Assemblyman John Ceretto has stated over and over again that he wants to reduce property taxes. He beams over how he helped pass the 2% property tax cap (even though at the same time he shifted costs away from the State onto local governments). As a County Legislator, Ceretto voted twice to extend the additional one percent sales tax. You see, the additional 1% generates about $20 million dollars. Without the extension, County property taxpayers would see their County Tax go up by $20 million dollars.
In 2011, Assemblyman Ceretto voted against Niagara County's request for the extension. Fortunately for us, the request was approved. I guess Ceretto would rather I pay more taxes as opposed to shoppers from Canada and the rest of the world. Well, at its last meeting, the Niagara County Legislature once again is asking for an extension of the 1 % sales tax. In looking at the state websites, Senator Maziarz is sponsoring the bill for the extension in the Senate and Assemblywoman Corwin is sponsoring it in the Assembly. Where is Ceretto???
People need to wake up and start connecting the dots. If history repeats itself, Ceretto will once again vote against the extension so he can say he never voted to increase taxes. Yet, he wants to reduce property taxes. As I have stated over and over again, this guy is a political opportunist who is nothing more than an affable fraud. So while some, like the Niagara Falls Reporter, praise this guy for being a big time Conservative his actions are no different than many politicians: a self-promoting, out for himself self-dealer. If it wasn't for being in the Assembly, John Ceretto would be collecting tickets at the State park. A job by the way he got by playing politics.
