Skoufis, Kay Secure $4M for Town of Wallkill Budget - Hudson Valley Press

$4 Million Secured to Bail Out Town of Wallkill

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—State and local officials announced on Monday that $4 million has been secured in the state budget to help the Town of Wallkill avert deep service cuts, job losses, and property tax hikes. After significant financial shortfalls were identified in January, the town was on track to raise property taxes or face having to eliminate about 97 jobs, which included 70 percent of the police force, 70 percent of department of works employ…

Skoufis, Kay Secure $4M for Town of Wallkill Budget - Hudson Valley Press

WALLKILL – Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Paula Elaine Kay (D-Rock Hill) joined Town of Wallkill officials to announce they secured $4 million in this year’s final state budget to avert significant service cuts, job losses, and property tax hikes. In January 2026, the town identified significant financial shortfalls due to longstanding irregularities in the municipality’s fiscal structure. Absent emergency state fundi…