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    James Sheldon To SpeakMay 24th in Kinderhook

    Posted May 9, 2006   Events & AlertsComment on this article

    James Sheldon of Little Town Views will be speaking on how residential and commercial development affects property taxes in rural towns.

    Sponsored by the Kinderhook Neighbors for Good Growth (www.KNGG.org), the talk will take place on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:00 pm at the McNary Center next to the Episcopal Church on Sylvester Street in Kinderhook Village.

    In his talk, entitled “A Taxing Development: The High Costs of Unmanaged Growth,” Mr. Sheldon will discuss his research into the impact on school taxes of rapid housing development, and he will outline some of the land use strategies devised to manage development pressures.