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NY Senate OKs Tax Breaks For Commercial Stables

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published March 3, 2016 at 4:56 PM EST

New York's Senate has passed a bill to amend a law that exempts some agricultural buildings from taxes.

Republican Senator Patricia Ritchie proposed the revision to add equestrian facilities with commercial operations, like boarding stables, to the list of exempt buildings and structures. This wouldn't include riding academies or dude ranches that didn't also qualify as commercial equine operations.

A companion bill has been introduced in the Assembly.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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