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DiNapoli: Local Tax Cap Will Be Two Percent in 2022

Property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for 2022 for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. This figure affects tax cap calculations for all counties, towns, and fire districts, as well as 44 cities and 13 villages. 

DiNapoli: Ontario County Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds From New York State Retirement System

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts announced today that Becky Smith Shaver pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing over $2,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) intended for retiree Gary Banas.

Value of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade

Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) reported 4,320 active projects valued at $109 billion for 2019, a 3.3 percent, or $3.5 billion, increase in project values from 2018, while net tax exemptions totaled $796 million in 2019, compared to nearly $784 million in 2018. Project values have increased by 48 percent since 2009, while the number of active projects has declined by six percent over the same period, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

DiNapoli: Orange County Resident Arrested for Stealing Her Late Mother’s Pension Benefits

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, and the New York State Police today announced that Valerie White, of Middletown, was arrested and charged with grand larceny in the second degree (Class C Felony) for allegedly stealing $51,532.64 of her late mother’s pension payments.

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