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2019 tax season just a memory now
MIDDLEBURY | Tax season is behind us now and many late-filing Vermonters are receiving their tax refund checks this month. However, some Vermonters were surprised to pay what amounted to a hidden income tax in 2019. Read more
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Road paving, reconstruction projects revealed
QUEENSBURY | Robust sales tax revenue for Warren County is leading to more of its rough roadways to be paved this summer, if not earlier. Read more
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County sales tax revenue keeps upward trend
ELIZABETHTOWN | Essex County’s sales tax collections have continued to increase in the first months of 2019. Read more
Johnsburg school faulted in state audit
NORTH CREEK | The Johnsburg Central School District was faulted in a recent state audit for failing to adequately document extracurricular purchases and cash advances, and neglecting to collect sales tax during school fundraisers. Read more
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County sees 6.4 percent bump in sales tax revenue
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County’s sales tax revenue increased by more than 6.4 percent last year. Read more
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Plattsburgh officials outline state of the county, city, town
PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County and the Town of Plattsburgh both closed out 2018 on stable ground. Read more
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Towns fund projects with new taxes
MIDDLEBURY | Dorn, who served as a commerce cabinet official in the administration of Gov. Jim Douglas, stressed that increasing the sales tax in South Burlington by even one percent will be an idea ultimately decided by voters on... Read more
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Shutdown has consequences locally
QUEENSBURY | The partial government shutdown will be affecting Warren County citizens who utilize various social services programs. Read more
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Option taxes: funding projects with a twist
MIDDLEBURY | In the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams,” actor Kevin Costner uttered one of Hollywood’s most famous lines: “If you build it, he will come.” Read more
Open letter to Vermont legislators
First, thank you all for your willingness to serve your constituents and all Vermonters. Read more
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Ron Conover re-elected CEO of Warren County
QUEENSBURY | Fending off two challengers who sought to lead Warren County, town of Bolton supervisor Ron Conover was elected to his third one-year term as chairman of the county Board of Supervisors during the panel’s annual organizational meeting... Read more
Three candidates vie to lead Warren County
QUEENSBURY | With the new year’s arrival, Warren County government is facing a three-way contest to chair the county Board of Supervisors. Read more
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Sales tax revenue discrepancies irks supers
QUEENSBURY | Controversy has erupted among Warren County supervisors over the distribution of sales tax revenue to the county’s municipalities, and the issue may have substantial political repercussions. Read more
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Taxes stay flat in Hague
HAGUE | Continuing to live off investments and Warren County sales tax, there will again be no town taxes in Hague, according to its 2019 budget. Read more
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Plattsburgh entrepreneur aims to pioneer low-cost crypto heat
PLATTSBURGH | A local entrepreneur has designed a mechanism that may be able to capture wasted heat from cryptocurrency mining rigs and funnel it where it could prove useful — commercial and municipal buildings. Read more
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Clinton County taxes to stay flat
PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Legislature is poised to pass a spending plan for 2019 with no tax increase attached. Read more
Lake George budget calls for 7.1% boost in spending — but a drop in tax levy
LAKE GEORGE | Governmental spending in the Town of Lake George as forecast in the town’s endorsed 2019 budget reflects a 7.1 percent increase, while the amount to be raised by taxes is to decrease by 0.1 percent. Read more
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Chesterfield revenues help keep budget increase low
CHESTERFIELD | Increases in the revenues within the town of Chesterfield led to decreases in the general and highway budget tax levies for 2019. Read more
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Johnsburg tax levy hike of 11.6 percent pending
NORTH CREEK | The Town of Johnsburg’s 2019 preliminary budget calls for a 11.6 percent increase in the amount to be raised by taxes for the highway, general government, library and special district expenditures combined. Read more
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Town taxes poised to stay flat
PLATTSBURGH | The Town of Plattsburgh seeks to remain under the 2 percent state tax cap next year. Read more
