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Should residents feel guilty about their divided feelings about Micron in Clay? Although backers tend to act disgusted about residents who want solid answers to environmental concerns, given the challenges to fresh water supplies, trying to be proactive makes good sense. Many of us remember the pollution of Onondaga Lake…
Actions
Fix the Lead Crisis in Syracuse, Defend and Protect NY Farmworkers, National Day of Action July 17th, No Secret Police! & More
Resources
Here is a closer look a sampling of town taxes in Onondaga County. I have updated a couple of the examples from my previous post to get a better sampling of similar properties across Onondaga County. These properties had an market value or assessment value around $244,000 in 2017. In 2024, the average market value of these same properties has increased to an average of $348,000. Yet depending on where you live, your town taxes may have deceased slightly or increase by almost 30%. How can this vary so much? New York State has a property tax cap of 2%…
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We the people of Syracuse and Central New York are proud inheritors of the local struggle for abolition and suffrage and survivors of decades of economic deprivation. We hereby pledge: To tear down the walls that divide and impoverish us; To oppose any effort to register, detain, deport, or attack our neighbors; To provide refuge for those in danger or need; To protect our water, air, and land as our kin.