The boost would mean $85 more in taxes for the owner of a property assessed at $100,000. The hike — if Erie County Council approves it — would increase county property taxes by 14.3%.

Cheektowaga Town Board members are asking the Erie County executive and the Legislature to waive the penalties for late tax payments because the tax bills have not yet been mailed.

An affiliate of the Erie County Agricultural Society has acquired a parcel of land across from the Erie County Fairgrounds. The Buffalo Trotting Association Inc. paid $2.56 million to acquire the ...

His proposed spending plan will cut the property tax rate from $4.42 per $1,000 of assessed value to $4.33. “It is the lowest tax rate in modern county history,” Poloncarz said.