Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt below from: Eagle Newspapers
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“With four items on the agenda for feedback purposes, the community was asked how they felt about assessments and taxes.
“Everybody’s happy with the taxes,” Tierney said when no one spoke, and he received a group-wide “no” as a response.
According to Tierney, the town has hired a new assessor, Ron Miller, whereas the assessor was previously an elected position. Some residents may have met with Miller, and, depending on the situation, have had a good or bad experience, Tierney said.”
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I think the comment above is a great idea- maybe some research could be done
on the other possibilities for Village
Revenue Streams. We are only limited by
our imagination.
Heidi
Skaneateles would benifit with a state change on property taxes as we have in california.Prop 13 was voted in as law on June 6th 1978. It stated the maxium amount of any tax on real property shall not exceed 1%.This reduced the average home by 57%.There was enormous support with the sentiment that older people should not be priced out of their homes do to higher taxes.Can we see the value and make such a change. There are other ways to raise revenue to pay for the business of running the the village.
Village property tax payer
Richard Charles