There’s tension between Clay and nearby towns over property taxes: Inside CNY’s tangled assessments

Sue Le Fever

Sue LeFever sits outside her River Road home on the Oswego River in Lysander. LeFever questions how her assessment could increase 33% in three years while properties across the river in Clay go year after year with no increase. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com

Brian Gilbert paid $195,900 for his three-bedroom ranch in the town of Salina. In the neighboring town of Clay, a couple bought a similar-sized house for nearly the same price.

Both houses are in the Liverpool school district. Both pay taxes to Onondaga County. And on the open market, the two houses have similar value.

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