Mar 29, 2015 1 min read

It seems like it’s time someone opens the eyes of school directors who want to raise property taxes in order to increase wages, pensions and perks for teachers and administrators.

When I was a school director, I tried and failed to lower taxes. I tried to enact a property tax decrease by proposing a parking tax at First Niagara Pavilion, which would have generated enough revenue to lower the property tax by as much as 3 mills. This is still possible, and would make good sense.

Now is the time to give property owners a break and have the people who attend concerts at the amphitheater a few times a year help pay part of the cost. I think the school board is looking for water when they are surrounded by a lake.

Harry Sabatasse

Burgettstown

Sabatasse formerly served on the board of education in the Burgettstown Area School District.