Dissolve The Village Of Liberty?
Dissolving the Village of Liberty initially sounds like an easy task but there has been much discussion in years past on this same subject with no action taken.
Even after an October 16 public hearing from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Town of Liberty Senior Citizens building the issue can only be put to a village vote on the March ballet if the village board decides to order the referendum.
What's at stake here are two proposals.
One would keep the village government and merge duplicated services like public works and the justice courts.
A total dissolution of the village is a second proposal which could merge the current Village Police Department into a Town Police Department but only serving its current service area.
If the decision is made to keep the village government in place and merge some departments it would save a village taxpayer with property assessed at $150,000 a total of $177 a year while town residents living outside the village would see a tax hike of $75.
A total dissolution of the village could save a village taxpayer with the same assessment anywhere from $364 to $1,300 and town residents would pay an increase of $114 per year to $422.
There isn't too much that can justify two municipalities operating within a five to ten mile area but decisions like this are bound to be controversial and of course very political.
There also has to be ways to equal out taxes for both the present town and village areas...good government can make this happen for the benefit of all.
Lets see what village and town residents have to say.....then it will be up to the Liberty village board now controlled by Republican Trustee's Shirley Lindsley, Richard Winters and David Simons. Democrat Mayor William "Rube" Smith and Democrat Trustee Deputy Mayor Joan Stoddard are the minority members of the village board.
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