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Long Island Index Profile 2012
To learn more about how Long Island is progressing economically, demographically, socially and more read the new Long Island Index Profile 2012 report.
Written by Chris Jones and staff at the Regional Plan Association.
Infographics were created by Amy Unikewicz of JellyFever Design.
Long Islanders Aim High to Reduce Taxes and Support Many Cost Cutting Measures
Charts:
Long Islanders want big reductions in their taxes and are willing to consider significant changes to achieve this including consolidation of back-office functions in the schools, consolidating non-emergency services, increasing contributions to benefits packages, placing caps on how much schools can raise from local property taxes. “This is a powerful beginning toward solving a problem that has plagued the region for years,” said Ann Golob, Director of the Long Island Index. But, she continued, “Long Islanders will need to embrace more changes if they want dramatic tax reductions.”
At the Breaking Point: Taxation and Governance on Long Island
This survey, commissioned by the Rauch Foundation, focuses on the central dilemma facing Long Island: how do we continue to provide the quality of services expected by local residents while holding the line on taxes?
