Jann Mirchandani was asked to present the following letter to the Yorktown Town Board and read into the record.
Dear Members of the Town Board,
Many residents of Yorktown are being double-taxed. This has been going on for many years, and has not been rectified.
Our Town bundles library taxes into its annual tax collection. The Croton and Ossining School Districts bundle library taxes with school taxes.
As such, residents near Croton and Ossining pay library tax to both Yorktown, and to Croton and Ossining. If you look at the Town Assessor’s tax rolls, you will find many homes listed as being within the Croton or Ossining school district, but within Yorktown’s taxing jurisdiction. All of these homes have paid double taxes for decades – and nothing has been done to rectify this situation.
I have lived in my house for 20 years and the Town has yet to identify or rectify this issue. I urge the Town to take action to rectify this issue.
Sincerely,
David Rinaldi