State Senate to adopt cap on school property taxes

I can see this battle playing out now. First we have to get an agreement with the governor which should be fairly easy to do. Paterson seems to be working well with the Republican Senate, Thank God. The biggest stumbling block will be Silver and the union controlled Assembly. The unions do not want a cap, they want more and more.

This battle will show who is about controlling the excessive taxes and who is all about unions and higher taxes.

At this same session Maziarz informs me that our toll bill will finally make it to the floor and pass. Now, what will the Assembly do with that? I hope this isn’t going to be used as a political football. That would suck.

State Senate to adopt cap on school property taxes — Newsday.com

The State Senate will adopt Gov. David A. Paterson’s cap on school property taxes in a few weeks, along with bills aimed at reducing education costs and preserving state aid, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said yesterday.

Speaking to 30 leaders in this upstate city west of Albany, Skelos (R- Rockville Centre) said he planned to meet Monday with Paterson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D- Manhattan) to discuss tax relief. Skelos said he hoped to persuade Silver to join him and the governor in embracing the cap on yearly tax hikes.

“Within the next month, the Senate will pass Governor Paterson’s tax cap bill … but that is only part of the solution,” Skelos told the luncheon group at a community college. “We also have to provide mandate relief and assure there is adequate funding that goes to our schools districts.”

Skelos, who has been touring upstate after succeeding state Sen. Joseph Bruno as majority leader on June 24, didn’t provide details because the bills still are being finalized. An announcement is expected within the next week.