Though 76 percent of you said you thought it was okay for Mayor Mike to nix the $400 property tax rebate in light of the current financial situation, you homeowners might be getting a check after all. The NY Times reported that Mayor Bloomberg does not actually have the power to cancel the rebate. "Any elimination of the popular rebates requires City Council approval, the budget director, Mark Page, acknowledged. And council members, who have been flooded with calls from angry residents looking for their checks, declared the mayor’s idea to cut them 'dead on arrival.'" Turns out the Mayor can't impose that six-cent "fee" on plastic bags, either; he'd hoped by calling it that instead of a tax he could bypass the Council once again, but no go. We've heard from readers that many would be willing to forgo the check and abide the plastic bag fee in these trying financial times, but already Councilmember Vincent Gentile has filed a lawsuit lawsuit "to compel the Department of Finance to make good on the City’s promise of $400 rebate checks to homeowners."
Your $400 Check Might Be in the Mail Soon [NY Times]
