Soaring school tax bills in North Rockland

School tax bills will increase by more than 33 percent in Haverstraw town and by nearly 19 percent in Stony Point, North Rockland school district officials said yesterday.

[bob stone]

well come to fort myers florida just got my tax bill for everything with homestead its only 314.00 this year. you have to fight those govt idiots and have homestead saves lot of money

[Crying Shame]

This is becoming ridiculous! Our taxes have went up so much - we are barely surviving! This crap with Mirant is crazy! Now the school taxes are going to increase AGAIN! I think everyone should NOT pay their taxes - we should take a stand as a community and not pay - What, are they going to take everyone's home? No way. I am serious - Let's all NOT pay - this is taxation without representation - Someone, please take the IV out - my blood is dry!!!!!!!

[Broke Man]

Attn: Crying Shame - I am in - PAY NO TAXES!!! I am dead serious as well. Philips was suppossed to grab the bull by it's horns - he must have grabbed something else! No bail out from Letchworth so he reaches back into our pockets. Mirant has enough money - the Government should pay them back! Let's get a petition together with a commitment from the community and seriously NOT pay our taxes! Let's give Mirant a Tea Party!

[Fed up]

When the money runs short has anyone ever thought of cutting the bills. If there is not enough money in the tax income, cut the expenses. I had to take a pay cut so why not school staff.......

[Senior]

I am all for it, let's not pay the taxes. The school staff at North rockland is highly over paid.
Majority of the staff does not even live in this county. I haven't had any kids in school since 1999
so why do I have to pay school taxes? Once your kids finish school our taxes should be reduced, or done away with. Most states don't pay school taxes,and the schools still function, and the home owner doesn't get raked over the coals.It's time to fight, or we have to leave the state