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Also attached to this agenda item: Assessment memo Excerpts from Study re Assessment Function Local Law Intro 14 of 2024 November 20th Resolution 210-2024 LL Intro 14 Adoption

From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NV via Croton-on-Hudson NV <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 3:56 PM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I ***CAUTION: External sender.•.,.. I Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 3:55pm Submitted values are: Choose One: Village Manager's Office Please include any questions or comments: Before any changes are made home owners need a clear understanding of what will happen with their taxes. Please don't move forward with anything until current residents have a clear understanding of what will happen. Please read these comments at tonight's meeting. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Jessica Email Address: ==Address== Street: 58 Thompson Ave City: Croton-on-Hudson State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/34041 Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:06 PM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I ***CAUTION: External sender.*** I Submitted on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 5:06pm Submitted values are: Choose One: Public Comments for Board Meeting Please include any questions or comments: Regarding the assessor agenda item: It is hard to comment when you don't know how a pending Board item impacts you. I cannot conceive of any reason why the village has not published a spreadsheet with all of the estimated property level tax changes. It should have been in the meeting backup materials. tt is all public information, and it is all information that the village already has. In fact, the Village has already done the work at a higher level to figure out an estimated equivalent rate for Cortlandt and to determine the number of impacted properties, so do the right thing and show it to us. It's not that simple for residents to do if they don't understand how to calculate the tax amounts or don't know where to go to find the rolls much less how to read them. Most probably don't understand. It's not fair to make people try to figure this out themselves and then ask them to vote on it. How do you make an intelligent public comment when you don't know how something affects you? I also noticed there's an item (9d) referencing a Teamsters contract/agreement, but the contract/agreement is not included in the materials. I googled and other towns seem to include them as backup for similar agenda items. It's not exactly government in the sunshine if we don't know what the board is agreeing to. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Chris Killian Email Address: ====Address== Street: Glengary Road City: Croton on Hudson State: New York Zipcode: Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/33956 Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:34 PM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments !***CAUTION: External sender.***! Submitted on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 5:33pm Submitted values are: Choose One: Village Manager's Office Please include any questions or comments: Please provide information on how our taxes Will be impacted by this change in the assessor's office. It's very confusing. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Lauren davis Email Address: ==Address== Street: 14 Hamilton City: Croton State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https:llwww.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/33961 l Bryan Healy From: Sent: To: Erica Laudon Corwin Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:31 PM Bryan Healy REVISED: Question for Mayor and Board of Trustees at 11/20 Meeting !***CAUTION: External sender.•••! Hi Mr. Healy, Please put my REVISED question on the record for the meeting tomorrow (11/20) with the Croton Board ofTrustees and Mayor Brian Pugh: My mother and I live in homes in Croton which were both recently reassessed due to additions and/or renovations. How will this new system of Town Property Assessment Rolls impact these two properties and the amount of village tax owed each year? Will the village taxes increase or decrease? The charts you provided in your agenda documentation are confusing and ultimately do not provide a transparent analysis on how this change in assessment will impact homeowners. Erica Loudon 124 Penfield Avenue Croton, NY l Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:53 AM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I **"'CAUTION: External sender."'""" I Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 10:52am Submitted values are: Choose One: Village Manager's Office Please include any questions or comments: In order for residents to make informed decisions, they need to be informed. The village should mail out to each household the projected tax changes that would take place in the event that this resolution is passed and voted on. Many simply DO NOT know about this- similar to all of your housing initiatives. Also, I find it very interesting that the village is looking to conserve $32,000 a year with the elimination of the assessor role, which will adversely impact many current residents financially since their taxes will go up. However, there seemed to be no hesitation to forgive developers of all affordable housing over $500,000 of park fees as in the case of Lot A, should it be built. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Susan Skrelja Email Address: ==Address== Street: City: State: New York Zipcode: Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/33991 Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:58 AM To: Manager's Offke Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I ***CAUTION: External sender.*** I Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 10:57am Submitted values are: Choose One: Public Comments for Board Meeting Please include any questions or comments: Contemplating a decision to significantly alter the property tax structure without giving the public the full set of facts shows exactly what you think of us, and it's disgusting. (Read this verbatim during the meeting. Do not summarize.) ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Daniel Bennett Email Address: ==Address== Street: 40 Van Wyck Street City: Croton on Hudson State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https:ljwww.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/33996 Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:58 AM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I ***CAUTION: External sender.•** I Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 -10:SSam Submitted values are: Choose One: Village Manager's Office Please include any questions or comments: According to this calculation, my taxes will go up around $1200. Approximately this makes no sense to me. This is an affordable tax hike for a person of my age and in my financial position please help me. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Lauren David Email Address: ==Address== Street: 14 Hamilton ave City: Croton State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https:ljwww.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/34001 Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11 :38 AM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments !