Why Incorporate?

• The Town of Greenburgh controls the zoning and planning decisions that affect Edgemont’s school enrollment and taxes, and accordingly, our property values. 
   
• Edgemont funds a heavy and growing share of the Greenburgh budget, but is only 8% of the vote.
   
• Edgemont has limited political influence yet is increasingly exposed to adverse Town land use decisions and shortsighted budgeting practices.
   
• The Greenburgh Town Board includes no Edgemont representatives, and its long-term interests are not aligned with Edgemont’s.      
   
• Based on our anticipated tax burden and community spending priorities, the EIC believes a Village of Edgemont could obtain the same or better services with tax neutrality.

Why Incorporate Now?                         

• Recent development projects in Edgemont have been mishandled by Greenburgh, resulting in litigation.  They have sparked Edgemont residents to consider the long-term impacts of the Town’s careless granting of variances.
   
• Reassessment will cause Edgemont to pay even more for the same level of Town services. Even prior to Reassessment, neither Edgemont nor the rest of unincorporated benefits from Greenburgh's scale. 
   
• By becoming Greenburgh's seventh village, Edgemont will have its own local zoning and planning boards and the ability to implement our own comprehensive land-use plan reflecting Edgemont’s vision for Edgemont. We will have a voice in its relationship with the Town. 
   
• We will represent 100% of the Village of Edgemont voting population.  Edgemont will elect our own village mayor and trustees, accountable to us, who will allocate tax dollars for programs and projects that reflect the priorities of Edgemont residents.  

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