Deputy mayor defends proposed Buffalo property tax increase

Mayor Sean Ryan requests to borrow $500 million

In addition to a 25% property tax hike, in the new city budget, Mayor Sean Ryan is requesting the ability to borrow up to $500 million through the Buffalo Control Board.

Deputy mayor defends proposed Buffalo property tax increase

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One of Buffalo's deputy mayors defended the need for the city's largest one-off property tax increase in a generation on Monday. Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan recently said that the state of the city's finances dictated a 25% hike in the property tax levy because of a projected deficit of up to [...]

Deputy mayor explains 25 percent property tax hike, details future city improvements

As Buffalo taxpayers digest the Ryan administration's proposed 25 percent property tax hike, city officials are previewing what that money will fund and why they say the increase is necessary.The proposed increase comes after almost two decades of flat taxes under the Brown administration. The Ryan administration argues that the reluctance to raise taxes and increase recurring revenue led to the city's current fiscal mess of successive unbalance…