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McKeon Pledges to Protect Red Hook from More Taxes

The Town Supervisor, Sue Crane, proposed a 2010 budget that results in a 23.2 percent increase in the overall town tax levy.

Robert McKeon pleadges to oppose this increase and will counter with a budget that promises 0% increase.

Read the story on the proposed tax hike here.

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McKeon Enables Red Hook to Garner Award

The Town of Red Hook was awarded $10,000 from the Hudson River Valley Communities Council for a grant written by Robert to be used toward legal fees for the Centers and Greenspaces Plan. The grant will be used toward the 2009 budget and will be saving taxpayers' money.

McKeon with Mark A Castiglione, Acting Executive Director, New York State Hudson River Valley Greenway.

 

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“Mr. McKeon summarized the article saying that communities in effect may be wasting their PDR money because they are buying development rights in a haphazard manner.” - Town Board minutes, August 2007

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Robert (at right) chats with fellow town candidates Micki Strawinski and Harry Colgan.

Spring, 2007 - Scenic Hudson, Inc. names Robert McKeon, farmland preservation advocate, a Hudson Valley Hero for his work in the Hudson Valley protection working landscapes. In naming McKeon, the land preservation organization noted McKeon's spearheading of the town's bond act for farmland protection in 2003 and the Community Preservation Fund in 2007.

The organization's newsletter announcing the award goes to note that Hudson Valley farms are an economic engine, producting $150 million of agricultural goods each year. "When fields that yielded crops instead sprout subdivisions, communities feel strains on their schools, roads and other municipal subdivisions"

In receiving the award, McKeon replied "Knowing that people overwhelmingly recognize the importance of preserving our agriculture and other natural resources inspires me. We can lead the way for New York, investing in a future that we can both rely on and be proud of".

Scenic Hudson issue.

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By Robert McKeon • June 8, 2008

A highly anticipated report by the Governor's Property Tax Relief Commission has been released for all to consume. Elements of the 112-page document could lift our spirits but may also produce a delayed hangover.
To read the complete Valley View opinion, click here.

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Robert McKeon is endorsed by the Democratic Party of Red Hook.

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