Chester County’s 13% Tax Hike Blamed on ‘Big Ticket’ Items — But Budget Tells a Different Story – DV Journal

Chester County’s 13% Tax Hike Blamed on ‘Big Ticket’ Items — But Budget Tells a Different Story – DV Journal

(This article first appeared in Broad + Liberty) For two hours, the residents vented their anger. “I know we’ve got a tremendous increase that’s being proposed to our taxes. I know what it’s like to struggle to make ends meet and the county, the state, the federal government — everybody has to deal with that. The problem here is the county can at the stroke of a pen, just get more money. You can impose that on every citizen that’s here. Myself a…