Washington County closes hearing on proposed occupancy tax law after no public comment

The Washington County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on June 20, 2025, on Introductory Local Law B of 02/2025, a proposal to repeal Local Law 7 of 02/2024 and enact an occupancy tax authorized by the New York State Legislature; the board called for public comment three times and received none.

A notice read at the meeting said copies of Introductory Local Law B of 2025 were available on the county website and at the clerk of the board's office. The hearing was held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at the Washington County Office Building B in Fort Edward, New York, at 10:05 a.m., per the notice read into the record.

After calling for public comment and hearing none, the chair declared the public hearing closed. The meeting record does not show further action on the local law during the June 20 meeting; no vote or subsequent motion to adopt the law was recorded in the hearing segment.