Increasing property tax burdens are killing the great Northeast.(Capital Region)

Are city leaders trying to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, or are we going to have a Northeast where only professionals and people with considerable money can afford to live? Do you wonder why there is blight in our area?

On a periodic basis, I monitor the real estate transactions in Saratoga Springs, and review how much property and school taxes are going up in Saratoga Springs. It is nuts. Why is it that within one to two years, property taxes can go from $4,900 to $8,054 on a home at 34 Lakewood Ave. this year? That is an increase of more than …