Legislators approve 2013 county budget
by
Jeremy Moule
on
December 12, 2012 at 8:43AM
Last night, after several hours of discussion, county legislators passed a 2013 budget that was unaltered from County Executive Maggie Brooks' proposal. In short: the property tax rate will remain at $8.99 per $1,000 assessed value, suburban residents will pay a new chargeback to cover the cost of county snowplowing contracts, and another new chargeback will fund indigent burial assistance, an arrangement which is expected to disproportionately affect the city.