Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BUFFALO NEWS FINALLY LOOKS AT ROYALTON AUDIT

The Buffalo News finally addressed the State Comptroller's audit of the town of Royalton and the article seemed a little too forgiving of Royalton's transgressions. The article begins as follows:


The town goofed up its budgets between 2006 and 2010 by putting sales tax revenue in the wrong place, according to a recent state audit.

However, the town’s past and present supervisors said that fixing the mistake didn’t cost property taxpayers any money.

In that sense, it was a stark contrast to Royalton’s budget follies of past years, a series of improper interfund transfers that led to a 67 percent property tax increase passed in the fall of 2006.



Read the entire article here:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/niagara-county/article711766.ece