Now more and more stories come out about how the school districts are pulling back on layoffs, how they're protecting middle class jobs, how middle-class property-tax payers are actually going to see their property taxes frozen, how they're seeing the economy improve--25,000 new jobs this year, 11½ thousand of those jobs in manufacturing. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Orinda is heavily dependent on property-tax revenue, which has to be divvied with the state, because the largely bedroom community has relatively few stores and other businesses on which to levy sales tax, said Chuck Swanson, director of the city's public works and engineering services. ❋ Jim Carlton (2011)
The larger concern, Mr. Snyder argues, is the crisis brewing at the local level, where sinking property values and business failures have slashed property-tax revenue, while pension and health costs have surged. ❋ Kate Linebaugh (2011)
The average residential property-tax bill—which includes town, county and school taxes—increased to $7,576 in 2010 from $7,281 in 2009—the biggest rise since 2007. ❋ Lisa Fleisher (2011)
Plunging property-tax receipts and rising pension and health-care costs have pushed many municipalities to the brink of financial collapse. ❋ Kate Linebaugh (2011)
This would eliminate the major reason for property-tax increases, allowing middle-class families to buy homes in affordable neighborhoods without worrying about school quality, and it would restructure the public school system in a more egalitarian manner. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Solar power benefited from the same credits and, beginning in 1980, had the additional sweetener of a California property-tax exemption to defray the cost of acres of mirrors. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Mr. Cuomo, who is a Democrat, said a tax cap, limiting growth in property-tax levies outside New York City to 2% a year, would "stack the deck in favor of the taxpayer for a change." ❋ Jacob Gershman (2011)
Earlier this year, half a dozen struggling communities in Oakland County held votes on property-tax increases to avoid consolidation of services with neighboring towns or the county. ❋ Kate Linebaugh (2011)
The vote on a property-tax law is expected to pass on the back of the Socialists' narrow four-seat parliamentary majority, analysts say. ❋ Alkman Granitsas (2011)
A federal judge in Kansas on Friday ruled against a group of suburban parents who sought to put a property-tax increase on the ballot in order to raise funds for their public schools. ❋ Stephanie Simon (2011)
This year, mayors and superintendents will have to make ends meet under a state-imposed property-tax cap of 2%, though some of the fastest-increasing expenses are exempted from the cap: pension and health-care costs, as well as debt payments and emergency costs. ❋ Lisa Fleisher (2011)
Meanwhile, school districts that experienced a boom in property-tax revenue increased teacher benefits and salaries. ❋ Allysia Finley (2011)
Also investigate less-costly options, such as low-cost home-improvement loans or state property-tax postponement programs. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The county also borrows heavily, largely due to an unusual property-tax refund system where the county foots the bill for school districts and other tax jurisdictions when residents are awarded refunds. ❋ Sumathi Reddy (2011)
And the property-tax burden in Buffalo and surrounding Erie County ranks in the top 10% nationwide. ❋ Steven Malanga (2012)
Mr. Christie has had to compromise on some of his signature policies, such as a property-tax cap signed into law in July. ❋ Lisa Fleisher (2011)
But at that point, local governments will still be constrained by a 2% property-tax cap. ❋ Lisa Fleisher (2011)
Opacity included these false claims on a form that all veterans must file with the Lyndhurst tax assessor's office to receive a property-tax discount, prosecutors said. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Still, schools and towns laid off workers and cut services, losing revenue through property-tax appeals, business closings and state budget cuts. ❋ Lisa Fleisher (2011)
Fred: Yay. I bought a house worth $200,000. [Woohoo]!
Government: Okay Fred. Gimme $5000 NOW.
Fred: WTF?
Government: Do you not get it? I said give me $5000 now, and you will do so every year you [numbskull]. It's called the "property tax". If you don't, I will [seize] your house.
Fred: What???? But it is my property. Why are you forcibly taking away a part of it.
Government: Because you're my bitch. ❋ 1nfid3l (2011)
"Man, your girl is totally [draining] [your wallet].",
"For sure. She has a higher [property tax] than my last girl." ❋ Koden (2013)
Hey, can we [roll a blunt] in here?
[Sure], as [long] as I get property tax. ❋ Williestile (2009)
It means that when a government body allows a new business to move into an area ,they will often not require the company to pay property [taxes] for a period of time, often for many years. It's a huge [benefit] to the government and the business because property tax control [limits] taxes for some businesses. ❋ Magnumb,Private Eye (2022)
