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<title>St. Lawrence County leaders want sales tax hike</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 4, 2013) St. Lawrence County Legislators adopted a plan this week to raise the sales tax from three to four percent over the next five years. County administrator Karen St. Hilaire recommended the move. She says a one-percent hike in the sales tax would mean the county could reduce property taxes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21191/20130104/st-lawrence-county-leaders-want-sales-tax-hike">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Julie Grant</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[St. Lawrence County Legislators adopted a plan this week to raise the sales tax from three to four percent over the next five years. County administrator Karen St. Hilaire recommended the move. She says a one-percent hike in the sales tax would mean the county could reduce property taxes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21191/20130104/st-lawrence-county-leaders-want-sales-tax-hike">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Counties &quot;govern by triage,&quot; seek mandate relief</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 10, 2012) The North Country is seeing some tough times in county government, with Essex County facing a $13 million shortfall, and St. Lawrence County projecting a 20 percent property tax increase.New York State Association of Counties Executive Director Stephen Acquario says counties are caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, counties have to pay for dozens of mandated services, from Medicaid to child welfare, which cost more every year. On the other hand, they now have to keep tax increases within a property tax cap.Acquario told David Sommerstein the situation leaves counties essentially &quot;governing by triage&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20638/20121010/counties-quot-govern-by-triage-quot-seek-mandate-relief">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The North Country is seeing some tough times in county government, with Essex County facing a $13 million shortfall, and St. Lawrence County projecting a 20 percent property tax increase.New York State Association of Counties Executive Director Stephen Acquario says counties are caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, counties have to pay for dozens of mandated services, from Medicaid to child welfare, which cost more every year. On the other hand, they now have to keep tax increases within a property tax cap.Acquario told David Sommerstein the situation leaves counties essentially &quot;governing by triage&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20638/20121010/counties-quot-govern-by-triage-quot-seek-mandate-relief">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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