tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post3009882735154638185..comments2023-10-30T06:13:34.382-04:00Comments on Supervisor Feiner: HOTEL TAX? WORK SESSION AGENDA...FUN EVENTSPaul Feinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087805120754057844noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-44158780148094311432009-10-28T17:40:41.449-04:002009-10-28T17:40:41.449-04:00The supervisor announced this afternoon that a com...The supervisor announced this afternoon that a commission has been formed to study the missing Misc. section headed by the usual suspects.<br /> It's sole role will be to get the facts.Missing Misc. Section Commissionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-69978215308308957602009-10-27T18:09:51.993-04:002009-10-27T18:09:51.993-04:00Where is the miscellaneous category again? Is the...Where is the miscellaneous category again? Is there one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-41366047979846966552009-10-27T15:50:23.123-04:002009-10-27T15:50:23.123-04:00Work session preview - "A" tax rate goin...Work session preview - "A" tax rate going up just under 10% and "B" tax rate going up about 7%.<br /><br />The devil will be in the details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-27668265661084713462009-10-26T22:30:25.159-04:002009-10-26T22:30:25.159-04:00How about instead of raising taxes, we try lowerin...How about instead of raising taxes, we try lowering spending first?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-82114908963505907992009-10-25T17:00:00.112-04:002009-10-25T17:00:00.112-04:00There is no current "town-wide" arrangem...There is no current "town-wide" arrangement other than the proportional pass-through from the County sales tax. How reflective that is of sales actually taking place in Greenburgh is unknown. <br />Becoming a city would enable a "home-rule" city sales tax. There is no provision in NY's law for "town" sales tax - its either at the city or county level and while we may think that's absurd, upstaters don't.<br />Knowing that the total assessment of Greenburgh has DECLINED and the reported population has NOT INCREASED during Mr. Feiner's tenure as Supervisor, it is a not unreasonable assumption that by whatever measure the County apportions sales tax, Greenburgh's share has DECLINED. Observation leads one to believe that there is considerable sales volume, and as a locally imposed sales tax relies on reported dollar volume rather than a proxy measure for apportionment, it seems reasonable to think we'll collect more revenue. <br />Perhaps rather than studying the consolidation of fire districts Mr Feiner should be studying the consolidation of village/town government as a pathway to increasing resources to generate more revenues.Ghosts of Budgets Pastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-27025668208138346412009-10-24T13:24:49.672-04:002009-10-24T13:24:49.672-04:00Dear Ghosts of Budgets passed:
You wrote "As...Dear Ghosts of Budgets passed:<br /><br />You wrote "As for the inevitable Inside v. Outside - petition the state to become the City of Greenburgh so that you can impose a city-wide sales tax."<br /><br />Are you sure that a "Town (city) wide" sales tax will get you more than the present arrangement? Do you know exactly how the present arrangement works? You sound like someone who is shooting from the hip. If you have some data to support your idea, please share it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-28236443550838537002009-10-24T12:10:58.593-04:002009-10-24T12:10:58.593-04:00Mr. Feiner,
Unless your intent is to deliberately ...Mr. Feiner,<br />Unless your intent is to deliberately mislead the public please stop posting the inaccurate statement that Town Board meetings are broadcast (both live and archived) on Channel 75.<br />It isn't true - and your insistence that it is just reinforces your foolish Emperor's New Clothes version of government.<br />When the equipment works, one can rent a $10 per month cable decoder box to watch the circus on Channel 75. If one has a QAM decoder built into one's new flat screen high definition TV, the Town channels are randomly assigned and reassigned at Optimum's whim to 99.002 through 99.008 - remember to use your set's Rescan function if you don't see the meeting on the channel you saw it last time. <br />Caution - the Surgeon General has determined that watching Town Board meetings may be hazardous to your health. Persons with high blood pressure and high regard for the truth are particularly warned, as is anyone who is subject to epileptic seizures brought on by random changes in volume and lighting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743761955923705439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-46908663800125805132009-10-24T10:06:08.603-04:002009-10-24T10:06:08.603-04:00I see legislation to allow CITIES impose a hotel t...I see legislation to allow CITIES impose a hotel tax.<br />Do I assume legislation to allow TOWNS to impose a hotel tax?<br /><br />Here's a new idea.<br /><br />How about selling zoning changes?<br />Right now we give them away for free to connected developers.<br />This could be a big windfall for the Town.<br /><br />OK, let's be fair and give some of the zoning change fee to those pesky neighbors who always complain.