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Assessors warn of changes School in state’s STAR tax program district budgets detailed By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
QUEENSBURY | Area assessors are warning homeowners that if they don’t take action to switch how they receive their School Tax Relief (STAR) property tax reduction, they could have their benefit reduced or eliminated altogether. Beginning this fall, homeowners who have been receiving their STAR benefit as an exemption, or reduction in their tax bill — instead of a rebate check — will lose out on the annual increase in the benefit of up to 2 percent. These homeowners must register with their local assessors to switch to the check payment to receive the annual increase. But that’s not all. Those who earn between $250,000 and $500,000 annually could have their STAR benefit eliminated entirely if they don’t sign up to receive their savings as a rebate check rather than the reduction in their tax bill — and through such inaction, they could lose up to $1,000 or far more.
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Queensbury Assessor Teri Ross issued a memorandum this week on behalf of the Warren County Assessor’s Association alerting the public of the change in STAR policy, which was passed recently by the state legislature as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2019-20 budget. Ross also warned that homeowners who opted to continue receiving the full tax break — through a rebate — would be forced to pay
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WARREN COUNTY | For the upcoming year, school districts in northern Warren County have proposed budgets that maintain their tax levies under the limits imposed by the state’s tax cap. The following information was gleaned from either published budget documents or figures sent to The Sun by school district administrators: » Budgets Cont. on pg. 3
Greg Klingler, assessor for both the Town of Chester and the Town of Warrensburg, examines property value information at his desk. Klingler and other assessors in Warren County have warned that homeowners across New York state need to be aware of recent changes in the state’s STAR tax reduction program if they expect to get the tax breaks that they are entitled to. Photo by Thom Randall
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Galusha recalled as generous, talented, hard-working Regulations that have protected the Adirondack forests have not simultaneously harmed the economy, a new report suggests. Photo by Tim Rowland
Study: Adirondack economy has not been harmed by environmental regulations Jim Galusha of Thurman conducts an auction at a recent year’s Smoke Eaters’ Jamboree, calling out bids as Judy Durkin (left rear) takes notes. Galusha died May 2 at age 78, and this week people in the area recalled his service to the community, his good humor, his wise advice and generosity. Photo by Thom Randall
THURMAN | A multi-talented, generous man prominent in northern Warren County was remembered by neighbors this week following his death May 2 at age 78. Residents of Thurman offered their thoughts Monday about the impact James Elliott Galusha had on life in the remote mountain town and surrounding communities. Galusha was born April 5, 1941, in Olmstedville to Leon and Estella Galusha. Jim
and his five siblings grew up in Johnsburg, attending Johnsburg Central School. On Aug. 2, 1959, Jim and Norma Jean Hastings were married. Jim died May 2, three months short of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary. Jim and Norma Galusha raised two sons, Randy and Patrick, on the family farm on Charles Olds Road in Athol.
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