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James Sheldon to SpeakJuly 15 at Taconic Hills

James Sheldon of LittleTownViews.com will be speaking on how residential and commercial development affects property taxes in rural towns as well as on town budgets and property reassessments.

Sponsored by the Taghkanic Neighbors Association, the talk will take place on Saturday, July 15, at 11:00 a.m. at the Taconic Hills School cafeteria.

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.

He will also touch on recent research into town and village budget spending and The Real Problem With Reassessments.

All are welcome. For more details, e-mail Scott Stackpole of Taghkanic Neighbors at scottstackpole@hotmail.com.

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