WPCNR THE FEINER REPORT. By Town of Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner. April 2, 2005:  I believe that there should be a change in the law so that Westchester County residents will not have to pay the county, fire, sewer and town taxes in April. Currently, everyone has to pay their federal and state taxes the same month. The law should be changed so that local taxes would be due another month.

 This would make it easier for many people who find it difficult to pay their local, county, state and federal taxes the same month.

In addition, the law should be changed to provide people with an opportunity to pay a portion of their taxes at given times during the year.

Residents of Westchester currently pay half of their school tax bills in September and the other half in January. But, county, local taxes must be paid in one lump sum. It’s very hard for some people who live on fixed incomes. We have to look for ways to make it easier for people to pay their taxes, especially since the percentages of the tax increases are getting to be very high.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor