Letters: Taxes and the election in the Town of Dryden

I’ve lived in Dryden for 46 years, 20 of them spent in town government. I believe that Jason Leifer, Dan Lamb and Kathy Servoss deserve everyone’s support to be re-elected to the town board.

They’ve been instrumental in the board’s promotion of green development, which is significantly increasing the tax base in the town. They’ve also voted to cut appropriations by over $200,000 in the last year. At $1.98/ per $1,000 of assessment, Dryden’s tax rate is among the lowest in the whole county, less than one-third of the highest town tax rate.

Leifer, Lamb and Servoss have demonstrated that they can keep, and indeed have kept, town tax rates low. In fact, their decision to approve community solar projects alone will produce the largest shot of tax revenue the town has seen in years. Leifer, Lamb and Servoss deserve our votes.

Mitchell Lavine
Dryden