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Page 6-i5eptemb€fr 4,~i986-iFort' Cbvirigtbri Sun-^ori Covihgton, N.Y. Literacy Tutors Needed : Tax Levy More tutors are needed. Literacy Volunteers are once more out of tutors according to Preston Miller, Coordinator of the local project. Miller said today, \Despite the large class of 20 tutors that were in the July workshop the affiliate once more has a wait- ing list of reading handicapped adults who have asked for help with their disability. Our pro- gram complements existing federal, state and local pro- grams \ said Miller. Literacy Volunteers give individual tutoring (free) to those men and women who cannot take advantage of basic education learning centers, either because of the time involved or because they have had unhappy experiences with classroom teaching. For many the unique experience of hav- ing a personal tutor work with only them at their rate of learn- ing is a vital force in solving the mysteries of the written word\ If you would like to help one of the thousands in our area who wish to join the main- stream of our society by learn- ing to read and write mark your calendar now for Sep- tember 22. You are urged to join the group of concerned- caring people who will attend the Basic Reading Workshop for the first of three sessions at 5:00 PM on that day. Classes will be held in the ABE class- rooms at the St. Mary Educa- tional Center, 89 W. Main St., Malone, N.Y.\ Coordinator Miller concluded by stating, \remember you don't need a degree in education to teach someone how to read. You just have to know how to read well yourself and we will do the rest.\ Call Literacy Volunteers at 483-2730,483-2173 or call the Adirondack Crisis Center 483- 0000 for information and ref- erral. Write Literacy Volun- teers, 89 W. Main Street, Malone, NY 12953 for the training schedule. Brochure Assisting Farmers Available A brochure is available to assist local farm and farm worker families in coping with the changing face of the agri- cultural community. This brochure entitled Ser- vices for Frams and Farm- worker Families in Transition, was published by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Rural Employ- ment Service, the state Department of Social Servi- ces, the New York State Bar Association, the state Office of Mental Health and the Task Force on Rural Development. The brochure contains ref- erral information on such mat- ters as financial management, career alternatives, legal coun- seling, personal and family services, cash assistance, food, energy assistance, medical programs, fair hearings and personal counseling. Boats to display registration by 10-1 Boats registered in New York State must display the new registration sticker issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles by Oct. 1, Commis- sioner Patricia B. Adduci reminded. The stickers are designed to assist law enforcement officials in verifying that a boat has been properly registered. \We recently mailed re- gistraton stickers to all boat owners, but we realize some did not receive them because they moved and did not notify DMV of their new address,\ Commissioner Adduci said. \If a boat owner has not received registration stickers yet, he or she should visit a DMV issuing office to get a set.\ Commissioner Adduci noted that updating address information with the agency not only complies with the legal requirement to do so, but also ensures * that the owner will receive a convenient renewal notice by mail beforer the registration expires. The Pride is back Born in America Financing as low as <} 40/ 4«*T/0 Cash Rebates For details see us at S & S Auto Sales Inc. (Cont'd from Page 1) I mean a lower ratio), the net effect is a reduction in the equalization rate. We have a number of these sales which have already, or will, adversely affect our ratio. Let me ex- plain. If a property is assessed at 3650, our equalization rate is 15.27% and the selling price is $25,000, that is a good sale, because 3650 devided by 15.27% gives a true value of $23,903. But if that assessment remains at 3650 and the prop- erty sells for $35,000, the ratio between the assessment and the selling price is 10.43%. That sale will serve to reduce our equalization rate and hence, increase our town's total true value. Unfortunate- ly, there are those people who want their assessments low; but, when they come to sell, they want a high price and they are not concerned or don't realize what their actions in this respect will do to the town's equalization rate. The reason I chose to raise parcels with buildings (and that included farm buildings and commercial buildings) 10% this year was because I felt that farm land as a whole was assessed high enough as it was. It had been assessed at $40 per acre back when the equalization rate was about 20 %. As the equalization rate decreased, the land as- sessment remained the same, but the true value increased from $200 per acre to $260 per acre with our present special equalization rate. At last year's rate (14.41%) the value of an acre of farm land was $277. Therefore, those property owners who have parcels with land only are going to pay a little less school taxes this year than last year and all of us with buildings are going to pay a little more. (A very small amount of this increase — 78C per thousand — is attributable to an increase in the total district school tax levy from $905,905 last year to $912,194 this year). This should not be of too great concern to any one property owner as long as all property owners are af- fected. You must keep in mind that some different property owners (although yours may not have been one of them) have had their assesments raised each year, even though they didn't make any im- provements and the result was an increase in taxes for them. Heretofore, this has happened to about forty par- cels each year, to bring as- sessments up in line iwth neighboring assessments, re- sulting in a relatively staable equalization rate. Now, we should look at the total net effect on shcool taxes of the raises in assessments made this year. According to the Salmon River Central School Distrcit 1985-1986 Property Tax Information Sheet, Fort Covingtion paid 42.709% of the total taxes levied in all towns in the district. The sheet for the current year issued at the latest School Board meeting on Aug. .27, 1986 shows that Fort Covington will be paying 42.561% of the total levy in 1986-1987. The fact that I as able to keep that percentage at the same level as last year is a good sign in itself; because, if I had not raised assessments on some parcels, that per- centage would undoubtedly have been higher and all town taxpayers would have had much higher school tax bills than they will be receiving. You might be interested in knowing- that in 1984-1985 Fort Covington was paying 43.306% of the total school tax levy, so that decreased, however slightly. We must also keep in mind that another factor in our overall contri- bution is what action the assessors in the other towns in the district take on their assessments each year. The judgment I made this year to feel it was a fair one for everyone involved. The whole matter of prop- erty assesments has become extremely complicated, but I hope that the foregoing will serve to answer any questions you may have relative to school tax increases this year. If you still have further ques- tions on this or any other assessment matter, please feel free to call me at anytime. Information is available by calling l-800-547-FARM,a toll-free information and ref- erral system for New York farm families sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Exten- sion. Extension personnel will be on hand to answer calls between noon and 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday. If those hours are inconvenient, an answering service will take the message and someone will call back as soon as possible. Water! Key To Calmer Nerves? 1986-87 Property Tax Information ASSESSED TAX RATES FT. 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