Port Jervis, New York, City Council Adopts 2023 Budget

The city hall of Port Jervis, New York, on Sept. 5, 2022. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

Port Jervis City Council on Dec. 22 unanimously passed a 2023 budget of $20 million, raising property tax levy by nearly 9 percent.

Residential property taxes go up by 5 percent to nearly $3.8 million, whereas taxes collected on commercial properties increase by 11 percent to $3.5 million.