Orange County Legislature Reduces 2024 Tax Levy by $2 Million

Published on December 9, 2023

Orange County, New York, legislature on Dec. 7 unanimously passed a $122.5 million property tax levy for the coming year, $2 million less than this year.  The tax levy was originally proposed by County Executive Steve Neuhaus to stay flat, but more favorable projections about interest earnings afterwards allowed for such a cut, according to a special Ways and Means committee meeting in early November.  This is the third time county property tax levy has gone down during the Neuhaus administration; aside from a slight decrease in 2021, the levy was cut by $9.6 million last year.  “I have enjoyed working collaboratively with chairwoman of the legislature Katie Bonelli and the legislature on this budget, which lowers taxes and is fiscally responsible,” Mr. Neuhaus said in a statement after the passage of the budget. ...

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