Public hearings planned on shared services for Tioga County

Martha Sauerbrey, chair of the Tioga County Legislature, will be conducting a series of three public hearings across the county over the next few weeks, welcoming community input on the Shared Services Property Tax Savings Plan Initiative.

This initiative was passed as part of the FY2018 State budget requiring the CEO of each of the New York State counties to convene a panel of public officials to strategize and develop a tax savings plan for submission to the State.

The Tioga County Shared Services Panel comprised of all 15 municipal officials has convened two meetings thus far to start the initiative process.

Of the three public hearings required, two have been scheduled to date. The third public hearing will be held in Spencer, N.Y. and details will be announced once finalized.

The public hearing schedule is as follows: June 29 at 7 p.m. at the Waverly Village Hall at 32 Ithaca St. in Waverly, and on July 11, at 1 p.m. at the Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building, Hubbard Auditorium, 56 Main St. in Owego.