The wording is ambiguous, but I think it means either 1.3 percent or 1.4 percent property rate and that in either case there will be a homestead exemption.
Elliot M. Stern 552 South 48th Street Philadelphia, PA 19143-2029 United States of America telephone: 215-747-6204 mobile: 267-240-8418 emst...@verizon.net On 06 Feb 2013, at 5:49 PM, missthin wrote: > Hi > > Just read this so I thought I'd pass it on: > http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/cityhall/Nutter-administration-gives-Council-closer-look-at-AVI-data.html > > From the article it looks like the rate will be 1.3%, BUT if you have the > homestead exemption? 1.4%. The City giveth and the City taketh away? > > Love that it was "behind closed doors", it's not like something that won't > affect a great many people in the city, right? Councilman Mark Squilla is > saying his district is going to "get hit hard", that doesn't sound like taxes > will be going down to me. And don't forget property taxes have gone up for > the past 3 years already ... and those were supposed to be temporary, weren't > they? > > ~ Wendy
