The Buffalo Chronicle
Property Tax Cap
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Cheektowaga’s board rejects cuts and tables a 9.8% tax levy increase, with a Nov. 20 budget deadline ahead
The Cheektowaga Town Board voted down a Republican package of cuts to Supervisor Brian Nowak’s 2027 budget and tabled the plan itself, which would raise the townwide levy 9.8%. A special meeting…
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Property tax relief means little unless Buffalo and Erie County say what they will stop paying for
A Reason Foundation commentary warns that property tax cuts without spending cuts only move the cost to other taxes, fees or debt. Buffalo’s 19% levy increase and Erie County’s lower rate on…
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Tonawanda’s new supervisor breaks the tax cap and says it will save residents later. Here’s the math
Supervisor John Flynn’s first budget raises the Town of Tonawanda levy 3.9%, well past the state cap, citing health insurance, pensions, police raises and a 57% jump in rock salt. Clarence faced…
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North Tonawanda’s budget asks for a 4.25% levy increase as voters weigh an $18 million community center
Mayor Austin Tylec’s $52.1 million plan would raise North Tonawanda’s tax levy 4.25%, the eighth straight increase by the city’s own count, while voters decide on up to $18 million in borrowing…
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Cheektowaga’s 9.8% tax plan leans hardest on the sewer district as the board clears a path past the cap
Cheektowaga’s board has authorized breaking the state tax cap for 2027. More than half of the $202 increase on the average town bill comes from the sewer district, as its reserves run…
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Amherst’s tax hike lands on plows and garbage trucks, not the general fund
Amherst’s proposed 2027 budget breaks the state tax cap by $3.55 million, yet the town’s main operating fund barely moves. The increase lands on highways, salt and garbage, with the last budget…
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McMahon applauds permanent tax cap
BY EJ MCMAHON The impending enactment of a permanent property tax levy cap in New York is a truly historic moment. Since its founding in 2005, the Empire Center has identified a…
