Dec 19, 2020
PLATTSBURGH â After months of throwing elbows, the Plattsburgh City Common Council came to a consensus Thursday night, closing out 2020 with an approved budget for next year, which features a modest tax cut. It s fair; it s equitable; it doesn t put people out of jobs; it s fiscally responsible, City Councilor Elizabeth Gibbs (D-Ward 3) said of the spending plan. It was the right thing to do to settle that before everyone goes away on Christmas â to know that they have a jobs.  Â
FINALIZED BUDGET
All five councilors voted to OK the $59.9 million spending plan at their final meeting of the year.Â
It offered up a tax rate of $11.41 per $1,000 of assessed property value, down $0.24, or more than 2 percent, from the current year.Â