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Orleans County Legislature Adopts $20.1M Budget, Authorizes Relevy of Unpaid Taxes
2025-12-03 · 2495 words
Key Actions & Decisions
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Adopted the 2026 Orleans County Budget with a tax levy of $20,139,000 (7-0 vote).
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Approved the apportionment of the tax levy across the county's ten towns and three villages.
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Authorized the relevy of $1.96 million in unpaid school taxes with a 7% penalty.
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Authorized the relevy of $516,216 in unpaid village taxes with a 5% penalty.
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Authorized the relevy of $131,239 in unpaid recycling and solid waste program fees.
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Authorized tax levies for various town highway, fire, water, and light districts.
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Approved charging back $3,522 in erroneous taxes to respective towns and school districts.
The Orleans County Legislature unanimously adopted the 2026 county budget, setting the tax levy at $20.1 million during a special meeting Wednesday. Lawmakers also authorized the collection of over $2.6 million in unpaid school, village, and solid waste fees.
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