{"id":816,"date":"2009-01-22T07:10:20","date_gmt":"2009-01-22T12:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hulettsonlakegeorge.com\/?p=816"},"modified":"2009-01-22T07:11:25","modified_gmt":"2009-01-22T12:11:25","slug":"26-million-is-something-to-know-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/816","title":{"rendered":"$27 Million is Something to Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/td>\nPreviously I had linked to this story about the Governor’s proposal to cap property tax payments on forest preserve land in the Adirondack Park.<\/p>\n

North Country Public Radio.<\/a> <\/p>\n

I checked and NY State has over $27 million in assessed property in the Town of Dresden. <\/strong>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

This means that, if successful, the Governor will shift a percentage of the tax increases in the future on this land to us – the private property owners in the Town of Dresden.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you can do:<\/p>\n

Tell the Governor and our representatives that you know about this and it’s not fair and it’s simply not a good idea. NY State made a covenant with the people of NY to pay the taxes on this land when they added it to the forest preserve. It’s worked since 1884, and it shouldn’t be changed now. Tell the Governor when he’s up for reelection, this issue will mean a lot to you. <\/p>\n

You can contact the Governor here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More importantly, if you live in NY, contact both your downstate representative (lookup by zip code on the right) and our Huletts Representative, Tony Jordan, here<\/a>. Also contact your downstate Senator and our Huletts Senator, Elizabeth Little, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now is the time to speak up. If we don’t, our taxes will be whats going up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Previously I had linked to this story about the Governor’s proposal to cap property tax payments on forest preserve land in the Adirondack Park. North Country Public Radio. I checked and NY State has over $27 million in assessed property in the Town of Dresden. This means that, if successful, the Governor will shift a … <\/p>\n

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