SELKIRK FIRE DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CONCERNING PARTIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing on the proposed adoption of a resolution granting a partial real property tax exemption pursuant to Real Property Tax Law §466-a for the primary residence of volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers will be held in and for the Selkirk Fire District on Tuesday February 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Selkirk Fire District Station 1 Fire located at 126 Maple Avenue Selkirk, New York 12158.

The proposed Resolution for consideration is abstracted as follows:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Fire Commissioners of Selkirk District hereby authorizes the Fire District to adopt RPTL §466-a volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker partial tax exemption for enrolled members of an incorporated fire company, fire department or incorporated voluntary ambulance service as determined by the authority having jurisdiction in the amount of 10% of the assessed value of a primary residence and upon a minimum service requirement of two years based upon the Fire District’s determination as the governing body, subject to all other statutory requirements.  The Resolution setting the Public Hearing may be viewed in its entirety and the Fire District’s office during normal business hours.

Dated: January 21, 2023
Stephanie Krause, Secretary