Payment in Lieu of Taxes
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City sues town over Falcon Seaboard dispute
PLATTSBURGH | The City of Plattsburgh has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Plattsburgh over revenue from the Falcon Seaboard power plant. more
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Controversial tax reform proposal stripped from budget bills
ALBANY | A controversial executive budget proposal that would change how state-owned land is taxed in the Adirondack Park has been stripped from the state Assembly and Senate one-house budget bills released last week. more
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Johnsburg town board opposes PILOT plans
JOHNSBURG | The Johnsburg Town Board has voted unanimously to oppose a plan contained within the executive budget proposal to change how the state pays municipal property taxes on its vast land holdings. more
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State proposal to cap Adirondack tax payments is a bad move
Albany and the Adirondacks are engaged in a standoff. more
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Opposition mounts against proposed state tax burden shift
ELIZABETHTOWN | Concerns continue to grow by an expanding coalition over an executive budget proposal to use payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements instead of market value to calculate taxes on land in the Adirondack Park and the Catskills. more
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Plattsburgh leaders dispense levity following controversial tape
PLATTSBURGH | Event marks first high-profile appearance of officials since financial dispute made public more
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City of Plattsburgh taps legal firm to explore lost power plant revenues
PLATTSBURGH | The City of Plattsburgh is hiring a legal team to drill down into what city officials allege is a discrepancy in the renegotiation of a payment in lieu of taxes agreement between Saranac Power Partners and the Town of Plattsburgh. more
Read in the right when it comes to PILOT agreement
I very much enjoy your newspaper and editorials, but I find myself greatly disagreeing with your editorial of Dec.27, wherein you take to task Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read for his remarks thought to be off the record but ... more
It looks like I hit a nerve
No day goes by when I don’t explore some fresh way to look at the City of Plattsburgh’s challenges. more
A long run plan?
When I need advice, I assemble a number of very thoughtful people who I know have a great diversity of perspectives. more
