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Concerns over property tax mount in New Haven

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, March 24, 2004

The technical language that surrounds property taxes in Connecticut -- words like "revaluation" and "mill rate" -- may not seem like the makings of a heated political debate. But with residents of New Haven and other cities facing rising tax bills, the property tax is becoming a growing source of concern across the state.

Yet even as most state and local officials agree that property taxes are too high, little consensus has emerged concerning a solution. For some, like New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. and other municipal leaders across the state, the answer lies in an overhaul...

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