Politics on the Hudson

Westchester County today announced that it shares nearly $102 million in sales taxes with local governments and school districts, something that helps stabilize local property taxes, said County Executive Andy Spano.

“I know Westchester taxpayers are hit hard. … The goal in sharing revenue with our local governments and schools is to help these entities who tax at higher levels. The result is that the overall tax burden is reduced on our residents,” Spano said in a statement announcing the disbursements.

The county share of a tax bill is generally around 18 percent.

A law that was initially enacted by County Executive Andrew O’Rourke is set to expire in 2009, though Spano is seeking an extension from the state Legislature. White Plains, Mount Vernon, Yonkers and New Rochelle collect their own sales taxes and are not part of the agreement.

The breakdown is as follows:

Municipality

ARDSLEY $598,348

BEDFORD $2,541,544

BRIARCLIFF $1,078,681

BRONXVILLE $917,075

BUCHANAN $306,813

CORTLANDT $4,018,703

CROTON $1,066,066

DOBBS FERRY $1,488,793

EASTCHESTER $2,601,953

ELMSFORD $655,394

GREENBURGH $5,862,665

HARRISON $3,385,455

HASTINGS $1,076,646

IRVINGTON $929,409

LARCHMONT $908,946

LEWISBORO $1,727,347

MAMARONECK (T) $1,561,537

MAMARONECK $2,628,304

MOUNT KISCO $1,399,230

MOUNT PLEASANT $3,665,357

NEW CASTLE $2,451,560

NORTH CASTLE $1,520,609

NORTH SALEM $725,054

NO. TARRYTOWN $1,291,165

OSSINING (T) $772,849

OSSINING (V) $3,365,272

PEEKSKILL $3,145,359

PELHAM $897,032

PELHAM MANOR $766,121

PLEASANTVILLE $1,005,237

PORT CHESTER $3,905,874

POUND RIDGE $662,402

RYE CITY $2,096,112

RYE BROOK $1,205,667

SCARSDALE $2,498,094

SOMERS $2,571,398

TARRYTOWN $1,554,388

TUCKAHOE $870,542

YORKTOWN $5,090,376

School Districts

ARDSLEY $486,740

BEDFORD $1,412,421

BLIND BROOK $289,930

BRIARCLIFF $369,342

BRONXVILLE $330,951

BYRAM HILLS $543,593

CHAPPAQUA $ 813,037

CROTON $438,385

DOBBS FERRY $70,251

EASTCHESTER $ 876,314

EDGEMONT $359,175

ELMSFORD $402,270

GREENBURGH $1,096,240

HARRISON $1,221,731

HASTINGS $423,487

HENDRICK HUDSON $791,186

IRVINGTON $501,611

KATONAH $922,596

LAKELAND $ 1,520,158

MAMARONECK $1,430,580

MOUNT PLEASANT $ 677,734

NORTH SALEM $292,004

OSSINING $1,671,547

PEEKSKILL $1,074,035

PELHAM $600,193

PLEASANTVILLE $414,713

P0CANTICO HILLS $233,684

PORT CHESTER $1,554,705

PUTNAM VALLEY $48,659

RYE CITY $705,452

RYE NECK $425,841

SCARSDALE $ 936,101

SOMERS $886,026

TARRYTOWN $920,876

TUCKAHOE $376,828

VALHALLA $ 426,498

YORKTOWN $1,053,499

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