Sentences with phrase «approves property tax increase»

The Clay County School will ask voters to approve a property tax increase to raise money to hire 44 school resource officers so there's at least one in every county school, and county commissioners agree to provide $ 2.1 million to help.

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Had it been approved, district property owners would have seen their tax bills increase by about 2.2 percent, according to projections.

The Park District property tax increase, which still needs to be approved by the park board, is the latest example of Mayor Rahm Emanuel turning to a tax increase at a city agency under his control after publicizing investments and cost savings there throughout the year.

If approved, the $ 19.4 million bond sale would increase school property taxes by about 2.2 percent.

WAUKEGAN — The Waukegan Park District Board of Commissioners tentatively approved a lower tax rate for the coming year that still would increase property taxes slightly.

Residents, who in March approved a property - tax increase to finance a 20 - year park renovation and expansion program, presented the Park District Board of Commissioners on Wednesday with a petition with 120 signatures supporting open space.

If approved, the measure would not increase property taxes going to the Park District because it is retiring bonds for the construction of its existing recreation center.

Azzopardi said Cuomo has signed a property tax cap, approved a law to encourage local governments to stay within the cap and increased state spending at a slower rate than recent predecessors.

Eric Naughton, Nassau's deputy county executive for finance, said Mangano «delivered a balanced budget which maintains all essential services without a property tax increase... If the Legislature approves the budget, any risks identified by NIFA are manageable in 2018.»

The tax cap talk at the joint legislative hearing on the state budget and its impact on local governments was dovetailed by the GOP - led Senate approving, once again, a cap on property tax increases for New York City.

Rockland County government will be vastly increasing its tax collection in 2012, as the Budget and Finance committee convened on Monday night to approve a 30 percent county property tax increase, as well as a 1/4 percent increase in the county portion of the sales tax, and new taxes on hotel / motel occupancy and real estate -LSB-...]

That wording says casinos would be approved for the «purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

The budgets were approved amid a record - low cap on property tax increases.

Approved county budgets that overrode the state's limit on property tax levy increases has dropped by more than half in the last four years, a report from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office released on Tuesday found.

State lawmakers in 2011 approved a limit on local property tax increases, setting the cap at 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.

A legal challenge to the cap was first made in 2013, when the New York State United Teachers union held the limit on local property tax increases constricts both local education spending and unlawfully requires a 60 percent majority to approve a budget that increases the levy over the cap.

School taxes would go up significantly and force many districts to present budgets exceeding the so - called property tax cap if state lawmakers approve a minimum wage increase to $ 15 an hour, according to leaders of various Monroe County school districts.

However, pollster Steve Greenberg says that when given the specific wording of the amendment on the ballot in November and asked whether they would vote yes or no to approve an amendment to «allow the Legislature to authorize up to seven casinos in New York State for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated,» 55 percent said yes they would approve it, compared to 42 percent who say no they would not.

Rockland County government will be vastly increasing its tax collection in 2012, as the Budget and Finance committee convened on Monday night to approve a 30 percent county property tax increase, as well as a 1/4 percent increase in the county portion of the sales tax, and new taxes on hotel / motel occupancy and real estate sales.

Duffy told Fred Dicker on Talk 1300 - AM that that a strict limit on local property tax increases should be in place before mandate relief is approved — a reiteration of the Cuomo administration's position.

The mayor's appearance came as the full Senate approved legislation that would subject the city to a 2 % cap on property tax increases.

The original limit was removed in 2011, but after the city's common council approved a 43 percent property tax increase in December, support has been growing to bring it back.

The county legislature approved it, and property taxes increased by more than $ 125 million for residents that year.

Cuomo was also able to convince the state Legislature to approved a 2 percent limit on property tax increases for local governments and school districts.

As the statewide vote approached, opponents warned that new casinos would exacerbate addictive gambling, while good - government groups cried foul after the state Board of Elections approved ballot language that included a warm description of the potential benefits of the change («promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes») but none of the possible drawbacks.

55 % would approve the amendment with wording that reads, «allow the Legislature to authorize up to 7 casinos in New York for the legislated purposes of promoting job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through revenues generated.»

The plan is a response to Gov. - Elect Andrew Cuomo's push for state lawmakers to approve a 2 percent cap on yearly increases in property taxes by school districts and other local governments.

LOCKPORT - Niagara County lawmakers approved a $ 321.8 million spending plan Tuesday night in Lockport, with a slight 1.2 percent property tax rate increase that is below the county's legally - required 2 percent tax cap.

Specifically at issue has been the revenue from local mill - levy overrides (MLO), voter - approved property - tax increases that supplement a district's base funding and support a wide variety of special projects.

The Illinois legislature last week considered but decided not to approve a property - tax relief measure that educators charged would have eliminated a substantial portion of the new funding that school districts are set to receive under an income - tax increase passed this year.

Just over a decade ago Denver started to address the amount of resources available for teacher compensation; voters approved the Professional Compensation System for Teachers, or ProComp, a $ 25 million annual property tax increase that promised to make major changes to how Denver Public School teachers are paid.

Just over ten years ago, Denver voters approved a $ 25 million annual property tax increase to fund a system that promised major changes to how Denver Public School teachers are paid.

Bonds are a form of debt financing, which must be approved by voters who agree to an increase in property taxes to fund the debt service associated with a given construction project.

A mill levy override, a type of property tax increase, hasn't been approved since 2000, and once again failed in November.

Worth County resident Merlin Bartz, who has wind turbines on his property, requested the project be approved and said wind farm development has substantially increased Worth County's tax base and created jobs.

For example, Kansas City, Missouri, has a track record of effectively addressing issues deemed a priority in quarterly citizen surveys; as a result, in 2017, voters were willing to approve an $ 800 million bond authorization (which will mean annual property tax increases for 20 years) so the City can address their dissatisfaction with the state of local infrastructure, like streets, sidewalks and roads.

The association, through its political action committee «Quality of Life Matters,» with financial support from a National Association of REALTORS ® independent expenditure grant, campaigned in favor of asking voters to approve up to $ 212.1 million in bonds that would pay for 39 public projects and result in a slight property tax increase.