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Astorino’s Running for Governor. Attacks Cuomo on Common Core, Raising Taxes, Calls for More Charter Schools Not Less; Says He’ll Junk Common Core

Posted on March 5, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. March 5, 2014:

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino announced in a strong 6 minute video today he would run for Governor against Andrew Cuomo.

He said New York was losing under Governor Andrew Cuomo’s three years of leadership, saying Cuomo has raised taxes not lowered them, and blamed Governor Cuomo directly for ” Governor Cuomo’s Common Core,” saying he would work for better teachers and better testing. He also criticized the Governor for delaying a decision on fracking for three years.

View Mr. Astorino’s announcement at http://www.robastorino.com/?mf_portfolio=35

WPCNR WEATHER SCOOP for White Plains NY USA

Posted on March 5, 2014 by John Bailey

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 11 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday:Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

City Assessment Drop Means School District Will Have to Raise Taxes 3%. Property tax of $650,000 home will go up about $300

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey. March 4, 2014:

If the school district continues with its policy of using all the tax levy it can legally impose on White Plains property owners under the New York State imposed tax cap, ($167 Million), the middle market priced home will pay an additional $280 to $300 in property taxes to make up the difference caused by the drop in the assessment roll.

The million drop drop in the school district city assessment roll from $279.3 Million to $278.3 Million in 2014, just released by the City Assessor’s office Monday, automatically hits the White Plains property owner with a $17 increase in the school tax rate from $583.21 per thousand dollars of assessed this year to $600 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, if the school district levys all the taxes it can under Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s tax cap.

Currently that is the plan. The district is figuring on levying $67.1 Million dollars on the district, pending delivery of the instruction budget next Monday that will show the final proposed budget. Of course some surprise state aid may be give a cash transfusion at the last moment limiting the damage.

The school district Monday reported the increase in the state-sanctioned levy is 2.53%, but because of the million dollar decline in the school district Assessment roll, the TAX RATE has to be raised $17 to make up the loss.

That is a 3% tax increase. Since the district is eager to stay within the 1.5% tax cap, and earn rebate checks for tax payers, the impact may be less.

The impact on the city tax rate to make up the shortfall of $761,498,000 from last year is substantially less. The city tax rate will only have to go up 56 cents to make up the tax levy shortfall. But, obviously, we have no idea how much the city will have to raise the 2014-15 city budget. That will become clear in April when the budget currently being crafted in city hall out of the public eye is made public.

For Whom the Roll Tolls. It Tolls for Thee: City Assessment Roll Down ¾ of a Million Dollars. School Assessment Roll Down $1 Million.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by John Bailey

WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey.March 4, 2014:

The Assessor’s Office of the City of White Plains released the 2014 Assessement Roll Monday and the assessed value of White Plains property is $276,979,095, down $761,498.

A certiorari filed by The White Plains Pavilion accounts for $625,000 of that figure according to the Asessor’s office, and another $250,000 is attributable to 10 Bank Street.

The 2014 Assessment Roll the School District uses to determine the school tax rate has declined $1,006,773 to $278,335,896. Assistant Superintendent for Business of the White Plains City School District, Fred Seiler, said he has not looked hard at the decline to determine how far the City School Tax Rate would go up to make up the million dollars in lost assessments.