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Jamestown resident flags date error in local law, warns it could presage tax increase
Summary
At a Jamestown public hearing, resident Doug Chan pointed out a date inconsistency in a local law and warned provisions in a cited statute and resolution could lead to future property-tax increases, citing the 2% tax cap and recent years of higher increases.
Doug Chan, a Jamestown resident, told a public hearing that a local law’s date reference — “01/01/2025” — appears incorrect and raised broader concerns that the law’s provisions and related statutes could pave the way for a future property-tax increase.
“I wanted to be here because the apathy in public hearings in Jamestown is a sad commentary,” Chan said, identifying his address as 225 Boyne Street. He questioned the date in the local law and asked council members to note the apparent error: “In your local law, you referenced 01/01/2025. Is that…
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