Plandome Heights proposes 6.2% tax increase

RM of Belfast proposes one-cent tax increase

Rural Municipality of Belfast (RMB) council voted unanimously last week to pass first reading of its 2026-27 budget, which includes a proposed one-cent tax rise for both residential and commercial properties.

Plandome Heights proposes 6.2% tax increase

The Village of Plandome Heights Board of Trustees proposed to raise taxes to 6.2% at its Monday, March 2, meeting. The board unanimously approved holding a public hearing at its next meeting on Monday, April 6, on the proposed budget, where taxes are slated to be increased by an additional 3.4% over the 2.8% tax cap it waived in January, an average $87 increase to the levy per household. “The treasurer and I write a budget that represents what w…