Articles by Steve Yablonski

The impact of this settlement on the school district will be a loss of approximately $1 million of tax revenue during the 2012-2013 school year.

The council and mayor pointed out a tax hike isn’t necessarily imminent in the Port City. This was just a precautionary measure, they said. Under the local law, if the city inadvertently exceeds the state’s figure, they won’t be penalized, the council president explained. And if the state mandates force the city budget over the cap, they have more options than cutting services to deal with it.

UPDATED:   One person was seriously injured in an ATV accident this morning (Oct. 22). The crash reportedly happened at 356 County Route 29, just south of the County Route 51A intersection. Mercy Flight transported the 72-year-old victim to a Syracuse hospital.