Cattaraugus County Concerned Citizens Survey
Thank you for taking the time to complete this brief survey. We value your input and will consider your perspectives in our study.
For the following items, please indicate: 1 = Strongly Agree, 2 = Agree, 3 = Neutral, 4 = Disagree, 5 = Strongly Disagree
Fair and equitable property assessments should be a priority for my elected officials.
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Property assessment administration could be made more efficient in Cattaraugus County.
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An increase in my property assessment means my taxes will go up.
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My elected officials should be concerned about the wide disparity in levels of assessment in the county.
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I support the idea of towns coming together to share assessing resources.
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I am satisfied with the current level of assessment in my municipality.
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Property assessment in my town/city is working fine and does not need to be changed.
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Appointed assessors are more competent than an elected board of assessors.
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I would support a move to county-wide assessing with a centralized county office.
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The county legislature is open to making changes in the assessment administration process.
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I understand the difference between assessment and tax rate.
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Sales tax distribution among the towns is directly related to that town's level of assessment.
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Our assessor(s) does good work.
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Property assessment issues in the county are too politically charged to allow constructive action right now.
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Assessment levels of 100% in every town and city in the county is a goal I would support.
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There are towns in the county that intentionally want to keep thier level of assessment down.
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It is possible for my assessment to go down and my taxes go up.
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I would consider money spent to improve property assessment administration in the county a wise investment.
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I would like to learn more about property assessing in Cattaraugus County.
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The wide variation in the way property is assessed among the towns represents a basic unfairness to taxpayers.
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I am a resident of Cattaraugus County.
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