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Morning Read: Are North Country property tax assessments too high?

The Watertown Daily Times is reporting that Jefferson County is being forced by court order to pay back roughly $50,000 in property tax revenue. The reason? They overvalued assessments for 39 property owners, occasionally by millions of...

Is a property tax cap good for Adirondack communities?

When Albany lawmakers regroup in the new year, Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo hopes to focus their attention on remaking one aspect of New York’s tax culture — the part shaped by local governments and school districts. This from the New...

Morning Read: A 20% tax hike for Franklin County

There is a growing disconnect between the debate over taxes in Albany and Washington and the reality on the ground in county seats across the North Country. The bottom line is that costs for government are spiraling upward, in part because the...

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Opinion: Budget Cuts Would ?Devastate? North Country Schools

by Brian Mann

Jan 30, 2003 — A converation with Massena Superintendent Douglas Huntley, who says the Governor's proposed 1.2 billion dollar cut in public school funding would mean teacher lay-offs and higher property taxes. Go to full article

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