STOCKTON - The Stockton Town Board will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2010 budget at the Nov. 10 board meeting.

Under the proposed figures discussed at budget workshops, the 2010 tax rates for Cassadaga Village property owners will increase slightly while property owners outside the village will see a slight reduction.

The proposed tax rate is $5.63 per $1,000 of assessed property value for Cassadaga Village property owners and $6.47 for town property owners outside the village.

If the budget is approved, village property owners will pay 1/10 of a cent more than the 2009 tax rate while town property owners outside the village will be paying 3.5 cents less per $1,000 than the 2009 rate.

Supervisor David Wilson said Councilman Allen Chase, who serves as the board's budget officer, indicated he wanted to review the proposed figures one more time.

"I believe the proposed budget will remain unchanged," he said following Tuesday's meeting.

The proposed budget calls for total expenditures of $1,125,955; $349,500 in anticipated revenues; $125,000 in an unexpended balance and a tax levy of $651,355.

In other business, highway superintendent Aaron Burnett reported that the ditch stabilization work on Bachellor Hill Road has been completed.

The project included installing wire barriers along 1,200 of the road's ditch to control erosion.

Next up are needed repairs to the town's salt shed roof, Wilson said.

On a positive note, the supervisor said progress is being made with work being done on Mill Race Park using grant money obtained through N.Y. Sen. Cathy Young.

So far, drainage pipe has been installed by the highway department and a willow tree that presented danger to park patrons has been removed and a baseball backstop is scheduled to be installed.