced in the State Legislature gives us half that amount—or 0.5% and authorizes us to distribute a portion of it to municipalities and school districts. In addition, we have been given the authority for a 25% increase in the mortgage tax and an auto use tax increase.
Unfortunately, we did not receive the entire amount. However, I want to thank our state delegation as well as Speaker Silver for reaching a consensus and working hard to achieve what they did. I look forward to continue working with them to identify other cost saving measures for the tax-payers of