Towns raise taxes, cut spending as Covid-19 batters budgets By Stephen T. Watson News Staff Reporter Oct 9, 2020 Oct 9, 2020 Updated Feb 26, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erie County towns are feeling a financial squeeze from the Covid-19 outbreak as they prepare their 2021 budgets.kAm$@>6 4@>>F?:E:6D D2H D92CA 5C@AD :? D2=6D E2I[ >@CE8286 C64@C5:?8 E2I 2?5 C64C62E:@? 766 C6G6?F6 3642FD6 @7 E96 A2?56>:4 2?5[ H9:=6 E9@D6 42E68@C:6D 2C6 DE2CE:?8 E@ C63@F?5[ E96J 762C 7FCE96C =@DD6D :? DE2E6 2:5 ?6IE J62C]k^AmkAmx? C6DA@?D6[ EH@ E@H?D – p>96CDE 2?5 ~C492C5 !2C< – 2C6 AC@A@D:?8 DE66A AC@A6CEJ E2I :?4C62D6D 7@C ?6IE J62C E@ 96=A 7:== E96:C 3F586E 82AD] %@H?D 2=D@ 2C6 3@CC@H:?8[ DA6?5:?8 5@H? 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Now they have to decide how to spend it Officials in recent weeks have begun planning how to use the aid included in the American Rescue Plan, worth at least $822.7 million to the ei… Layoffs, plunging sales tax revenues, home sales shake towns The fiscal burden on towns statewide due to the pandemic-related shutdown is also expected to bring an $8.2 billion cut in state Amherst tax rate would rise by 2.2% under 2020 budget plan The owner of an average $200,000 home in Amherst would pay an additional $32.79 next year in property taxes, going from $1,515 to $1,548, unde… Watch Now: Related Video The 10 safest cities in the United States A1 Minute! September 18, 2026: Maymont’s Bier-Garden returns; Virginia Wine Month; Top Five A1 Minute! September 18, 2026: Maymont’s Bier-Garden returns; Virginia Wine Month; Top Five A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond A1 Minute! 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Final Amherst budget slightly lowers steep proposed tax hike Amherst residents will pay sharply higher property taxes in 2021, but not quite as much as originally proposed.
WNY communities welcome $823M in stimulus aid. Now they have to decide how to spend it Officials in recent weeks have begun planning how to use the aid included in the American Rescue Plan, worth at least $822.7 million to the ei…
Layoffs, plunging sales tax revenues, home sales shake towns The fiscal burden on towns statewide due to the pandemic-related shutdown is also expected to bring an $8.2 billion cut in state
Amherst tax rate would rise by 2.2% under 2020 budget plan The owner of an average $200,000 home in Amherst would pay an additional $32.79 next year in property taxes, going from $1,515 to $1,548, unde…
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