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| Open Space Institue Preserves Ashokan Field Campus. Read more....
Coming Soon: by the end of June 08, the Town of Marbletown, in association with Ulster County Information Services, will launch the County's first townwide, web based GIS application. Residents, and anyone with internet access, will be able to access all of the Town's land use data, including Open Space Plan Maps, Zoning and Ag Districts, Soils, Wetlands, Aquifer Maps, Habitat and Biodiversity maps, and a wealth of other valuable information. Check back soon for updates...
Marbletown Beautification Fund: the Town of Marbletown has a small beautification fund for projects that may enhance the community's public appearance. Non-profit groups/organizations, located within the Town are invited to apply. Download applications here...
Click here to access the new NYSDOT website detailing the Route 209/Stone Ridge Sidewalk Project
Good News: Open Space Institute has purchased an agricultural easement on the Osterhoudt Farm, in the Town of Marbletown. This protects 96 acres of prime agricultural land and a heritage farm that has been in operation since the Revolutionary War days. Read more...
Early this year, the Governor's Office created the New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief. Chaired by Nassau County Executive, Tom Suozzi, the commission is charged with examining the root causes of NY's property tax burden, identifying ways to make the State's property tax burden fairer, and developing a fair and effective school property tax cap to hold the line on property tax growth.
To learn more and/or to share your ideas with the Commission, click here to visit the website for the New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief
Volunteers Wanted:
MT Board of Ethics: Click Here for Details
MT Planning Board: Click Here for Details
MT Planning and Zoning Committee: Click Here
Recycle your Old Cellphones and Printer Cartridges and Help Support the Marbletown Elementary PTF (Parents, Teachers & Friends). Drop them off today at the Town Clerk's Office, in Town Hall, on Route 209, in Stone Ridge!
New 2.5 Million Roadway Reconstruction and Sidewalk Grant Programmed for High Falls!
In the latest draft Program Plan from Ulster County Transportation Council, it was noted that NYSDOT, utilizing State and Federal funds has allocated 2.5 million dollars for roadway reconstruction and new sidewalks for High Falls.
NYS Archives for the Electronic Scanning, Storage and Retreival of Public Records - the 3rd Highest Award Total in New York State!
In a highly competitive grant process, the Town of Marbletown has been awarded almost 60 thousand dollars from NYS Archives for the scanning, storage and retreival of public records. These additional funds will go a long way to ensure the safety, security and accesibility of the volumous public records and information maintained by the town. The Town should also realized substantial productivity gains in the utiliztion of staff time, presently allocated to records management activities.
According to the newly released Annual Report from Ulster County Real Property Tax Services, Marbletown has the lowest combined General Town and Highway Taxes (School Taxes are a separate jurisdiction and not included) out of all of the 21 municipalities in Ulster County......
but much more needs to be done at the State level. Find out how you can voice your opinion and help by visiting the web site below:
www.hvpropertytaxreform.org
Town Board Raises Income Limits for Senior Exemptions
The Town Board has raised income limits for Senior Exemptions. For more information on how the changes may affect your particular exemption level, please contact Kathy or Barbara, in the Assessor's office at 687-9523 ext 108
Town Negotiates New Agreement with Time-Warner Cable
In recognition of the urgent need to provide more MT residents with access to high-speed internet services the Town Board, with the pro-bono assistance of Attorney, Marti Greene, has a negotiated an unprecedented new agreement with TWC.
Under Public Service Commission rules, TWC is only required to provide service to roads where there are 20+ homes , per mile (as measured from the closest active service connection). The new agreement calls for TWC to wire an additional 15 miles, of presently unserved roads, where the density is below 20 homes, per mile. Additionally, TWC has agreed to triple revenues payable to the Town and has also agreed to provide free basic service to all schools, libraries, fire houses, municipal buildings and other emergency service facilities and steep discounts for internet service.
This new agreement is the best ever offered to a community in the Hudson Valley, however, the Town Board recognizes that high-speed internet access represents critical economic infrastructure and we will continue to leave no stone unturned in the quest for town-wide, universal coverage.
Congress Passes new provision allowing up to a 100% Federal Income Tax Credit, for 15 years, for placing land into a Conservation Easement. Click on the following link for more information: www.lta.org/publicpolicy/hr4_factsheet.htm
New York State Passes Conservation Tax Credit
New York State has just passed an innovative credit that will give NYS landowners whose land is restricted by a permanent conservation easement an annual rebate of 25% of the property taxes paid on that land, up to $5000. per year. Landowners will be able to claim this rebate when they file a 2006 NYS income tax return and annually thereafter. Eligible landowners will receive the rebate regardless of how much NYS income tax they owe or are due.
$500,000.00 209 Corridor Study Approved
A $500,000.00 grant to study sustainable development on the Route 209 corridor has been officially approved by the State and the UC Transportation Council. This idea for this study was initially advanced by the Supervisors of Marbletown and Rochester, who convinced all of the Towns and Villages along 209 to participate. This study will focus on traffic safety and volume, enhancement of tourism and economic development, land use patterns, design guidelines and other "smart growth" strategies designed to ensure that Route 209 is developed in balanced manner and that it becomes more than just a road that goes from point A to point B. For a summary, click here...
Town Board Passes Unanimous Resolution in Support of the Community Preservation Act
On Tuesday, June 6th, the Marbletown Town Board passed a unanimous resolution to urge our representatives, in Albany, to support the Community Preservation Act.
The Community Preservation Act calls for allowing towns and voters, through New York State, to decide on a case-by-case basis, whether they would like to set up a community preservation fund derived from an up to 2% real estate transfer tax, on the buyer, and only on the amount of the sale that is above and beyond the median sale price of a residential property in Ulster County.
Funds could be used for the preservation of, and assistance to, local family farms, historical sites, parks and trails, and other valuable community assets. The bill has the support of Governor Pataki, was passed by the NYS Assembly and now resides in the NYS Senate.
We urge all those who would support this effort to contact Senator Bonacic Room 815 Legislative Office Building, Albany NY 12247 and urge him to support the Community Preservation Act (S.3153)
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