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`STATE OF NEW YORK
`VSUPREMEJCOURTA
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`COUNTY=OE ONEIDA
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`In‘the.Matter 0f the Application.of
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`APPLE PROPERTY GROUPELLQ,
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`Bet1tioner,
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`ORDER
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`-again$t-
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`CITY OE‘UTICA, New YORK end.
`DAVID H. WILLIAMS, Assessor.of'the
`City of Utica, New York”
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`‘Index No; EFCAzols—ZQOZ
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`'Judge,Hesper~
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`Respondents.
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`To review a certain real property
`assessment‘for.the-assessment=roll
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`(year’zols under Article 7 of the
`iReal Property Tax Law;
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`The above—entitled proceeding having been brought by Petitioner to
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`preducefthe'assessment,made by Respondents for the purpose of taxation fOr
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`the year 2016 with respect to Petitionerfs real property ("Petitioner‘s
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`-Pr9p¢rtY"l located'in the CitY'0£ Utica: CQunty'of Gneida, State 0: New
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`York and described.and assessed on Ehe 2016 assessment rolls of the City
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`of Utica, New Yorkaas follows:
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`‘PROPERTY IwD.
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`=TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE
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`‘221 School ROad
`_307,14—2+29;,and
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`$45}000,00
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`-Petitioner and ReSPondents. by Stipulation'entered into between than
`respective attorneys dated ..MQ_.;H
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`2017; which
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`and 1their
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`'Stipulation is annexed hereto,'having stipulated that the assessment for
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`Petitioner's Property be reduced on.Respondent City of Utioa! New York's
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`2016 assessment.rOlls,
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`NOW; upon reading_and filing the aforeSaid Stipulation, it 13
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`On Motion of COhen-& Cohenn attorneys for Petitioner,
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`FILED: ONEIDA COUNTY CLERK 04/11/2017 10:04 AM
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`‘ORDERED,
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`that
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`the aforesaid assessment eStablished on the‘2016
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`assessment rolls of the City ofi'Utica, New'Yofik for Petitioner’s Propexty
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`in the City of Utica, New York shall be, and the'same hereby is,
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`reduced
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`asvfo11ows:
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`_PROPERTY‘I.DQ
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`TOTAL ASSESSED VALUEV
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`221chhool Read
`307.14-2—29; and
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`$40,320,00
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`and as so reduced, Shall be, ahd hereby is; confirmed, and it is further
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`ORDERED;
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`that the-Officers haVifig custody of the 2016 asseSSment
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`r6113 cf the City of Utica, Neerork-shall forthwith correct_the said
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`entries On such rolls in conformity with this.Order and shall nope‘upon
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`the margin of Spoh rolls opposite suoh entry'tpat
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`the same has been
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`1corrected by the apthozizafiion'of this Ordepz and-it is further
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`ORDERED, that Petitioner shall be entitled to a refund of any real
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`‘estate taxes paid ’by Petitioner Abased. on the amount
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`,by which the
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`‘assessmentsestablished.on the 2016 City of Utica, New York's assessment
`:rolls for Petitionep's Property befose its reductionsas proVided ih this
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`order eXCeeds
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`the assessment Of Petitioner's aforesaid real preperty
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`ifollofiiné‘SUCh redUCtion.as provided in thiS‘Order, provided, howeVer,
`each municipality 9r Other governmental'entiiy'ebliéated'tQ provide a
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`'refund shall have the option;
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`instead of'making'paymefit of such.refhnd
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`directly to,Petitioner; £0 provide the refund in the;f0rm of:ajpayme5t
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`credit! until credit ih fall has been made] upon.eaeh real estate-tax,
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`'hereafter'leVied upon Petitionerls Property by eaCh.such municipality or'
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`Other gdvernmental entity; and it is fupther
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`ORDERED;
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`that, except-as permitted by Real Property Tax Law section
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`727,
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`the assessed valuation‘of Petitioner's Property as reduced hereby
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`shall not be changed by ReSpondentSI‘and no applicati9n.f°r-a reductiQH
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`of each reduced assessment shall be sought by Petitioner; for the next
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`three succeeding=assessmentjrolls prepared on the basis of the three
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`taxable status dates next occurring on or after the taxable status date
`,of the 2016 assessment under review-ia this proceeding, afid all tax bills
`fhereafterx185ued by_afiy takihgisurisdidtion_with respect to.Petitionerfs
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`iProperty;
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`‘while ithe
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`foregOing pfOVisions prohibiting. change .arergso
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`applicable, Shall be based_on the reduced assessment, and it is-further
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`ORDERED.
