SO NOW WE HAVE A LT. GOVERNOR….
Let’s hope he isn’t going to be just another mouth to feed.
From Lt. Gov. Ravitch’s curriculum vitae I have hopes that he will be a reasonable voice for sane tax policy: including property tax relief and reform.
At any rate he’s off to a good start by declaring he doesn’t [...]
NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF…..sept.22
The numbers below show how bad and skewed the property tax situation is in NYS. It shows how careless and callous Albany has been in shoveling the cost of its responsibilities for basic services on to the homes of New York citizens and off its own considerably more ample and flexible [...]
DID OBAMA SAY THAT TO PATERSON OR DIDN’T HE???
…and what the hell does it matter to Eileen who could lose her home in the near future if SOMEBODY doesn’t act-and quickly?????
Eileen and a lot of good, hardworking people just like her- who thought their paid for family homes were safe from insane taxation (no other [...]
OMNIBUS CONSORTIUM GETTING READY TO CLOSE THE DEAL……..9/17/09
Yesterday the Omnibus Consortium for Property Tax Relief and Reform conferenced (okay so it’s not a word..don’t be picky…) on closing the deal with Albany.
We need property tax reform or we need a lot of tent cities in NYS to accommodate the folks driven out of their [...]
KAWO KUDI, ALBANY…….
That’s from the Hausa language and it says literally, “Bring the Money.”…but it really signals that the haggling is over and the deal has to be made or it’s quits….
Hausa traders have infinite patience but they also know when they’re being jerked around and when the deal needs to be made …..or else [...]
UP UP AND AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Some samples:..and this was a GOOD year…. with stimulus money for every district…
The 2009-10 tax rates per $1,000 of assessed property value are as follows.
• *Esopus: *$14.69 for homes, up $1.04, or 7.69 percent, from $13.65 in
2008-09; and $19.89 for businesses, up $1.54, or 8.39 percent, from
$18.35 in 2008-09.
• *Hurley: *$15.33 [...]
VOICES FROM THE TRENCHES…….
Don’t hold back Gene…let us know how you really feel J
Cortland County is going to the dogs. We are short at least $1 million in estimated sales tax revenue this year, and must contribute a 75% increase in pension money to the state for 2010, then 50% more pension contribution in 2011. Our chairman is [...]
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
THE SCREAMS HEARD AROUND THE STATE…
…AS PEOPLE OPENED UP THEIR SCHOOL TAX BILLS…AND ALBANY CONTINUED ON ITS PERPETUAL VACATION….some thoughts for you from the tax reform frontlines…
This is your bill –with an increase as usual-even though the assessment may have been reduced.
This is your bill even though each district received stimulus money [...]