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Westchester Legislators Pass Budget With No Tax Increase

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The Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday passed a $1.8 billion 2017 budget. This marks the seventh consecutive county budget that carries no tax increase.

The vote was 10-7, the 10 being the members of a coalition of eight Republicans and two Democrats. Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said he was pleased that the Board unanimously approved a resolution tied to the budget that puts the public-private partnership proposed for Westchester County Airport on track for a decision this spring. The resolution calls for issuing a Request for Proposals to attract outside investors who would operate the airport under a Federal Aviation Administration program that allows airport revenues to also be used for general county purposes, such as police, roads and parks.  

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