The result of the October 30, 2007 Special Meeting of the County Legislature is a final Putnam County tax levy increase of 27.01 percent, down from County Executive Bob Bondi's initial proposal of 40 percent, but higher than the 23.34 percent the County Legislature had proposed in a series of costcutting measures and revenue-raising moves.

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