Orchard Park considering 10% tax hike, seeks feedback

After years of staying under the state cap, this year Orchard Park’s Town Board is considering a dramatic departure and a 10 percent tax hike to go with its tentative $24.4 million budget.
The spending plan, which is 4.8 percent higher than this year’s, would cover fixed costs like a 6 percent increase in health care insurance premiums and about $400,000 in new things like computer upgrades and a school police officer.
Now the board wants feedback by email, phone or in person about the plan posted online Monday at
http://orchardparkny.org/content/Gen.../File/2679.pdf
and which must be approved by Nov. 18.
“Depending on the will of the people, we will adjust,” said Mike Sherry, council member. “We need to get a sense from the community.”

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