LEGAL NOTICE
VILLAGE OF BREWSTER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PUBLIC HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster will hold a Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2026 pertaining to the increase to the Senior Exemption Income Limit for those living in the Village of Brewster. Copies of the proposed local law will be available on the Village website, www.brewstervillage-ny.gov, and at Village Hall. The Public Hearing will take place during the Village Board Meeting of February 4, 2026, at 7:30 P.M. at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY 10509. At said Public Hearing, all interested persons shall be heard on the subject thereof. The Board of Trustees will make every effort to ensure that the Public Hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring special assistance and/or reasonable accommodations should contact the Village Clerk. Anyone wishing to speak may do so.

By Order of the
Board of Trustees of the
Village of Brewster
Michelle Diebold
Village Clerk

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW #2 OF THE YEAR 2026

BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BREWSTER, COUNTY OF PUTNAM, STATE OF NEW YORK AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1 : AUTHORITY
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority, of Article 2, §10 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law.

SECTION 2 : AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 231 ENTITLED “TAXATION”

Chapter 231 of the current Code of the Village of Brewster entitled “Taxation”, Specifically Article I Entitled “Senior Citizens Exemption” is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 231-1 EXEMPTION GRANTED
Pursuant to the provisions of § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law and as therein provided, the real property owned by one or more persons, each of whom is 65 years of age or over, or real property owned by a husband or wife, one of whom is 65 years of age or over, shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of 65% of the assessed valuation thereof, as hereinafter provided.

§ 231-2 APPLICABLE PROVISIONS; EXTENT OF EXEMPTIONS
All of the provisions, conditions and requirements of § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law and amendments thereto shall apply to application for the granting of such an exemption on the assessment rolls of the Village, except that no exemption shall be granted if the income of the owner or the combined income of the owners of the property for the income tax year immediately preceding the date of making application for exemption exceeds the maximum as set by § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law, including but not limited to §467(4) of the Real Property Tax Law as enacted and effective January 1, 2026.

SECTION 3 – HOME RULE
Nothing in this Local Law is intended, or shall be construed to limit the home rule authority of the Town under State Law or to limit the Town’s discretion in setting fees and charges in connection with any applications requiring Town approval.

SECTION 4 – SEVERABILITY
If any part or provision of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Local Law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster hereby declares that it would have passed this Local Law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.