Report Says Two as One Would Save Money

Allison Dunne — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:06:07 +0000

There is a report out that offers details about whether the consolidation of the governments of a Hudson Valley town and village would save money. In Ulster County, Town of New Paltz Supervisor Susan Zimet says the Consolidation Finance committee has delivered its long-awaited report and recommendations on the consolidation of the Town and Village governments of New Paltz. Holding the $1 million dollar Citizen Empowerment grant as an add on, the committee has found that if the two governments were one, based on 2011 actual expenditures, taxpayers would have realized a savi