Hi all, since posting the below info, I have heard that the location of the dinner has been moved to the Fire House. This was done to accomodate the number of people interested since the Fire House can seat a lot more than Lulu’s.  Dana

A Benefit Spaghetti Dinner (eat in or take out) will be held at LuLu’s Diner, State Route 40, Hartford, NY on Monday Feb. 7th @ 5pm.

The dinner is to benefit Lori Hilder who is suffering from throat cancer and has to undergo treatment.

The dinner is $7 and includes: Spaghetti & Meatballs, Salad, and Bread.

There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a small Basket Party to help raise money.

I plan to both eat in and get take-out.

The tax levy for the Washington County 2011 budget is $28,174,442.

For every $100 of the county taxes that you pay, here is the breakdown of where most of the money goes;

Medicaid $23, Highway $11.80, County Jail $10.95, Social Services $10.63, Sheriff $7.39, Public Health $3.60, Buildings and Grounds $3.40, Handicapped Children $3.05, Higher Education (2 year college) $2.84, Emergency Services 911 center $2.49, Retiree Health Insurance $2.13, Information Technology $2.11, Probation $1.84, District Attorney $1.50, Public Defender $1.20. 

 This equals $88 or 88% of the budget. The remainder 34 categories represent 12% of the budget and are all less that $1 so I did not bother to list them.

Washington County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC) is offering free Tax Return Preparation services for low to moderate income county residents who are not self employed and who’s family income is below $49,000. 

The program is called VITA which stands for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.

In 2010, 749 Tax Prep appointments were conducted equalling 1013 hours worked with returns totalling $1,637,000.  The volunteer tax preparers are all IRS certified and must complete and pass a test annually.

The volunteer preparers will sit down with you and explain the whole tax return preparation with you. Your Federal and State tax return will be prepared free of charge. They can even file your return electronically.

To make an appointment for your free tax prep., please call the Washington County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program 1-800-211-5128 Monday thru Friday, 9am to 3pm.