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County sale of tax liens on delinquent property a point of contention.
Byline: Matthew Spina
Feb. 20--Expect at least one member of Erie County's control board to dig in Wednesday as Joel A. Giambra explains a new way to bring in money when people don't pay their property taxes.
Kenneth Kruly says county government should return to the way it collected property taxes years ago, on its own without the help of an outside company looking to turn a profit.
"A tax lien is an asset, and the sale of assets to raise cash is still a sign of distress," said Kruly, who served as a budget director under Dennis Gorski, Giambra's predecessor as county executive.
He said the new deal advocated by the Giambra and County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz ignores the long-term view for a short-term ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, County sale of tax liens on delinquent property a point of contention.