Mayor Lovely Warren presented her proposed budget for the coming fiscal year on Friday. And while it contains nothing dramatic – no big layoffs, no big tax increases, no major new programs – the budget is noteworthy for the picture of Rochester it provides. Now it heads to analysis: by the public, City Council, and […]
Rochester tax base
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Aid the transformation of America’s urban areas
Like most cities, Rochester’s primary source of income is the property tax. But this funding mechanism was created when cities were home to large factories and commercial establishments with vast inventories of real, taxable property.
