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NEWS from the Office of the New York State Comptroller
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DiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight

State Comptroller DiNapoli today released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and address zombie properties. New York currently has 15 active land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an effort to return them to productive use though redevelopment or demolition.

DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law

The State Education Department (SED) has agreed to improve its enforcement of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools failed to report numerous cases of violent and disruptive incidents and misclassified dozens of others, often as less serious events, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said today.

DiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments

Municipalities and school districts face growing challenges to keep pace with increasing costs, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s 2014 Annual Report on Local Governments. The report found that property tax levy growth has slowed over the past several years, from a peak increase of 7.7 percent in 2003 to a 2 percent increase in the fiscal year ending (FYE) in 2013.