Actually that’s not the answer at all. Most people in WNY are pretty dumb but maybe, one day, enough will be able to figure this one out. When and how does an increase in property values automatically dictate an increase in a municipal budget? It comes down to a group of incompetent and corrupt elected officials. Wish our newspaper had some balls to report what’s really going on.Their question: Why are county tax bills arriving in the mail more costly than a year ago?
The answer's a bit complicated. But it comes down to this: Property values across Erie County are rising.