November 13, 2012 - 10:43 AM
The battle over tax assessments is getting hot in the Southtowns. The latest
challenge to a commercial assessment was the Quaker Crossing plaza. The town and plaza owner Gerald Buchheit settled their assessment disagreement just before going to trial. The deal saves the landowner $120,000 and freezes the assessment for four years. As a result, the county, town and school district will receive less tax money.
M&T Bank is off to a fast start again this year making the most Small Business Administration-backed loans in the region. However, Five Star Bank lent more money with fewer loans under the program in October, the first month of the government's fiscal year.
- Grove Potter
