Babylon Town budget vote Nov. 17
Babylon Town trustees held a public hearing Thursday on the 2012 preliminary budget but closed it after no one spoke. The board will vote on the budget on Nov. 17.
General fund taxes would increase 9 percent in the proposed $137.2 million budget, but residential garbage taxes would drop 21 percent, with the other parts of the town tax bill — highway, lighting and part-town taxes — holding steady.
Overall, this would result in an overall town tax cut of 4.9 percent, or $3.8 million, for residents.
For an average home valued at $305,600, general fund taxes will increase by $31 while garbage taxes will fall $85, with an overall town tax cut of about $55.
Babylon is offering town residents a tax cut for the second consecutive year, according to the preliminary 2012 budget.
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