Board of Education Organizational and Regular Business Meeting
School Board Attachment 2026.07.06

979 Jackson Road LLC (Doodlebugs) Tax Certiorari Resolution.pdf

July 6, 2026 · 3 min read · extracted text · View original

WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Brian Freeman, Assistant Superintendent for Business 119 South Avenue, Webster, NY 14580 (585) 216-0017 brian_freeman@webstercsd.org

To

​ Brian Neenan, Superintendent From: ​ Brian Freeman, Assistant Superintendent for Business Re: ​ 979 Jackson Road LLC Tax Certiorari Resolution Cc:​ Board of Education Date: ​ 6/30/2026 The property is located at 979 Jackson Road (Doodlebugs Daycare) off Ridge Road in the Town of Webster. This case dates for the fiscal year 2025-26 school tax year only. The property information is displayed below:

Year 2025-26

Tax Parcel 079.16-1-22.212

Assessment $1,740,000

Alleged Assessment $588,000

Difference $1,152,000

Tax Rate 28.702192 Total

Exposure $33,064.93 $33,064.93

Below you will find a resolution prepared by our school attorney for the proposed settlement. The total exposure mitigated to the district under this settlement agreement totals $33,064.93. The district will pay no refunds under the proposed agreement. Based on this information, the opinion of our school attorney in conjunction with the Town of Webster attorney, it is recommended that the Board of Education approve the attached resolution to settle the tax certiorari proceedings. This will require a general vote of the majority of the board of education. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thank you.

Cc

Peter Craig, Esq. Lori Schreiber, Treasurer

RESOLUTION At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Webster Central School District (the “Board of Education”), held on July 6, 2026; The meeting was called to order by the President of the Board of Education, and upon roll being called, the following members were: PRESENT: ABSENT: OTHERS ALSO PRESENT:

The following Resolution was offered by ________________, and seconded by __________________. WHEREAS, 979 Jackson Road LLC (“Petitioner”) filed a tax certiorari petition challenging the assessment of its property located at 979 Jackson Road, in the Town of Webster (Tax Map Parcel No. 079.16-1-22.212) for the 2025-26 tax year; and WHEREAS, Petitioner has proposed settlement of such proceedings upon the following: a.​ Leave the 2025-26 tax year assessment unchanged at $1,740,000; b.​ That pursuant to RPTL §727, Petitioner will not challenge the assessment for the 2026, 2027, and 2028 tax years provided said assessment for those years is $1,094,000; and c.​ That if there is a revaluation of properties in the Town of Webster during the RPTL §727 moratorium period, the new assessment for the property shall be set at an amount equal to a fair market value of $2,544,100 for that revaluation year. WHEREAS, the Town of Webster supports the settlement proposal; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education is willing to settle the proceedings pursuant to the terms outlined above. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. ​ The Board of Education agrees to settle the tax certiorari proceeding commenced by the Petitioner in accordance with the terms set forth above and in the form approved by Ferrara Fiorenza PC and hereby delegates to Ferrara Fiorenza PC the authority to execute such settlement documents. 2. ​

This Resolution shall take effect immediately.

The question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote, which resulted as follows: AYES: ​NAYS: The Resolution was thereupon declared adopted.

Dated

July 6, 2026​

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____________________________________ Webster Central School District Heather Murphy, District Clerk​

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