The Town Board recently approved the 2015 Budget and I am extremely happy to announce that the General Town Tax rate will be decreased by .7%. This has always been a challenge as each year brings increases in some costs that are beyond are control. For instance, this year we saw increases in health care (12.5%), this also includes a 1.1% increase with associated fees for the President’s Affordable Care Act, and Medicare for retiree’s (a staggering 39%). In order to help offset these unfunded increases we utilized $150,000 from our reserve fund. If at anytime anyone has suggestions or ideas on how we can continue this trend I am always open to discuss. As we move forward I will stay diligently focused on our costs.