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`that:Petitioner shall not.be entitled.tocrecgver the costs
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`‘and disbursements of this proceeding,
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`Dated:
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`RQmer NewVXQrk
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`2017
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`STATE OF NEW YORK-
`‘SUPREME'COURT‘
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`COUNTY OF ONEIDA‘
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`Ih the Matter Of the Application of
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`APPLE'PROPERTY GROUP LLC,
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`Petitioner,
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`-—againSt-
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`SETTLEMENT.STIPULATION
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`CITY OF UTICALENEW‘YORK-andl
`wDAVID H. WILLIAMS, Assessor of the
`City of Utica,jNew3York,
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`Index NO..EFCA2016E2002
`RJI No; 32—16-0857
`Assigned Judge: HESTER
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`Respondents.
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`To :evi9W‘a cattain real property
`assessment for the assessment :01;
`year‘ZOlG under Article'? of the
`Real Property Tax Law.
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`WHEREAS,
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`'APPLE
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`PROPERTY
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`GROUP
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`LLC, Petitioner
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`,above—named
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`(WPetitionerP),
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`commenced‘
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`the‘
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`above-entitled:
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`proceeding
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`(this
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`"Prbceedihg") under ArtiCle 7 of-the Real-Property Tax Law to reduce-the
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`asSeSsment Of certain of its real prdpérty ("PétitiOner's property")
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`located in the City of Utioa, County Of Oneidaf State of:New york ahd
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`described on-the'ZOi6.assessment rolls of the City of Utica, New Ydrk‘as
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`follpws:
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`PROPERTY I,D.
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`TOTAL Assasssb:VALUE
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`221 School Road
`307.14+2-297 and
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`$45i000-00
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`WHEREAS, Vthe’ parties have .reacned ah reSOlhtion of 7the
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`issues
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`involved in thiszErgceedingi it.is
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`:STiPULATBbZAND‘AGREED, by and between:therunder8ignedt being all of
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`~the parties and their attorneyS'in this érgoeeding,
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`that
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`the above
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`assessment of Petitioner's Property on the City.of Utica, New York’s 2016
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`assessment rolls as of the taxable status date August 1, 2016 shall be
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`reduced.to the following (the “Reduced Assessment”):
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`PROPERTY I.D}
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`TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE
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`221 School Road
`307.14e2-29; and
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`$40,320,00
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`nand it is further
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`\STIPULATED AND AGREED as fOlldwsi
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`A.
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`The offiper having custody 0f the 2016 assesSment rolls cf
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`the City of
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`.Utica,
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`New ‘York shail
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`forthwith correCt:
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`the .entzies
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`pertaining to Petitiener‘s 1,.1PrOpezty on“ such 2.0106 assessment. {rolls 'to
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`,reflect:the Reduced Assessment and shall note upon'the.ma;gin.of such
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`2016 assessment rolls opposite such entries that
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`the same have been
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`corrected by the authorization of-thiertipulation.
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`B;
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`Petitioner shall be entitled to a refund of any real
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`estate taxes paid by Petitioner based any the amount by which the
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`assessment establiShed On.the 2016 City-of Utica, New York's:assessment
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`rolls for Petitibneris Prdperty before its reduction as pfovided'in this
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`Ogder exceeds'the assessment oi Petitioner’s aforesaid real propeity
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`follow§hg such reduction as provided'inithis_0rder; provided, however,
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`each municipality or Othe: governmehtal entity-obligated to provide a
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`refund shall have the option, instead of making payment of such fefund
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`directiyitOIPetitioner;_to proyide the refund 1h the form of a payment
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`craditr until credit in fail has been-made, upon each zeal.estate-tax
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`hereafter levied Upon ‘Petifcionefle Prepexty by ’eeeh: such municipality or
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`other governmentalzentityg
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`:C.
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`Except as permitted pursuant to subdivision 2 of Real
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`.Property Tangaw section 727,
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`the assessment of Petitionerfs‘Property,
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`after its.reductioh 0n the City of Utica, New YOrk’s.2016 assessment
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`'rolls to the Reduced AsSessment, shall) pursuant to Real Property Tax Law
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`section 72], not-be changed for the next
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`three suCCeeding aSSessment
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`rolls prepared on the basis of
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`the three taxable status dates next
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`occurring‘on or after the City of Utica, New Yorkfs August 1, 2016
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`taxable status date; and all tavaills hereafter issued by any taxing
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`jfiriSdiction With respect to Petitioner's;Propertyi while the foregoing
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`‘proviSions prohibiting Change are So applicable, shall be based on the
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`‘Reduced ASSeSSment.
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`D; CoSts and diSbursements shall be denied to Petitioner;.and
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`it is‘further
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`STIPULATED AND AGREED,
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`that Petitioner shall have the right to
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`obtain, without notice to-Respondents, an order in the abovehehtitled
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`proceeding .formalizing'the foregoing provisions of thiSIStipulationg
`Dated:
`LEYC3{'\S
`:5, 2017
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`' L'i Petitioner
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`-AP
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`.; ILLIAMS, Assessor-i
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`of the City of Utica, New York
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`.CITY OF UTICA, NEW YORK, Respondent
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`by: 1 é “(/3
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`William Borrill, Esq.,.
`Corporation CounSel
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