NY Comptroller DiNapoli to talk about volume of tax-exempt properties in Syracuse tomorrow
Syracuse, N.Y. — New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will release a new report on property tax exemptions Wednesday morning in Syracuse.
DiNapoli said he will appear with Mayor Stephanie Miner at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall.
About 51 percent of the property in Syracuse is tax exempt. Miner has tried to negotiate with the big non-profit hospitals and schools to make some payments instead of taxes to help the city pay for the cost of public safety, roads and other services.
Syracuse University agreed to pay $500,000 a year for five years and Crouse Hospital agreed to pay $50,000 a year for four years. Others have resisted.
Syracuse.com readers identified property tax exemptions as a concern in a recent survey of ways the city could raise more revenue.
Miner is running for re-election Nov. 5 against the Green Party's Kevin Bott and Conservative Party candidate Ian Hunter. DiNapoli has endorsed her.
Contact Michelle Breidenbach at (315) 470-3186, mbreidenbach@syracuse.comor follow on Twitter @mbreidenbach.
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