Two city council members in Port Jervis, New York, told The Epoch Times that the proposed city tax levy would make lives even harder for financially struggling residents.
Mayor Kelly Decker proposed an 8.9 percent increase at the Oct. 3 city council meeting, which means an average resident would see a $315.30 increase on the next city tax bill.
That number has since been adjusted to 7.33 percent, following an update in retirement estimates and a correction of a typo, according to both council members.
But that is still too high for Michael Decker, a first-term councilman representing the city’s third ward.
“The one thing that I’m most concerned about is our residents. A lot of people voice their concerns about how they are going to afford certain things. With every little increase, it makes things harder,” Michael  Decker said….