<br /><br />Since developers would be able to go to the window and just buy changes, there would be no need to make political campaign contributions...And without objections from the neighborhood, developers would get their way overnight. This then would result in the classic Greenburgh win-win.<br /><br />If you want to be on the committee to set the fees, contact Alan Hochberg.hal samisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-46177164483304462202009-10-24T09:38:02.309-04:002009-10-24T09:38:02.309-04:00If businesses were run like governments,and every ...If businesses were run like governments,and every time they encountered a shortfall they raised prices, the better run businesses would remain in business while the others would be out of business quickly.<br /><br />It's the easy way out. Tax, tax and tax. Apply fees more fees and more fees.<br /><br />Here's an idea, how about running a tighter ship? A more well managed one with prudent fiscal policies, and a "business plan" to follow. <br /><br />New York sales tax sent NYers to New Jersey-where there was no sales tax- to do their shopping for many years. Milions upon mllions of retail dollars were lost.<br /><br />Westchester,NY City and NY State are the most highly taxed entities in the U.S.We can do very little about NYC and the tax structure of the U.S. Nevertheless, we should have a tighter reign on the fiscal policies of Greenburgh. <br /><br />We have, yet another, "on the mind, out of the mouth" idea from the guy who reads an article, finds it interesting, articulates it, and wants to codify if, WITHOUT so much as 15 milliseconds worth of thought no less vetting.<br /><br />Tax and spend. Borrow and spend. Set new fees and spend. How about MANAGE AND SAVE?<br /><br />When are we going to catch on to Feiner's act? When are we going to see the shallowness of his ideas? When are we going to go beyond the surface and see how our hard earned dollars have been and are being pissed away...for 18 years, and counting.<br /><br />Question those hairbrain ideas. Ask for the backup. Find out whether the positives outweigh the negatives. All that glitters in the Feiner years is FOOL'S Gold.ed krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884806213564738289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-84748741448938737672009-10-24T08:39:02.793-04:002009-10-24T08:39:02.793-04:00The tax needs to be modest enough that our hotels ...The tax needs to be modest enough that our hotels remain competitive. There are more than a few hotels just outside of Greenburgh, so approach this idea with intelligent caution.<br />This does not absolve you from the need to cut duplicative expenses. You must also abolish patronage jobs that are pure frills - like arts coordinator and energy miser.<br />As for the inevitable Inside v. Outside - petition the state to become the City of Greenburgh so that you can impose a city-wide sales tax.Ghost of Budgets Pastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-80281504046610435092009-10-24T00:06:40.433-04:002009-10-24T00:06:40.433-04:00tx non residents first. yes!tx non residents first. yes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-43208421984188814942009-10-23T22:12:19.538-04:002009-10-23T22:12:19.538-04:00Super idea! go for it paulSuper idea! go for it paulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-38042834709270662562009-10-23T21:38:18.358-04:002009-10-23T21:38:18.358-04:002000 rooms- let's say 1/2 occupancy on any giv...2000 rooms- let's say 1/2 occupancy on any given day. 1000 rooms X 365. 365000 X 2.00 tax...would be nice. This plus the money the housing authority owes the residents would be a homerunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-37984208268295322062009-10-23T21:34:17.549-04:002009-10-23T21:34:17.549-04:00Great idea- police, fire, ems, building dept,etc.....Great idea- police, fire, ems, building dept,etc...always at the hotels..these temporary residents use the services we pay for...let them pay a lil bit too! Great ideaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-40984718178178886122009-10-23T20:14:17.649-04:002009-10-23T20:14:17.649-04:00Does the Town plan on taxing the hotels and motels...Does the Town plan on taxing the hotels and motels in the villages too, or is it just the unincorporated area hotels and motels that will have to jack their prices? If it's covering hotels and motels in the villages, I wonder what the village governments have to say about that. If it's covering only the hotels in the unincorporated area, I can't imagine that they'll like the fact that the village hotels will be getting a competitive advantage in not being subject to the tax. Sounds to me like this is just another half-baked gimmicky idea that no one's thought through yet.Yet another Feiner gimmicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-65710331080683419082009-10-23T19:03:05.049-04:002009-10-23T19:03:05.049-04:00I third this. Great idea, paulI third this. Great idea, paulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-83428788049211526872009-10-23T18:04:07.870-04:002009-10-23T18:04:07.870-04:00I second that. Tax the out-of- towners. How high ...I second that. Tax the out-of- towners. How high can we go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-235827001638624832009-10-23T17:21:36.972-04:002009-10-23T17:21:36.972-04:00Very good idea. I'm on board.Very good idea. I'm on board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com