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Assessment process challenged at Lancaster Town Board meeting; Part II: Inventory discrepancies
Lee Chowaniec
There is no question that the reassessment process is a complex matter. It did seem to residents who attended Monday evening's Town Board meeting that they were provided a course on Reassessment 101. For some, answers were provided. For others, more questions and concerns surfaced.

Mar 3, 2010, 11:38

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Assessment process challenged at Lancaster Town Board meeting; Part I
Lee Chowaniec
“Buy my house for what you assessed it at and I will move to Carolina where my daughter only pays $800 in total property taxes,” Lancaster resident James Enser told the Town Board at Monday evening’s meeting.

Mar 2, 2010, 16:02

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Town of Lancaster 2010 Assessment Equity Project
Lee Chowaniec
Town of Lancaster Assessor Dave Marrano presented an update on the 2010 reassessment project at Town Board work session. Marrano declared he wanted to present to them the information he has been disseminating at public meetings on how property values were determined, what the schedule is and what taxpayers should expect from the project.

Jan 25, 2010, 10:21

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Lancaster’s public hearing on the 2010 tentative budget proposal
Lee Chowaniec
A small gathering of taxpayers attended the Lancaster Town Board’s public hearing on the tentative 2010 budget. Only three individuals spoke on a budget that had recently been cited as a topic of resident concern by the two incumbent Democratic council members out on the campaign trail.

Nov 3, 2009, 10:06

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Town of Lancaster calls for a special meeting to review the budget
Lee Chowanec
Citing that this was the toughest budget of all to work on, Councilman Ronald Ruffino requested the Town Board get together with town department heads to look for further cuts. “Our constituents are telling John (Councilman Abraham) and me, while we are out campaigning for re-election, that they are satisfied with the services provided by the town, but not the tax load.

Oct 20, 2009, 13:14

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2010 tentative Lancaster Budget
Lee Chowaniec
When asked by a resident at the recent Lancaster Town Board on the status of the budget, Supervisor Robert Giza stated that the budget is at the Town Clerk’s office and open for review. Supervisor Giza declared that a lot of work had gone into the budget to get it were it now stands considering the state of the economy. He added that no job cuts or cuts to provide service will take place.

Oct 7, 2009, 16:04

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Why reassessment now; why not?
Lee Chowaniec
The New York State Office of Real Property Services (ORPS) and municipal assessors across the state are telling us of the importance and benefits of municipalities basing property and school taxes on 100 percent property market value.

Dec 11, 2008, 14:54

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Basing property assessment on income is not a novel proposal
Lee Chowaniec
Jack Beilman had a Letter to the Editor published on SUWNY recently that favored basing property assessments on income. Although this writer is a not a proponent of such process, it was disturbing to see others casting disparaging remarks at Beilman for an “outlandish” proposal.

Dec 9, 2008, 16:24

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Police Surround Cayuga Indian Trading Post in Union Springs
Police in Cayuga County have surrounded the LakeSide Trading Post in Union Springs. The Trading Post is owned and operated by the Cayuga Indian Nation. The Syracuse Post is reporting that the police are seizing all untaxed cigarettes.
Nov 25, 2008, 10:56

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Lancaster considering 2010 property reassessment program
Lee Chowaniec
At a recent work session, Town Assessor Dave Marrano addressed the Lancaster Town Board on the reasons the town should consider doing a property reassessment in 2010. Marrano focused on equity, fairness and the need for transparency when making his presentation.

Nov 22, 2008, 10:37


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