Sentences with phrase «county tax decrease»

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Sherry Johnson, the executive director of the Monroe County School Board Association, says voter turnout has decreased over the years since the tax cap was implemented.

To a large extent, state fiscal policies have caused great pressure on property taxes in needy cities, counties and school districts, including decisions: to reduce revenue sharing; to decrease the share of local school budgets covered by state aid, to divide the non-federal share of Medicaid costs without considering ability to pay, and to allocate STAR benefits... (read more)

«Albany absolutely can not hand regulatory control over ridesharing — a proven way to decrease the risk of drunk driving — to TLC controlled by tax and limo interests in New York's most populous counties,» he wrote.

«No matter what the Administration is painting as a rosy picture that there's going to be a decrease in the overall debt, I just don't see how a project of $ 192 million plus other projects that we have been assured will move forward at a cost of $ 93 million and knowing that union contracts will be up for ratification throughout the next several years, there's no way that the county can say that our taxes will not increase and that I can't imagine will be able to stay under the cap unless we decimate services,» says Strawinski.

Tompkins County residents would see their county tax bill decrease slightly in 2016 under the county administrator's proposed bCounty residents would see their county tax bill decrease slightly in 2016 under the county administrator's proposed bcounty tax bill decrease slightly in 2016 under the county administrator's proposed bcounty administrator's proposed budget.

The County Executive has never put forward a proposed budget with a tax decrease.

Under the budget, the tax rate would decrease — from $ 6.86 to $ 6.74 per thousand — and the tax bill for the owner of a median - value $ 170,000 county home would rise by $ 15.36.

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I am happy to report that the Erie County Legislature's budget amendments have resulted in a tax rate decrease for next year.

In total, while the Library Tax will show an 11.6 percent increase over 2012, most of that is simply the transfer from the County General Fund Property Tax line (which will show a decrease over 2012) to the Library Tax Line.

Residents can expect to see a decrease in taxes for the second year in a row and more funding for the fight against the county's growing epidemic of drug abuse.

So the county portion of residents» property tax bill has decreased.

Slightly lower property taxes and decreased spending are the hallmarks of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney's proposed $ 1.25 billion spending plan.

In the city of Syracuse, the county tax - rate decrease would save $ 7 for a homeowner with a $ 100,000 house, according to Steve Morgan, chief financial officer.

«Not only do we have the lowest debt of any town in Suffolk County, we had a tax decrease in 2017, and I predict there will be no increase in 2018.»

Every town, county city and school district north of Orange and West of Schenectady with the exception of Tompkins have suffered a population (Tax Revenue loss) decrease and a continue 7 - 9 % unemployment rate.

As a result of a decrease in energy costs and weakening of the Canadian dollar, sales tax revenue continues to decline which creates significant challenges for the county's budget.

The proposal funds most county departments and programs at more or less their current levels and would result in a slight decrease in the county property tax rate.

Only one county in New York saw a year - over-year decrease in local sales - tax revenue.

But even though the general county property tax rate on true valuation has decreased during my tenure, I am well aware that my constituents struggle each year to pay their total property tax bill, which includes school taxes, city or town taxes, and even village taxes for those in the Village of Kenmore.

Approving a tax decrease for the second year is a great first step in revitalizing our county, which has been burdened for far too long with some of the highest taxes in the nation.

The Erie County Legislature's Majority Caucus has revised County Executive Mark Poloncarz's proposed 2015 budget that only held the line on taxes and approved a budget that decreases taxes.

The Majority Caucus has proven that we can adjust the county's budget, invest in critical programs, support service and cultural organizations, and deliver a tax decrease to residents two years in a row.

For the second consecutive year, the Legislature's Republican - aligned Majority Caucus delivered a tax decrease to the residents of Erie County.

In order to deliver the first property tax decrease to Erie County residents in nearly ten years, the Majority Caucus identified over-inflated budget lines, redundant expenses, unnecessary new positions, and areas where the administration can better manage.

While this is good news, I would like to go one step further and provide another tax decrease to county residents.

The Somerset plant, located in Niagara County along the shores of Lake Ontario, is operating at just 20 percent of capacity, and has decreased tax payments to area municipalities in recent years.

The county tax rate will decrease slightly to keep the budget within the state tax cap limit, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarzcounty tax rate will decrease slightly to keep the budget within the state tax cap limit, Erie County Executive Mark PoloncarzCounty Executive Mark Poloncarz said.

In his speech, the County Executive boasted about that tax decrease, taking some credit for himself.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Onondaga County Legislature on Tuesday unanimously approved a $ 1.263 billion spending plan for 2016 that includes a decrease in the property tax rate and more oversight of the new Onondaga Lake amphitheater.

Citing an average tax levy increase of 0.51 percent and average tax rate decrease of 0.33 percent over the past half - decade, Zurlo praised the county's careful fiscal planning in a letter to legislators.

Mahoney offered up a $ 1.22 billion 2014 budget to the Onondaga County Legislature Friday that features spending cuts and a slight decrease in tax rates.

While state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's report tied Albany's $ 1,952,777 decrease to competition from retail store growth in surrounding counties, Albany County Comptroller Mike Conners and other county officials said more people purchasing items online — which sometimes aren't locally taxed — contributed to the deCounty Comptroller Mike Conners and other county officials said more people purchasing items online — which sometimes aren't locally taxed — contributed to the decounty officials said more people purchasing items online — which sometimes aren't locally taxed — contributed to the decline.

As for counties in other regions of the state that experienced sales - tax collection decreases, Butry offers a general explanation.

The Erie County Legislature and the County Executive have agreed on the 2017 budget, which includes a tax rate decrease for the third consecutive year.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6…) The chart shows the amount of county property tax needed to offset a 10 - percent decrease in student population.

By doing this, we keep pets out of shelters or abandoned in the streets, thereby decreasing the euthanasia rate of animal - control facilities, lowering the tax burden on citizens whose tax dollars fund county - run animal control services, and giving other shelter animals a longer period in which to find their forever homes.

It still can not increase to an amount that is more than it would have had the value / tax bill never decreased, and county tax assessors are not hitting people with this increase all at once so it is usually taking multiple years before the tax bill gets back to where it was pre-recession.