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Your Buffalo property tax is about to jump 25%?

Angela Russo-Nowak Buffalo
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Your property tax is gonna jump how much?!

So here's the deal, Mayor Ryan dropped a bombshell on us this week. We're talkin' a proposed 25% property tax hike for folks in the city of Buffalo. I'm not even kidding. My phone was blowing up the minute that news hit. People are already stretched thin, tryin' to make ends meet, whether you're over in Kaisertown or up by Delaware Park. A jump like that? That’s not just a little bump; that’s a whole new bill to pay every month, and it hits people right where it hurts.

I mean, Buffalo is finally seeing some real momentum. We got the waterfront developing, new businesses popping up on Hertel, and people are actually moving *to* the city, not just out of it. But a tax increase this big could really put a damper on all that. It's like, we've worked so hard to turn things around, to show people Buffalo is a great place to live and raise a family, and then something like this comes along. Folks are gonna have to choose between a night out on Elmwood or paying their property tax bill. Oh for sure, it's a tough pill to swallow.

What This Means for Buffalo:

* **Pocketbook Pain:** This is a direct hit to homeowners and businesses, impacting everything from your grocery budget to whether you can afford to fix that leaky roof.

* **Future Investment:** Will this make people think twice about buying a house in the city or opening a new shop? We need to keep our momentum going, not slow it down.

* **Community Conversation:** You better believe people are gonna be talking about this at every corner store, every Friday fish fry. This isn't just a number; it's about our community's future.

We gotta figure out a way to keep this city moving forward without making it impossible for regular people to afford to live here. We've been through so much, and Buffalo people always show up for each other. This is just another challenge we gotta face head-on. Bills by a billion — and yeah, the city too.

You know Keith and the crew are all over this on the Morning Wire — catch 'em live at mornings.live.

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