1984-02-04RESOLUTION
URGING STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT VETERANS INCOME TAX
CREDIT TO REPLACE PROVISIONS FOP PEAL PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTIONS.
_Councilman Irene Paino
adoption:
offers the following and moves its
WHEREAS, the State has authorized municipal governments to
participate in real property tax exemptions for veterans whereby
veterans, in particular those who served in the active military,
naval or air service in hostilities known as the Vietnam War
would pay reduced real property taxes; and
WHEREAS, the State has furnished no assessment of the
financial impact upon the municipalities should they fail to
"opt out" of this program, and
WHEREAS, this program provides no benefits for the many
veterans who rent property or who do not own their own homes; and
WHEREAS, this program does not provide benefits comparable
to those given to veterans who served in other eras and conflicts;
and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has failed to enact a number
of pieces of pending legislation conferring benefits on all
veterans, including educational, health, and job training
benefits, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that this Town Board hereby urges the State
Legislature to consider the enactment of a veterans income
tax credit to replace existing legislation granting certain
exemptions from real property taxes; said income tax credit to
include veterans who served in all wars with American involvement,
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of this Board is hereby
directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to Governor
S Mario M. Cuomo, Senator Jay P. Rolison, Jr., Assemblyman
Sti1c,�d , the Supervisors of all Towns in Dutchess County, the Mayors
of the two cities and the Mayors of all Dutchess County villages.
Seconded By: Councilman Gerard McCluskey
Roll Call Vote: 4 Ayes 0 Nays Supervisor Versace ---Absent
Duly Adopted: February 4, 1984
VOTE OF THE BOARD:
Supervisor Frank J. Versace
Councilwoman Renata Ballard
Councilwoman Irene Paino
Councilman Joseph Incoronato
Councilman Gerard McCloskey
Absent
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Adopted: February 4, 1984
E II . SNOWDEN
To-vm Clerk
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS)
ss..
TOWN OF WAPPINGER )
I, Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger,
Dutchess County, New York, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that I have compared
the foregoing with the original resolution adopted by the Town
Board of the Town of Beekman at a metting of said Board held on
the 4th day of February, 1985, and that the foregoing is a true
and correct transcript of said original resolution and of the
whole thereof, and that said original resolution is on file in
my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the
seal of the Town of Wappinger, this 4th day of February, 1985.
LAINE SNOWDEN
Town Clerk
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