Councilmember Stempniak has worked quietly to increase taxes

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Local Politicians were hiding this - After years - the Comptroller reveals the truth !

Lancaster's Councilmember D. Stempniak supports a new layer of Government and new special taxing district.
She has been trying to help create and pass this new assault on home owners pocket book. Quietly for years !

While the Comptroller did not go on a Political witch hunt and has not named all the players - he does call for this waste and back door dealing to end !
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(Buffalo, New York) – Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw released the results of an audit of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System (the library). The audit was performed at the request of a bi-partisan group of Erie County Legislators after they passed a resolution demanding it.

“While cutting services and reducing the budgets for materials in neighborhood libraries, library administration wasted money on high priced lawyers and consultants to try and form their own special taxing district. Instead of buying more books and investing more in children’s programming, the library spent big bucks trying to create an extra layer of government taxpayers can’t afford,” said Mychajliw.

The audit uncovered $422,777 in expenses related the library’s pursuit of taxing power. Those expenses included $323,354 on lawyer fees and $99,423 on public relations consulting fees. For three years, the Library has worked with downstate consultants and lawyers to pursue legislation in Albany that would set them up as a taxing authority, similar to a school district. This is despite the fact that the library already has a full time Communications Director on staff that is paid $75,000 annually.

“The last thing the library should do is create another layer of government in Erie County. Our overburdened taxpayers are struggling. I call on the library to immediately end their misguided quest to expand big government in our area. Lawyers and high priced consultants made big bucks at the expense of additional books for children and more programs for families,” added Comptroller Mychajliw.

This is an outrage. This money could have been spent on needed items at so many of our libraries. Ms Jakubloski needs to be fired for her behind the back useless spending of taxpayer money. This is a major scandal.

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Years ago I suggested that this organization step into the real world, but they said no. My suggestion was intended to help them offset their deeping hole they were digging for themselve, and now they want the easy way out by TAXES. We don't need no more stinking TAXES.

Look, change your lending policies, and generate your own revenue. School kids are still exempt but have a sliding scale of charges for,

1) Book take out say $.10/Book for 30 days for those between 18 & 65. Seniors Exempt and Those in school with valid ID.
2) Late fees $.25/day, Seniors $.05/day
3) Offer Coffee, Tea Juices, it would encourage people to use the Library.

Do I hear Ca Ching!
There can be more to add to the list but to raise TAXES, NO!

This shouldn't hurt Donna afterall isn't she triple dipping and all.