The people united will never be defeated, and when we show up we win! It’s time to take action to amplify our voices in the community, you can do that by helping to move these campaigns forward:
Unfair Reassessments
This year Rochester residents have been alarmed by property tax valuations that are out of scale with reality. In fact, so many property owners are concerned that the appeal process for the City has been overwhelmed and can’t handle the demand. People are calling for a pause to re-evaluate.
They aren’t opposed to paying taxes to support shared services, but believe that the city needs a fair, transparent, and community-inclusive property reassessment process in the city of Rochester. They are also concerned with the potential to further drive up housing costs and tenant rents. We are in the middle of a housing crisis and must be thoughtful in how actions will impact the ability of folks to stay in their homes!
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Support a Vacancy Study
All Rochester residents deserve safe, stable homes where we can raise our families, rest after a long day of work, and build community with our neighbors. Tenants work hard to keep a roof over our heads and provide for our families. But right now, too many are struggling to afford our homes because of skyrocketing rents. Over a half of Rochester tenants are rent-burdened, forcing many of us to choose between paying the rent or feeding our families.
Our city is experiencing a housing emergency, and it is time for the City of Rochester to take action. To stabilize our community and help tenants afford the rent we need to complete a vacancy study, the first step towards opting into rent stabilization. If our city opts in, Rent Stabilization would cover more than 25,000 Rochester residents, living in 10,200 units across 650 buildings in our city. It would create more stable neighborhoods for tenants and homeowners alike.
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Bury the BID
The BID effort was halted by the RDDC who was pushing it forward, but it’s unclear whether or not they can file their plans in the future. We need closure!