Did you know that under the 4% tax cap proposal, you LOSE the opportunity to vote on the school budget if the proposed tax increase is under 4%?
That’s what the The New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief recommends!!
This proposal will almost insure that every school budget will generate a 3.99% tax increase!
The ONLY direct tax vote we have is school budgets. Note: Only the suburban districts have this vote. The Rochester (city) residents do not vote on the Rochester School District budget.
This tax cap proposal is now being considered by the NYS House and is being pushed by the Governor.
PLEASE! Write your state legislators NOW. ASI-Brighton is opposed to this tax cap because:
- 4% is far too high of a bar for a school tax increase, and
- We lose our school budget voting power if the proposed school budget tax increase is less than 4%.
This “cap” sounds like three-card-monty to me. And the taxpayer loses every time.