ON-AIR SEGMENT: Town of Lewis officials reach out to state, federal officials in hopes to solve latest tax conundrum

LEWIS- In a follow-up to last-weeks publication, we had the chance to catch up with Lewis Town Supervisor, Dawn Zagurski; Town Councilman, Karl Rauscher and Jamie Deines (Town of Lewis taxpayer) over the latest tax conundrum that has surfaced.

In a nutshell, it revolves around a court case against the city of Rome, NY over a dam that had an assessment value of $18-million, but since has dwindled down to $4.8-million.

As a result, the State Equalization Rate Percentage has also dropped to nearly 53%, meaning town of Lewis taxpayers will have to make up the difference, and many are saying that the next tax bills will be devastating.

Be sure to listen to our latest on-air coverage here:

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