County Executives Plead For Local Tax Relief At State Capitol
Louis Mills and seven other county executives told Gov Rockefeller and Speaker Curyea at private capital meetings that localities cannot bear further state burden shifts. They urged defense of local reimbursement schedules, noting increased costs from state cutbacks. Duryea expressed sympathy but warned of possible tax hikes and targeted cuts to welfare, health, highways, and courts to close a near one billion dollar deficit.
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Orange County
Louis V. Mills
State County Executives Association
Rockefeller
Assembly
Perry B. Curyea
Mills
Association
Ralph G. Case
Nassau
Edward N. Regan
Erie
DeWitt Clinton
Curyea
Duryea
Times Herald- Record
Tax hike support eyed by local leaders in budget talks
Duryea said Republicans accepted the concept in a closed door conference while Mills backed higher state taxes if local needs require state aid. He warned new money or big local cuts, noting electoral timing next year. He urged legislators to hear local government and education officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duryea
Mills
NYSEG rate hike backed by PSC examiner in NY
A Public Service Commission examiner recommended NYSEG be allowed about 9 million dollars in extra yearly electric revenue. If approved, rates would rise in all NYSEG divisions including Sullivan Ulster and Buffalo area. Residential bills could rise about 1.50 monthly in Sullivan Ulster and 3 monthly in Western New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Public Service Commission
New York State Electric and Gas Corp
Nyse&g
Commission
Sullivan and
Ulster Counties
Buffalo
Sullivan-Ulster
New York
Electric Company
Lawrence A. Gollomp
Gollomp
Schermerhorn Readies Bills for 1972 Legislature
State Sen. Richard C. Schermerhorn of Cornwall profiles four bills and two resolutions for the 1972 session. Proposals include listing blood type on licenses, $1200 annual pensions to 60 blind WWI veterans, an Port Jervis industrial development agency, and a $25000 death benefit plus college expenses for families of prison workers killed in the line of duty. Retroactive to Sept. 1 for Attica guards. Resolutions urge Congress to allow welfare residency rules and to ban busing for racial balance in schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Richard C. Schermerhorn
Cornwall
Rc- 37
Port Jervis
Congress
Jurist seeks added funds for prompt trial rules
New York Chief Judge Stanley H. Fuld asked state and local officials for 14 million dollars to implement the upcoming prompt trial rules set to take effect May 1. He said funds are needed to hire personnel and provide resources to ensure the rules function.
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New York
UPI
Stanley H. Fuld
State Court of Appeals
City Bar Association
Manhattan
Fuld
Big land deal ties 200 acres to $4 million in Orange County
Republic National Life Insurance Co of Dallas paid just over 4 million for 200 acres in the Monroe Woodbury Harriman area. Spokesman Ervin Atkerson said the purchase settles other obligations and offered no immediate development plans. The deed shows sale from Gagetown Realty Corp. amid surrounding Avon and Harriman activity. Local officials voiced surprise at the transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshena
Dallas
Texa
Monroe-Woodbury-Harriman
Ervin Atkerson
Republic National Life Insurance Co
Orange County Clerk's Office
Republic National
Gagetown Realty Corp
New York
Gagetown
Melody Lane
Harriman
T.L. Bailey
New York City Corporation
Avon Products, Inc
Avon
Monroe
William C. Rogers
David Clarke
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Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Willis H. Stephens
Stephens
Middletown
Randall Airport
John Simas
PSC Examiner
Ottaway News Service
Schermerhorn
Attica
Jurist
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