Don't waste tax money

To the editor:

Drip, drip, drip. Watch your tax dollars go down the drain.

Have you also seen all the “Don’t let tax, water or repair charges come between you and your property” full-page ads in many daily and weekly neighborhood newspapers? 

Even worse was the 104-page recent supplement which appeared in The Daily News on Feb. 12. It lists line-by-line the name of every New Yorker who owes real estate tax, water, sewer, emergency repair or other property-related charges “the city of New York may sell a lien on your property” advertisement.

Is this the best way for the city’s finance and environmental protection departments, along with housing preservation and development can spend taxpayer dollars?

Why can’t all three agencies compare their respective lists of people who owe money with those filing city and state tax returns? Surely the technology exists to place a lien on any tax refunds? 

You also could extend citizens the courtesy of a telephone call, letter or email, informing them of their overdue obligations.

What’s next? Will the city send our marshals door-to-door serving subpoenas?

Larry Penner