Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board Chairman Gordon Gooding. (Credit: Julie Lane)
Correcting misinformation has become a major task of the Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board, which recommends parcels to the Town Board to be purchased and kept from development. The aim of the fund is to retain the rural ambiance of East End towns. Purchases are made with money that comes from a 2% tax paid by property buyers, not from taxes paid by existing residents.
That hasn’t stopped people from taking to Facebook, Instagram and other online sites to complain about what they think is happening at specific sites and how acquisitions are being financed.
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School districts face uncertainty as preliminary state budget shows cuts in aid A Southold school bus at the high school in the days prior to reopening. (Credit: Grant Parpan)
Nearly every local school district would face cuts in state aid under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2021-22 budget.
As the governor presented his budget proposal last week, two vastly different scenarios emerged, each of which hinges on the level of federal aid the state will receive.
While the governor remains hopeful that with new leadership in Washington, the state may get a fairer share, it’s unclear if forthcoming relief packages will be enough to address New York’s $15 billion budget shortfall.
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Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr.
Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) has been reappointed chairman of the Assembly Standing Committee on Local Governments.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-NYC) made the appointment, noting Mr. Thiele has previously served as chairman of the Assembly’s Small Business, Libraries and Educational Technology committees.
The Local Governments Committee considers legislative needs of local governments, including counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, fire districts and other special districts and local agencies.
Local issues addressed in this committee in the past have included the Peconic Bay region septic system replacement loan program, water quality improvement projects and matters related to open space, transportation, local land use and housing.