Wayne County is one of those in the region that shares its sales tax revenue with municipalities.
It’s an arrangement that some counties have in writing, while others do not execute. In recent months, Seneca County has began exploring it through committee- for a second time after doing so several years ago.
Now though, supervisors in Wayne County are going to examine the way it does this. The County even shares sales tax revenue with school districts, which is a major sticking point for some supervisors.
School districts receive $5.4 million out of $52.4 million collected, according to the Finger Lakes Times.
That number has been capped for decades- dating back to 1991.
Board Chairman Ken Miller, Palmyra Town Supervisor, said it’s not part of any insidious plan to hurt communities or school districts. It’s simply a matter of figuring out the best path forward.