PORT JERVIS, N.Y.—Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus on Sept. 24 presented a $987 million budget for 2025 to local officials at Erie Trackside Manor.
The proposed spending plan is up by $63 million, or 6.8 percent, from the current year’s plan.
The county property tax levy, which supports about 10 percent of annual operating costs, is to remain flat at $122.5 million, according to Neuhaus.
Over the past three years, the Neuhaus administration has cut the tax levy by more than $10 million.
Neuhaus presented his budget during a fall meeting of the Orange County Association of Towns, Villages, and Cities—an annual tradition he has observed since he was elected in 2013….