Paying taxes is important
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- December
- 21
There are people crying foul over today’s article about the overdue property taxes owed by Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence and his wife on rental property they own in Montebello.
It’s not news, they say, that the town’s top official has been put on a monthly installment plan by the county to pay off unpaid town, school, village and county taxes for 2006 and 2007, to the tune of $27,066.
Not news? Please! No, Mr. Supervisor, it wasn’t a slow news day, as his quote implies in the article.
The question shouldn’t be, is it news? It can be, though, what does it mean? Well, St. Lawrence says he’s tried to sell the home to no avail. He also points to the bills a family of college students must juggle. The situation can provide interesting commentary on our economy, the housing market and even the cost of higher education.
But not news, Supervisor St. Lawrence? I beg to differ. As one LoHud forum participant commented, “Yes! It’s the first report of a politician taxing HIMSELF to death!”
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on Friday, December 21st, 2007 at 2:26 pm by Nancy Cutler.
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