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June 7, 2016

 

Jerry Boone, Commissioner 

 New York State Department of Taxation an !inan"e

# $ %arriman Campus

$&'any, New York 12227

 

Dear Commissioner Boone,

 

( write to express my "on"ern o)er t*e Department of Taxation an !inan"e+s t*e Department-re"ent announ"ement t*at, wit* t*e ex"eption of "reits o)er ./0, a&& remainin 201/ propertytax freee "reits wi&& 'e "om'ine wit* 2016 "reits to 'e issue &ater t*is year ( respe"tfu&&yre3uest t*at t*ese e"ision 'e immeiate&y re"onsiere, an t*at t*e Department a&so pu'&i"&yis"&ose t*e tota& num'er of *omeowners t*at t*is e"ision wi&& affe"t, a&on wit* t*e o)era&&monetary )a&ue of t*ose remainin "reits $itiona&&y, t*e Department s*ou& immeiate&yre)iew its pra"ti"es an pro"eures to ensure t*at t*is situation oes not repeat itse&f for t*e 2016"reits

 

(n re"ent mont*s, my offi"e *as fie&e numerous "a&&s from &o"a& *omeowners w*o *a yet tore"ei)e t*eir promise "*e"k $fter in3uirin wit* t*e Department, we offere t*ese *omeownersa Department te&ep*one num'er t*at wou& a&&ow t*em to &earn t*e status of t*eir "reit ( waseep&y is"ourae to &earn t*at some of t*ese resients *a)e *a to "a&& t*is num'er numeroustimes 'efore fina&&y re"ei)in t*eir "*e"k #it* o)er 270,000 owner4o""upie *omes in 5rieCounty a&one, ( "an on&y imaine t*at t*is s"enario *as 'een p&aye out "ount&ess times a"rosst*e state $s pu'&i" ser)ants, it is our o' to ensure t*at taxpayers re"ei)e t*eir fair s*are of property tax freee "reits in a time&y manner

 

( was prou to )ote in fa)or of pro)iin t*ese property tax freee "reits in t*e 20141/ NewYork State Buet 'a"k in 201 8 near&y two years ao (t was a sin t*at our state+s finan"es are 'a"k in orer after years of o)erspenin an fis"a& mismanaement To now &earn t*at*omeowners are still waitin to re"ei)e t*ese "*e"ks is is*eartenin, to say t*e &east $t t*is point in t*e year, t*e 201/ "reits s*ou& *a)e a&reay 'een is'urse Simp&y &umpin t*em into

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t*e 2016 "reit is not an a""epta'&e so&ution 8 to re"tify t*is situation t*e Department mustimmeiate&y re)iew t*is e"ision an "omp&ete t*e pro"ess of issuin a&& 201/ "reits in t*eir fu&&amount as 3ui"k&y as possi'&e #e owe it, 'ot* fis"a&&y an mora&&y, to t*e &o"a& *omeownersw*o *a)e a&ways pai t*eir taxes, e)en as t*ey *a)e risen too fast for too &on

 

$ain, ( stron&y ure t*e Department to re)iew t*is e"ision an to immeiate&y 'ein t*e pro"ess of "omp&etin t*e issuan"e of a&& 201/ "reits in a 3ui"k an time&y manner, to re)iew its pra"ti"es an pro"eures to pre)ent future o""urren"es, an ( a&so re3uest t*at a fu&& a""ountinof t*e remainin num'er of *omeowners 'e pro)ie to t*e pu'&i" T*ank you for your attentionto t*is important matter S*ou& you *a)e any 3uestions, as a&ways, ( we&"ome your "a&&

 

Sin"ere&y,

 

Timot*y 9 :enney

 New York State Senator, 6;r Distri"t