Fishkill town budget includes double-digit property tax decrease

FISHKILL – The Town of Fishkill’s 2024 budget of $22 million has been approved by a unanimous vote of the town board. 

While the fiscal plan is $2 million more than this year’s, the town property tax rate is down, said Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra.

The budget included a 14 percent tax decrease for homestead and about 16 percent for commercial,” he said. “Based on the assessed value, you are looking at between $30 and $60 effective tax decrease.”

In the last four years, Albra said police funding has increased by 20 percent.

The new budget also includes $200,000 for Little League field lights and $165,000 for paving of park parking lots.

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