Seneca Falls Residents:
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Village-wide Vote on
March 16!

A referendum regarding whether the Village of Seneca Falls should dissolve will be on the ballot, and you need to make your voice heard!

Vote Lower Taxes!

Vote for the Future!

Vote in Favor of Dissolution!

LET'S LOOK AT THE FACTS:

Fact – Out of 523 villages in New York State, our Village has the 14th highest tax rate (Source:  http://www.seethroughny.net).

Fact – The Village tax has increased 5.43%on an annualized rate per year since 2000 as compared to inflation which was 2.70% per year since 2000 (Source:  Individual Village tax bill and ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiai.txt).

Fact – The new Town budget will be $1.8 million less than the two current Town and Village budgets combined (Source: Village of SF Dissolution Plan, Final Report – Page 55).

Fact – The tax rate paid by former Village residents will drop from $16.92 per thousand to $8.82 per thousand – a 48% savings (Source:  Village of SF Dissolution Plan, Final Report – Page 56).

Fact – Rumored loss of police protection is misinformation. The Town has agreed to provide a Town-Wide police force in the event that a Police District is denied by NYS.  Either way there is police protection! (Source: Village of SF, Letter to Residents 2/3/2010; Town of Seneca Falls proposed inter-municipal agreement discussed at public meeting held January 7, 2010 ).

Click here to read a letter from Town Supervisor Peter Same
mailed in February to voters in the Village of Seneca Falls. (.pdf)

More Facts:

One full layer of Government bureaucracy will be eliminated (e.g., one zoning officer, not two; one department of public works, not two; one set of administrative employees, not two; etc.).

Lower taxes make our community more attractive and competitive for new and existing businesses.

Lower taxes make the value of your home increase.

The average Village full-time employee is paid $58,348 per year.  The Seneca Falls median income is $43,400 per household per year (Source: http://www.seethroughny.net; http://quickfacts.census.gov).

It’s been said that the service level will decline under Town authority.  The Town has agreed to provide the same level of service we currently enjoy (Source: Town of Seneca Falls proposed inter-municipal agreement).  Besides, won’t we, as taxpayers, hold them accountable?

TERM SHEET FOR INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE VILLAGE OF SENECA FALLS (“VILLAGE”) AND TOWN OF SENECA FALLS (“TOWN”) - .pdf

Don’t be misled by misinformation – look at the facts.

Check references.  Look at the sources.

Let’s not let this opportunity slip away.

*** Vote “YES” for dissolution! ***

Vote for Dissolution – End the Gridlock!