Tompkins County Legislature preparing law allowing it to override property tax cap
God help taxpayers.
I would imagine that it’s designed to be a back-handed tax increase to Cornell (which is based in Ithaca, and most of their staff live there). Cornell the institution likely pays some sort of PILOT but a property tax increase would disproportionately affect their employees who live there.. putting pressure on the school for (salary) raises.
Still disgusting, though.