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Town resident invited to learn more about the process after suggesting an increase in sales tax rate

By Mike Pettinella
Sep 17, 2021, 12:05pm

“Why can’t the Town of Batavia go to 8.25 percent sales tax and use the .25 percent to prevent citizens in the Town of Batavia and companies (from) absorbing this cost for everybody from outside communities that come here to do their shopping?”

With that question toward the end of

Schumer says new Farm Bill will benefit Upstate New York

By Howard B. Owens
Dec 12, 2018, 11:55am

Press release:

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed the details of the newly released 2018 Farm Bill, Conference Report, which passed the Senate by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 87-13 yesterday.

Schumer said the bill will benefit key Upstate New York agricultural communities. Senator Schumer detailed several major areas