OGDENSBURG â The St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators on Monday night tabled a resolution in support of the cityâs home rule legislation that would allow it to collect up to an additional 1% of sales tax revenue within the city limits.
Legislator David W. Forsythe, R-Lisbon, proposed the resolution, which was tabled until the boardâs next Finance Committee meeting on July 26. Legislator Joseph R. Lightfoot, R-Ogdensburg, proposed the tabling of the resolution with a second from Legislator Harold A. Smithers II, R-Gouverneur.
âThis is another one of these come lately resolutions,â Mr. Lightfoot said prior to asking the board to table the resolution. âThere is no big rush to do this.