PORT JERVIS, N.Y.—Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus on Sept. 30 presented a proposed 2026 budget for the county at the Erie Hotel in Port Jervis.
As part of the proposed $1.04 billion budget, the county’s property tax rate would be reduced from $2.14 per $1,000 of assessed property value to $2.01, the Office of the Orange County Executive said in an Oct. 1 statement.
The county expects to collect $122.5 million in property taxes in 2025, according to the statement. The office said $240.2 million was collected in sales tax year-to-date in 2025, and it is projected to collect $412.3 million by the end of the year.
“Cutting the County’s property tax rate provides some relief to families and businesses in our County,” Neuhaus said in the statement….