Politics & Government
Double Taxation in the Town of Yorktown
Yorktown's procedure of 'bundling' library taxes in with Town tax results in some residents paying double.
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October 11, 2023
Double Taxation in the Town of Yorktown
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Last week, Jann Mirchandani of the ‘A New Day for Yorktown’ slate called attention to double taxation occurring in the Town of Yorktown. Residents of Yorktown identified that the Town’s procedure of ‘bundling’ library taxes in with annual tax collection results in residents on the borders of other communities paying library tax to a district they are not part of. Read resident David Rinaldi’s letter identifying this problem here: https://anewdayforyorktown.com...
In most communities, library taxes are bundled in with school district taxes: A property owner is obligated to pay library tax to the library associated with the school district in which they live.
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By bundling the library tax in with annual Town tax collection, rather than school tax, residents of these border communities pay this tax to both Yorktown, and the school district in which they live.
Jann Mirchandani, candidate for Yorktown Town Supervisor said: “We can’t underline it enough. Yorktown is at a turning point. We’ve been working hard, speaking to as many voters as we can, and that’s how we found out about this issue. If this Town Board was listening to voters, they would have identified this problem sooner. It turns out that they’re not.”
Tom Marron, candidate for Yorktown Town Board said: “The Board’s got over 30% of the Town’s budget sitting in reserves, doing nothing. It really makes you wonder: How much of that money should be back in taxpayers’ pockets?”
Steve Shaw, candidate for Yorktown Town Board said: “As a taxpayer, Yorktown’s financial situation frustrates me. You see the Town sitting on a big pile of our tax dollars they haven’t put to work over the last two years. Now we find out they’re taxing some of us twice? Who else is paying too much?”
Yorktown has seen a competitive and contentious election this cycle, spurred on by residents fed up with bad contracts, financial mismanagement, crucial Town projects that sit stagnant until election years, and a striking lack of transparency from the incumbents. Residents’ demands for change have put momentum behind A New Day for Yorktown’s grassroots campaign.
Early Voting begins on Saturday, October 28th and runs through Sunday, November 5th. Election day is Tuesday, November 7th.
Learn more about our slate at anewdayforyorktown.com.
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