At the March 13 regular meeting of the County Legislature, Local Law #1 for the year 2023 was passed that allows volunteer firefighters and EMT’s to get a 10% property tax exemption on their county tax bills. Local Law #1 is below:
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Chemung County Executive Chris Moss released the 2023 county budget on Thursday, Nov. 10th. The spending plans is approximately $230 million and calls for a 0% tax increase for the new fiscal year. The County Legislature now will review the proposal over the next few weeks and hopes to approve a new budget by early December. Highlights of the budget …
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For the second time in four years, the county’s Senior Citizen Tax Exemption was changed to allow more low income seniors to receive a percentage off their county property taxes. The first increase in the income amount a senior property owner could make and still qualify for an exemption came in 2019, the first in over 20 years. Seniors in …
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The Chemung County Sewer District began a consolidation plan in 2019. They presented the proposed plan to the county legislature in February 2021 and in January 2022 they updated the legislature on the progress of the project. Below are the power point presentations that were presented to the legislature. The first one will give you the reasoning and overview of …
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Below is the Lease agreement between the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency and Mammoth Sports and Entertainment, LLC. Rodney J. Strange is a member of the Board of Directors of the Chemung County IDA and voted for this lease agreement saying it was the most consequential vote he has made as a public servant. He believes that what Mammoth Sports …
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The Chemung County Legislature passed a resolution opposing the closing of the Southport Correctional Facility which is slated to close in March 2022. You can read the resolution below:
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Chemung County Executive Chris Moss has sent his 2022 proposed county budget to the legislature. The 2020 proposed budget review schedule is as follows: Workshops Wednesday, November 10th 7:00 p.m. November 15th, 16th 17th 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing on the 2022 proposed budget: Monday, November 29th 7:00 p.m. Special meeting of the Full Legislature to adopt the 2022 budget: Monday, December 6, 2021 …
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