By Holly Crocco The proposed 2027 budget for the Town of Carmel stays within the state-mandated 2 percent property tax cap. “We worked to keep this budget as tight as we could make it, taking into account labor, health care, operation costs – all the things that go into running a town,” said Supervisor Michael Cazzari at the Oct. 7 Carmel Town Board meeting. According to Town Comptroller Mary Ann Maxwell, the proposed $28.6 million levy represents a little more than a $1 mill

By Holly Crocco The Town of Kent is among 22 local governments in New York State to be designated in fiscal stress for the year ending in 2025, according to a recent report by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “Local governments are facing increased fiscal pressures due to a combination of the end of federal pandemic aid, higher inflation, rising operating costs, and moderating sales tax revenue growth,” he said. DiNapoli launched the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System in 2013