Thursday, March 26, 2009

It's time for a property-tax revolution, says Nassau County supervisor

Suozzi: Nassau residents being crushed by property taxes; Not everyone here is rich

Business Week just noted that Nassau County is home to nine of the 25 wealthiest communities in America. With Albany in the middle of budget negotiations, this "recognition" is the last thing we need right now. For decades, Nassau has been misperceived around the state as an affluent suburb. But the reality is that some 95 percent of Nassau's residents are not wealthy - and are being crushed by property taxes, Tom Suozzi opines in Newsday.

Now's the time for New York State's elected officials to give us property tax relief. If we don't get it - and get it now - we might just have to revolt.

Read more about it here.

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