The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Syracuse and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Member Items,
STAR Rebates
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1. "007" accounts, better known as member items, account for 200 million in tax payer dollars doled out to individual legislators each year. These pork barrel funds are not covered under New York’s Freedom of Information Laws. Do you support efforts to make the distribution of these funds public record? Why or why not?*
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Answer from Brian M. Kolb:
Yes + It is public (taxpayers) money and should be fully disclosed.
2. What is your view of the STAR tax rebate program? Would you support it as is; increase it; or do away with it altogether? Is it a fair and equitable method of easing the school tax burden for al New Yorkers?*
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Answer from Brian M. Kolb:
Increase it until an alternative funding stream can be found.
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