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Nassau County reassessment, not district levy increases, drove this year’s disparate school-tax changes, treasurer says
Summary
The district treasurer explained that Syosset controls only the tax levy; Nassau County’s reassessment and shifting base proportions determine how that levy is distributed and produced widely divergent tax changes among neighboring properties during the phase‑in.
Syosset Central School District officials explained to the public how this year’s property-tax changes stem from Nassau County’s reassessment and not from any increase in the district’s tax levy.
Dr. Rufo, the district treasurer, told the board the school district controls one factor — the tax levy — while assessments, reassessments and allocation among four county property classes (residential, co‑ops/condos, utilities, commercial) are…
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