Tax on residences actually rises 14.5%, not the often repeated 9.8% line repeated ad nauseum by City Officials. Mine increased 22% this year, and 72% since I moved here 5 years ago. What was your increase?
Read the New Haven Register Article: Tax on residences actually rises 14.5%.
We should have the percent increase/decrease printed on our tax bills just like the cell phone and other bills show what our bill was last time and that it was paid. We need increased transparency on our tax bills.
You might want to take another look at our projections of where taxes are headed. See the spreadsheet or PDF version.