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Altmar to be First Village to Dissolve Under NY’s New Law
 

Village of AltmarOn Dec. 6, 2011, voters in the Village of Altmar approved an elector-initiated dissolution plan by a vote of 54 to 50. As a result, Altmar is the first village in NY to approve dissolution under a new state law that took effect in March 2010.  The village will be abolished effective June 1, 2013.  The December vote was the second of two votes regarding dissolution held in Altmar in a 13-month period. The first vote on whether to approve dissolving the village passed 80-74. That vote set in motion the development of a dissolution plan.

  

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Counties broaden joint purchasing effort - Mid-Hudson News


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Counties broaden joint purchasing effort
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GOSHEN – Mid-Hudson Valley counties are now sharing the purchase of copy paper saving about $75000 this year. Officials from five counties met in Goshen Friday to discuss expanded those purchases to include corrections department items like inmate and ...
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Newburgh City Charter Revision Passes

A months-long effort by an appointed commission, assisted by Lester Steinman, Esq., SUNY CRREO Director Gerald Benjamin and Pattern CEO Jonathan Drapkin, resulted in successful votes on both propositions to restructure City of Newburgh government in the November 8 election. 

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200 gather at SUNY New Paltz for Tax Cap Challenge - Poughkeepsie Journal


200 gather at SUNY New Paltz for Tax Cap Challenge
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Tax Cap Challenge was presented by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress and hosted by the SUNY Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach. "Our goal is to help those in local government, along with planners and those in municipal finance, ...
Local leaders consider ramifications of state tax capMid-Hudson News

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Village of Edwards Voters Approve Dissolution
 

Village of EdwardsThe Village of Edwards, population 440, is located in NY's southern St. Lawrence County. In the years since 1981, when the last mine in this rural area closed, the community has lost virtually all of its business and retail base. After receiving a state grant, the village engaged CGR to conduct a study and develop a dissolution plan. In March 2011, village residents voted 55-9 in favor of dissolving the village and merging operations with the Town of Edwards.

 

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Seneca Falls

Seneca Falls Is Largest Village in NY to Approve Dissolution
 

Seneca Falls The Village and Town of Seneca Falls NY initially engaged CGR to assess ways to achieve a major goal: reduce the cost of government to help stimulate economic growth in the community. CGR found, in a 2008 study, that consolidating the governments would offer potential for major savings for village taxpayers. Subsequently CGR was engaged to serve as consultant to a village dissolution study committee. The committee’s final report, delivered to the village in late 2009, presented a dissolution plan, alternatives to dissolution, and financial and service impacts. In March 2010, voters in the village, which has a population of about 6,700, voted 1,198 to 1,112 in favor of dissolution. When dissolution takes effect at the end of 2011, Seneca Falls will be the largest village in the state to dissolve.

  
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Brockport Dissolution

Brockport Dissolution Vote — the First Under NYS Law
 

Brockport WebsiteOn June 15, 2010, voters in the Village of Brockport rejected dissolving the village by a vote of 959-662. Brockport was the first village to hold a dissolution vote under a newly effective NYS law. Unlike previous referendums, a vote on dissolution, if voter initiated, occurs prior to the development of a dissolution plan. CGR and the Rochester Chapter of the League of Women Voters assisted with public forums, and CGR developed a website.

  
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Seneca Falls

Seneca Falls Is Largest Village in NY to Approve Dissolution
 

Seneca Falls The Village and Town of Seneca Falls NY initially engaged CGR to assess ways to achieve a major goal: reduce the cost of government to help stimulate economic growth in the community. CGR found, in a 2008 study, that consolidating the governments would offer potential for major savings for village taxpayers. Subsequently CGR was engaged to serve as consultant to a village dissolution study committee. The committee’s final report, delivered to the village in late 2009, presented a dissolution plan, alternatives to dissolution, and financial and service impacts. In March 2010, voters in the village, which has a population of about 6,700, voted 1,198 to 1,112 in favor of dissolution. When dissolution takes effect at the end of 2011, Seneca Falls will be the largest village in the state to dissolve.

  
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Housing the Hudson Valley Conference Draws 200 to Poughkeepsie

Pattern's fifth annual spring conference featured expert speakers, three panels, a 3D community modeling demonstration and a tour of the 300 Block of nearby Main St. Speakers were Joseph Tracy of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY and new NYS Housing Commissioner Darryl Towns, and panels covered Impacts of Foreclosure, Housing Opportunities Downtown and Center City, and Economic Development and the Regional Housing Market.

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Dutchess Shared Services Study Brief presented to Dutchess EDC Board

"Examining Shared Services Potential in Dutchess County" summarizes interviews with chief elected officials from all 30 municipal governments, rating their interest in 20 categories of shared services ranging from police and highway to tax assessment and cable.

Downloads are available here.

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