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Friday, November 20, 2009

Firefighters and EMS personnel to get tax break in New York county

Volunteer firefighters and ambulance corps members who live and own property in Putnam County, New York, are now eligible for a property tax exemption of up to 10 percent of the assessed value of their home. New York Gov. George Pataki signed the tax exemption bill into law Sept. 23, which had been proposed by members of the Putnam Legislature in 1998. Emergency responders now will be eligible to receive up to a $3,000 reduction off their assessments on county and town tax bills. The provisions of the law give towns the option of adopting the tax exemption. ...

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