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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Thu Feb 26 22:46:39 2009, in response to Re: BL-20G's For The LIRR ?, posted by trainsarefun on Thu Feb 26 21:00:56 2009. They complain that property tax rates are too high (when they elect the leadership, the state funding formula pumps more money into Nassau and Suffolk County districts, etc.) but they also complain about most uses of land in their jurisdiction that would decrease their tax burdens.From what I've seen, it's several issues together that creates the problem. Firstly, due to the property taxes, residents have taken the view that renters are tax evaders who don't pay *any* tax and only use resources. Secondly, for some, renter is a proxy for non-Asian minorities who they view with suspicious or any immigrant who is too foreign. For others, they fear increased population growth making traffic worse which seems silly given that Long Island is still below it's peak population of the 1970s.* There's this fear that Nassau is too "crowded" and feels like Queens, while Suffolk is too "crowded" and feels like Nassau. Plus, it doesn't help that the denser areas of the island have either old, outdated building stock, or ugly modern stock. All of these factors when put into the hands of area politicians creates the no-density problem. but I assume that few will object to the prices of their homes increasing The downside is that due to the increase in the value of their homes, their property taxes may go up. *I suspect this is due to the dwindling number of kids. While the population is below peak, I suspect the ratio of adults to children has changed. Hell, my school district shut down two or three middle schools in the 1980s. |
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