On the eve of our second (and final) public hearing on the 2010 municipal budget proposal comes news the mayor vetoed an Assembly resolution supporting use of state municipal assistance, estimated at $15 million, for property tax relief. He prefers to use those dollars for city services. This issue may seem rather esoteric, especially since it has no effect on how much property tax you pay in 2010, but it is the primary structural question to be addressed before finalizing the budget.
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