Listen to Sen. O'Mara's comments on Gov. Cuomo's 2011-2012 state budget plan

Thomas F. O'Mara

February 3, 2011

Budget

Listen to Senator O'Mara's on Ithaca's WHCU Morning Newswatch earlier this morning.

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Senator O'Mara and Assemblyman Palmesano sponsored a new law last year to make broadband development projects eligible for state assistance.

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"We need a future defined by property tax cuts, not smaller property tax increases," Senator O'Mara said.

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The challenge to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters and other emergency services volunteers is a property tax crisis in waiting.