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Port Chester board challenges Rye Town budget, tax spikes

Letter exchange between municipal leaders shows tensions among elected officials

Last month, the Port Chester Board of Trustees got the cold shoulder. Mayor Luis Marino, on behalf of the board, formally invited Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman as well as his administration’s comptroller to attend the Village trustees’ Aug. 5 meeting to “participate in a discussion” regarding the Town’s budget and initiatives. Though the Board of Trustees had scheduled Zuckerman’s appearance on their agenda that night, it was a symbolic effort as no one from the Town showed up. In writing, Zuckerman’s response to the board “respectfully declined” their invitation.

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