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Westbury OKs going over 2% tax cap
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin
The Village of Westbury’s board of trustees authorized itself to pierce the state’s 2 percent tax cap when passing its budget this spring, in the case it needs to be exceeded.
Mayor Peter Cavallaro called the vote, which passed unanimously last Thursday, a precautionary measure. He said he did not intend for the village budget, which remained flat during the past two years, to exceed the tax...
