Greenburg News: Phased-in Tax Assessments and a New Park in Hartsdale

In order to help Greenburgh residents who were hit hard by a recently completed village-wide re-assessment, qualified property owners can apply to phase in their increase over a three-year period. Applications to phase in the tax increases are due to the town no later than September 15th.

However, not everyone qualifies for this abatement.

According to a letter from Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, applicants must meet the following criteria:

-The assessed value on the property must have increased by more than 25%.

-The property must be a 1, 2 or 3 family residential property and primary residence of the owner(s) of record. The applicants must have been the owner of record on or before June 1, 2016.

-The applicants must be eligible to receive the STAR exemption or the personal income tax STAR credit.

-Applicants must submit a Certificate of Occupancy or a substitute Certificate of Occupancy.

-The property owners must be current on all property tax payments as of May 1, 2016 and have no building code violations. Property may require interior inspections.

For further information and details go to www.greenburghny.com or call the Assessor department at (914) 989 1520. Although most people in the town will experience no tax hikes or tax cuts as a result of the reassessment – a few thousand property owners are experiencing significant hikes. The goal of the phase in is to ease the transition for those hardest hit.

A New Memorial at the Hartsdale Train Station:

Construction has begun on a new park at De Santi Plaza, opposite the Hartsdale Train Station. The park will feature a new Veterans Monument along with new landscaping, lighting, flagpoles, and walkways that will be seen by the many commuters who take the train to and from Hartsdale.

The park was designed by White Plains-based IQ Landscape Architects. The Veterans Monument is being made by Domenick Denegris Inc, a Bronx stone company which worked with the architect to make sure it fit in with the park's overall configuration.

The new monument will be seven feet tall and include etchings of the seals of each of the uniformed services, plus dates of each U.S. war from the Revolution through Afghanistan and Iraq.

Funding for the $250,000 project will come from the Trust and Agency Parkland Fund, a special account created by fees charged to developers.