Rensselaer County budget passes unanimously

Rensselaer County budget passes unanimously

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — The Rensselaer County Legislature unanimously passed the county’s 2026 budget during a meeting earlier this week and will see an eighth consecutive property tax rate reduction, with the county tax rate set to be lowered by just over nine percent. All 19 legislators from both caucuses were present and approved a $446 million spending plan that, over the past eight years, would keep the county tax rate comparable to what cou…