This article is to provide for certain partial real property
tax exemptions on the assessment of real property owned by qualifying
volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, and their qualifying
spouses, in the Town of Goshen.
This article is adopted pursuant to New York State Real Property
Tax Law § 466-a, which authorized a 10% real property tax
exemption for qualified active volunteer firefighters and volunteer
ambulance workers. The Town of Goshen provides for this exemption
under Local Law No. 1102005. New York State Real Property Tax Law
§ 466-a requires a municipality that currently already provides
for this exemption to adopt a local law, ordinance or resolution to
conform to the new provisions of New York State Real Property Tax
Law § 466-a, as enacted December 9, 2022.
No such exemptions under this section shall be granted until
a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker has achieved
a minimum of two years of service.