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Developing budgets for the coming fiscal year that avoid either hefty increases in taxes, or cuts in services, are proving to be a tough assignment for the villages this year. The administrators of Tarrytown, Irvington and Sleepy Hollow all voiced common concerns in describing the chores that they and their village boards are facing.

The decline in housing prices have spurred rising certiorari filings and homeowner grievances requesting that their homes be assessed for taxes at lower values. In Irvington, those challenges tripled last year, from a higher than usual figure of about 50 in 2008 to150 last year, according to Lawrence Schopfer, Irvington’s Administrator.  more »