Dear Friends:
I’m proud to announce the return of the “Golden Gathering” on Saturday, October 5, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Columbia-Greene Community College, located at 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534.
The resistance to Governor’s Cuomo’s “Highway Heist” is growing.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) and Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I-Ballston) today joined with eight area County Clerks to announce their opposition to the Governor’s new DMV license plate tax cash grab to charge millions of motorists a $25 tax to obtain a new license plate and another $20 tax to keep their current plate number, creating a $70 million windfall for state coffers.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today is calling on the Senate to hold a hearing to examine the plan by the Governor and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to force millions of motorists to pay a $25 tax to obtain a new license plate and another $20 tax to keep their current plate number, creating a $70 million windfall for state coffers.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today released a new analysis of a plan by the Governor and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to force all motorists to pay a $25 tax to obtain a new license plate that would create a $70 million windfall for state coffers, at a minimum.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today announced a new $50,000 state grant that he has secured to enable the Rexford Fire Department to purchase “Jaws of Life” extrication tools to help firefighters rescue people who are trapped in their vehicles.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) and Glenville Town Supervisor Chris Koetzle today are urging the New York State Department of Transportation to enhance public safety and reduce costs for local taxpayers by installing new safety signage near the two Glenridge Road rail bridges in Glenville to stop the frequent truck bridge strikes.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today is calling on the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to revoke its new $25 license plate tax on motorists.
The DMV yesterday announced plans to replace the existing blue-white and gold license plates with new plates starting in April 2020. Motorists will have to pay a $25 license plate replacement fee on top of their existing registration renewal fees. If you want to keep your current license plate number, you will also have to pay an additional $20 fee.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) today joined Glenville Town Supervisor Chris Koetzle, members of the Town Board, and the Buhrmaster family to officially break ground on the new “Glenville Town Center James R. Buhrmaster Pathway.”
Tedisco was pivotal in making the project happen by helping to secure a $250,000 state grant for the construction of the new pedestrian trail on Glenridge Road that will go from the intersection of Route 50 to the entrance to the Woodhaven neighborhood in Glenville.