Port Jervis Proposed 3.52% Tax Increase with $3 Monthly Sewer Fee Hike Announced
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The outcome of pandemic economic storms added up to a 3.52% proposed tax increase for Port Jervis, Mayor Kelly Decker announced at the Common Council meeting on Monday. He estimated that the average monthly tax increase would be about $4.40 for residents now paying about $1500 per year. With department requests and other expenses, the increase would have been 17%, but some items were denied, including Police Chief William Worden’s request to hire a second lieutenant, Decker said, because that would have increased taxes by 5%.
Port Jervis Proposed 3.52% Tax Increase with $3 Monthly Sewer Fee Hike Announced
Port Jervis Proposed 3.52% Tax Increase with…
Port Jervis Proposed 3.52% Tax Increase with $3 Monthly Sewer Fee Hike Announced
The outcome of pandemic economic storms added up to a 3.52% proposed tax increase for Port Jervis, Mayor Kelly Decker announced at the Common Council meeting on Monday. He estimated that the average monthly tax increase would be about $4.40 for residents now paying about $1500 per year. With department requests and other expenses, the increase would have been 17%, but some items were denied, including Police Chief William Worden’s request to hire a second lieutenant, Decker said, because that would have increased taxes by 5%.