Originally Posted by
grump
Lee, reassessments aren’t favored by politicians because the more confused and confusing the real property tax system is, the less time people spend on the real cause of tax hikes, the continuing increases in tax levies by town boards. If they can use the intricacies of the system to pit neighbor against neighbor they’ll do it every time. That way they avoid facing a unified tax payer group insistent on real tax relief. And don’t underestimate the role of the public employee unions in agitating against reval efforts because they benefit from the confusion. I understand your concern over 339-y but please understand the focusing on these types of issues plays right into the hands of the elected officials because it pits taxpayer against taxpayer. In the case of 339-y the divisions caused by it are even more senseless because unlike, reassessment or the levy, it is totally out of the control of local governments.