Town of Arieta v. State Board of Equalization & Assessment

Reynolds, J. P.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Albany County dismissing appellants’ petition brought pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR to review a determination of the respondent State Board of Equalization and Assessment of the State of New York.

Appellants in this proceeding seek, pursuant to section 545 of the Real Property Tax Law and section 3 of chapter 269 of the Laws of 1962 as amended by chapter 802 of the Laws of 1968, to compel respondent to establish total effective assessments of State-owned lands on the 1968 assessment rolls of the petitioning towns in…