09.28.2012 Government Dougherty submits 2013 budget proposal that he says meets 2-percent tax cap Meeting a state deadline of September 30 with time to spare, Shelter Island Town Supervisor Jim Dougherty on Friday filed his 2013 tentative town budget proposal with Town...
11.18.2011 Government Town Board: Final budget reduces spending; tax rate to drop The Town Board adopted a 2012 municipal budget last Thursday, November 10 that calls for total expenditures of $10.381 million, a decrease of about .6 percent from this year’s...
10.28.2011 Government Brown, Dougherty go at it over savings use What seemed a simple question about budgeting — where does the money for each year’s “fund balance” come from — touched off a dust-up at the Town Board meeting...
10.13.2011 News Candidates challenge Dougherty on budget Candidates and Town Board members insisted Supervisor Dougherty’s 2012 preliminary town budget is too low on the expenses side and challenged many numbers line by line during last week’s...