***CAUTION: External sender.***! Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 11:37am Submitted values are: Choose One: Public Comments for Board Meeting Please include any questions or comments: If you are considering making a change that will affect the communities taxes, you should be provided updates to how the change will affect each home owner. The residents of this town need to know the full picture before a change is proposed. This feels very post election sneaky. If the village is worrying about saving the salary of the accessor, maybe should consider not giving tax breaks to the new developers. All the recent changes in town are negatively affecting the homeowners. This will also negatively affect homes that have apartments, do you not think that increasing property taxes will also increase rent? That goes directly against the affordable housing initiative in town. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Heather Miranda Email Address: ==Address== Street: 40 Darby Avenue City: Croton on Hudson State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https:llwww.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/34011 Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 1 :11 PM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I ***CAUTION: External sender.*** I Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 1:11pm Submitted values are: Choose One: Public Comments for Board Meeting Please include any questions or comments: What will the village do for the households that are facing large tax increases? I'm looking at a $2000 increase in 1 year! I'm currently paying $13,000 this would put me over $15,000. My home is 1500 sq/ft on a .13 lot. This is not equitable. This would unfortunately make us consider relocating due to the increase cost of living. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Brett Miranda Email Address: ==Address:::= Street: 40 Darby Ave City: Croton On Hudson State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Poor Croton Family Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/34026 l Bryan Healy From: Sent: Croton-on-Hudson NY via Croton-on-Hudson NY <cmsmailer@civicplus.com> Wednesday, November 20, 2024 1 :56 PM To: Manager's Office Subject: Form submission from: Send Us Comments I ***CAUTION: External sender. 0* I Submitted on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 1:55pm Submitted values are: Choose One: Public Comments for Board Meeting Please include any questions or comments: As a senior citizen on a fixed income, I am very concerned about the board's intent to terminate the village's tax assessor and to hand over that role to the town of Cortlandt without knowing exactly what that means to my tax bill. The list being shared on Facebook showing how many can expect increases vs decreases as well as the supposed formula to calculate your own tax change do nothing to make this clear to me, and I'm sure the same can be said for many others. Before moving ahead, you need to make clear just how much of jump, up or down, this would mean for every household in this village, where many are not even aware this is happening. A significant tax increase could mean some will no longer be able to afford their homes. Certainly, ironic when the board is forgiving taxes for people who do not yet live here. ==Please provide the following information== Your Name: Rosemary Hawkins Email Address: ==Address== Street: 90 Hastings Ave City: Croton on Hudson State: New York Zipcode: 10520 Organization: Phone Number: The results of this submission may be viewed at: https://www.crotononhudson-ny.gov/node/2/submission/34031 Bryan Healy From: Sent: To: Cc: Feed the Birds! Tuesday, November 19, 2024 12:57 PM Bryan Healy Emily Giovanni Comments for Assessor Public Hearing 11/20/24 I ***CAUTION: External sender.•** I Bryan: As I cannot attend this Public Hearing, I respectfully request my comments be read into, and made part of the hearing's public record. Every single homeowner needs to be made aware of what they'll be voting for. Nothing should move forward until each household is notified exactly how they'll be affected. Robert Armanini 10 Thompson Avenue Croton on Hudson Sent from my iPhone J Bryan Healy From: Sent: To: Cc: Domna Candido Tuesday, November 19, 2024 4:32 PM Bryan Healy Brian Pugh; Len Simon; Ian Murtaugh; Nora Nicholson; Cara Politi; Emily Giovanni Re: Upcoming 11/20/24 Public Hearing on Terminating the Village's Status as an Assessment Unit. I ***CAUTION: External sender.*** I Dear Mgr. Healy, At the 11/6/24 Board of Trustees meeting, at which the Public Hearing on terminating Croton on Hudson's status as an Assessment Unit and transferring that responsibility to the Town of Cortlandt was last discussed, an issue of great concern emerged about how such a change would affect the property taxes of Croton residents. Trustee Murtaugh raised some very important concrete concerns about how certain Croton residents would face an increase in their taxes, and how that would not be the case for others. Since, as you are aware, Mayor Pugh was pushing to rush through that whole conversation, it was very disconcerting to find out, only after Trustee Murtaugh insisted on pursuing that aspect of the conversation and only after Mayor Pugh blatantly admitted that there will be "winners and losers" if this change is effected, that certain Croton residents will be detrimentally impacted if this change is made. That realization was all the more outrageous since Mayor Pugh's flippant response indicated that he didn't seem to care about that disparate treatment resulting in certain residents, including Trustee Murtaugh, being the "losers." It was obvious from that Nov. 6th discussion that you were already in receipt of specific information relating to residents' properties, including that of Trustee Murtaugh, when he requested that more complete and specific information be revealed about the rise in taxes for the other so-called "losers." Mayor Pugh, insisting that he was in some rush, indicated that full disclosure of information would be provided to residents prior to holding the Public Hearing ... the one that is scheduled to be held tomorrow (11/20/24) with this issue on the agenda. Yet, to date, we have not received such information. Instead, we have been provided with a bunch of historical documents and carefully selected portions of current documents that tells us NOTHING SPECIFIC that is of any real use to residents who might be particularly interested because they might unknowingly be in the "loser" category! As you well know, we received the following: THE SPIN per Bryan Healy (in "Assessment Memo", BoT 11/20/24 Agenda on Village Site): "You will see that the study concluded that more properties (1,676) will see a decrease in their Village tax bill, if the Village's assessment function was to be discontinued, than would see an increase in their Village tax bill (1,363). The Village Treasurer took a deeper dive into this data and was able to break it down into the three main categories of property classification: residential, commercial and vacant land. The median residential parcel in the Village would see a decrease in their Village tax bill of $27.95 and the median vacant land parcel in the Village would see a decrease in their Village tax bill of $116. 32. The median commercial parcel in the Village would see an increase in their Village tax bill of $226.35."