12.77% Tax Rate Increase APPROVED by York County BoS

York County   Citizens,

The Board of Supervisors held a work session Tuesday evening, where public comment was not permitted, but was attended by citizens.  
The Board voted 4 to 1 to approve the current 2013 Budget, which included a required 12.77% increase in the county real estate tax rate.

The  Supervisors voted on  the budget as follows:

Sheila Noll.................YEA
Walt Zaremba............YEA
Tom Sheppard..........YEA
Don Wiggins.............YEA
George Hrichak........NAY

The Supervisors voted  on  the tax rate increase  as follows:

Sheila Noll.................YEA
Walt Zaremba............YEA
Don Wiggins.............YEA
Tom Sheppard..........NAY (Mr. Sheppard wanted the tax rate increase reduced by one cent)
George Hrichak........NAY

Mr. George Hrichak was the only supervisor that voted against both the budget and the tax increase. He said to the others that more spending cuts were possible.
He acknowledged we are experiencing "tough times" and that raising the real estate tax rate at this time was going to be a "huge hit" on citizens in the County.
     

Please contact the Board of  Supervisors and express your position on the APPROVED tax rate INCREASE for York  County:

shepperd@yorkcounty.gov <mip://02ea11a8/shepperd@yorkcounty.gov> ,
zaremba@yorkcounty.gov <mip://02ea11a8/zaremba@yorkcounty.gov> ,
hrichak@yorkcounty.gov <mip://02ea11a8/hrichak@yorkcounty.gov> ,  
noll@yorkcounty.gov <mip://02ea11a8/noll@yorkcounty.gov> ,
wiggins@yorkcounty.gov <mip://02ea11a8/wiggins@yorkcounty.gov>   

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