Under revenue limits, these districts can
not raise property taxes without referendum approval so they must transfer funds from their regular education budget to special education to cover the shortfall.
[12] Local school districts can seek to
raise property tax rates, but those increases are usually politically difficult and sometimes legally restricted.
It is shocking that politicians are grabbing money from the sale of houses through land transfer taxes and all kinds of other ridiculous home buying taxes instead
of raising property taxes.
Many local governments have been unable or unwilling to
raise property taxes at a time when many home owners have seen a decrease in their home values.
Local school districts and governments could
only raise property taxes each year by 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less.
Our cities and provinces are falling apart because politicians have
not raised property taxes to help the people for decades.
Many local governments have been unable — or even unwilling — to
raise property taxes at a time when many home owners are seeing a drop in home values.
Shamelessly pandering to the tight - fisted Conservatives, Republican Roberts took credit for not
raising property taxes in 2013.
In fact, no Westchester politician running for office this year has done more to
raise property taxes on Westchester families than George Latimer.
That gap is considered an untapped revenue source for the county, whose officials said earlier this year they would not
support raising property taxes to pay for wide - scale spay - and - neuter efforts.
Governor Phil Scott, is proposing using one - time funding to close a $ 58 million gap in the state's Education Fund in 2019 and
avoid raising property taxes.
The reduction will
effectively raise property taxes by 20 or 25 percent for wealthy homeowners, the governor said, and will lead to an exodus from the Empire State.
That deduction is effectively a transfer of federal funds to jurisdictions that impose a property tax (mostly local but also some state governments), allowing them to
raise property tax revenue at a lower cost to their constituents.
Palm Beach County voters in November may be asked to
raise their property taxes so teachers could be paid more, in hopes of keeping them in the classroom.
Both Marcotte and Corcoran initially voted «no» on the county budget,
which raised property taxes by 2 percent, but after the budget was vetoed by Astorino, they joined with BOL Democrats to override Astorino's veto.
Instead of doing good, Diaz took big checks from insurance lobbyists and stuck Floridians with higher rates; Diaz used his office to enrich himself
while raising property taxes by $ 500 million — increasing the cost of living for Miami homeowners.
Other districts could be pushed, he said, to
raise property taxes higher than they otherwise might, though because of voter approval rules, such a route will be difficult for many districts.
In addition to effectively managing Westchester's sewer districts, the County Executive has not
raised the property tax levy in the general fund for seven years, and is committed to an eighth straight year with no tax increase.
Astorino is
against raising property taxes, and legislators are concerned about the impact the proposed Westchester County Airport deal could have on the budget.
«Mr.
Latimer raised our property taxes 46 % as a county legislator; he fought to overturn New Rochelle's tax cap; he opposed Governor Cuomo's 2 % property tax cap, and he voted to create the MTA Payroll Tax.
The two districts differed in their ability to
raise property taxes because of significant disparities in property values in the two communities.
Finally, Milwaukee was given the option of
raising its property taxes beyond that allowed by the ordinary revenue limit, to make up for the voucher expenses deducted from its state aid.
In Milwaukee, which has been disproportionately burdened in a statewide voucher funding scheme, the city has had to
raise property taxes several times in order to ensure adequate funding for the city's schools.
The administration's boldest suggestion, perhaps, is that the state attempt to
raise property tax limits that in poorer communities prohibit districts from being able to pass local bond measures.
In a reversal, Gov. Scott Walker is backing a plan — similar to one he recently vetoed — to let some school
districts raise property taxes without voter approval to pay for programs and services.
But the bottom line is this: Although the district has the authority to
raise property taxes up to $ 312 on an average $ 250,000 home, it's unlikely the board would want to reap that amount of revenue ($ 11.6 million) from increased taxes.
Parents in a wealthy suburban Kansas City school district can not seek to
raise property taxes above a state limit because it could bring down the state's entire school financing system, a federal judge ruled Friday.