Early last month, the Tarrytown Village Board of Trustees submitted a formal resolution requesting the New York State Legislature amend Section 1202 of NYS Tax Law to permit the Town of Greenburgh and the villages within the Town of Greenburgh to adopt a Local Law Imposing a Room “Occupancy Tax” on Persons Occupying any Hotel or Motel Room for Hire.

The resolution is similar to legislation currently authorized by the New York State Legislature for counties and cities in New York State, including White Plains, New Rochelle and Rye. Westchester County, for example, has an Occupancy Tax law but monies support only county initiatives.

“Residents would not pay this tax unless they used one of the three hotels located in the village,” Blau said. “To the average resident, this is another revue source for the village which helps us control their taxes.”

The future of the proposal will depend on elected bodies outside Tarrytown’s purview.

“At this point, it is up to the state legislature. We have to keep asking them and continue to request their support. We have been in communication with Assemblyman Richard Brodsky and his office,” Blau said, adding State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins has also received the resolution.

In other news, at the same meeting, the village board also unanimously passed an amendment to the Village of Tarrytown Towing Policy.

“We changed the towing policy to allow for a broader scope so that more companies could qualify,” said Blau. “The policy was written in the 1980s but wasn’t modified so that only one towing company (currently) qualified under the policy to work with the village.”

Since modified, now towing companies located within two miles of the village boundary are eligible, including those operating in Elmsford, Irvington and Sleepy Hollow.