New York State Division of Equalization and Assessment applications for state assistance for Hurricane Agnes flood damage
Series Number
B0925
Summary
Hurricane Agnes hit the Southern Tier and Hudson River Valley counties of New York State in June 1972 and caused several hundred million dollars of damage to real property. Property owners who suffered damage applied directly to the State Board of Equalization and Assessment for tax abatement. This series consist of applications, correspondence, memoranda, calculations, and notes relating to the special state aid program for municipalities and school districts where property owners were granted tax abatements for damage.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment
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Documents relating to acquisition of land from William Seward Webb and the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Association
Series Number
A0470
Summary
Land belonging to William Seward Webb and the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park Association was damaged after a dam across Beaver River formed a reservoir, which flooded. Reimbursement was granted. Shortly thereafter, the Commissioners of the Board of Fisheries, Game and Forest purchased the land. This series consists of bonds, deeds, land contracts, Certificates of Search, and Abstracts of Title recording the purchase of the damaged land in the town of Wilmurt, Herkimer County for the Adirondack Park.
Creator
New York (State). Department of State
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