Schenectady mayor calls for 43% tax hike in 2027 budget
Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy is proposing a 2027 city budget that would hike the tax levy by $14.6 million, or 42.8%. The budget plan calls for increasing the levy to $48,435,365 from $33,909,068 to help pay for a budget with $124.4 million in total revenues – a 3.7% increase in spending over the 2026 budget.











