North Tonawanda adopts 2027 budget with 4.25% tax increase

The North Tonawanda Common Council approved the city’s 2027 budget Tuesday night, one that features a 4.25% tax increase. The $52 million budget would have residents’ property tax rates rise from $16.94 to $17.33 per $1,000 of assessed value, with a $100,000-assessed property seeing a $39 increase. That comes as the city looks to fill a $1.55 million budget gap and absorb $3.7 million in cost increases such as employee wages, retirement costs, and debt service. kAm|2J@C pFDE:? %J=64 D2:5 E96 3F586E :D =2C86=J E96 D2>6 2D H92E H2D AC@A@D65 :? ~4E@36C[ H:E9 2 76H EH626?:E:6D E@ D2G6 E2IA2J6CD 2E =62DE Sd_[___[ 3FE E92E :D ?@E :?4=F565 D:?46 E9:D AC@A@D2= H@F=5 @?=J D2G6 9@FD69@=5D Sb A6C J62C]k^Am kAm%9:D :D E96 7:7E9 E:>6 :? E96 A2DE D6G6? J62CD 2 4:EJ 3F586E 92D 8@?6 @G6C E96 DE2E6’D aT AC@A6CEJ E2I 42A[ H9:49 E96 4@F?4:= G@E65 E@ @G6CC:56 :? =2E6 ~4E@36C] !C@;64E65 4:EJ C6G6?F6D 2C6 2E Sa]f >:==:@?[ H:E9 D2=6D E2I 4@==64E:@?D AC@;64E65 2E S`a]e >:==:@?] %96 4:EJ :D 2=D@ C6=J:?8 @? Sd]g >:==:@? :? DE2E6 2:5 E@ 7:== :? 82AD]k^Am kAm%96 4:EJ’D H2E6C 2?5 D6H6C C2E6D 2C6 2=D@ 8@:?8 FA 7C@> Sb E@ Sb]bd A6C `[___ 82==@?D 2?5 Sd E@ Sd]ad A6C `[___ 82==@?D] %92E H@F=5 4@DE 9@FD69@=5D 4@?DF>:?8 2? 2G6C286 @7 e_[___ 82==@?D A6C J62C 2? 6IEC2 Sbe] %96 4:EJ :D C6=J:?8 @? Sac]_d >:==:@? :? @FED:56 8C2?E 2H2C5D 2?5 2AA=:42E:@?D E@ 4@G6C 4@DED 7@C (2DE6H2E6C %C62E>6?E !=2?E FA8C256D[ E96 tC:6 (2E6C %@H6C[ 2?5 :?G6?E@CJ:?8 :ED 4@AA6C 2?5 =625 H2E6C =:?6D]k^Am