NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that there has been duly presented to the County Legislature of the County of Greene on the 17th day of September, 2025, LOCAL LAW INTRODUCTORY NUMBER 3 OF 2025, A LOCAL LAW ENTITLED “A LOCAL LAW IMPOSING AND EXTENDING AN ADDITIONAL MORTGAGE RECORDING TAX IN GREENE COUNTY.”
BE IT ENACTED by the County Legislature of the County of Greene as follows:
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NUMBER 3 OF 2025 ENTITLED:
“A LOCAL LAW IMPOSING AND EXTENDING AN ADDITIONAL MORTGAGE RECORDING TAX IN GREENE COUNTY”
Pursuant to this Local Law, the County of Greene proposes to impose an additional tax of $.50 for each $100.00 of recorded mortgage value of property situated within the County of Greene. This tax will take effect on December 1, 2025.
The tax imposed pursuant to this Local Law shall be in addition to the taxes imposed by Section 253 of the New York State Tax Law. The net proceeds of this additional tax shall be paid over to the Treasurer of Greene County and deposited in the general fund of the County of Greene.
The additional tax shall be payable on the recording of each mortgage of real property, subject to taxes thereunder, to the recording officer of the County of Greene.
The full text of this proposed Local Law Number 3 of 2025 is available for review in the office of the Clerk of the Greene County Legislature, Suite 408, 411 Main Street, Catskill, New York 12414, and on the Greene County website: www.greenegovernment.com.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the County Legislature of the County of Greene will conduct a Public Hearing on the aforesaid Local Law on the 15th day of October, 2025 at 6:25 p.m. in the Legislative Meeting Room, County Office Building, 411 Main Street, 4th floor, Catskill, New York at which time all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same.
TAMMY L. SCIAVILLO
Acting Clerk
Greene County Legislature