unbelievable taxes in Derry Township, PA (Harrisburg, Lebanon: home, schools, property tax)

[LaniAllen]

Does any one know how to make a voice heard about the ridiculously , tyrannical per capital / school taxes in Derry Township, PA; I would advise not moving to Derry Township, PA, where the taxes are so high for individuals, even non home owners,

[ki0eh]

Whaaat? Can't hear you!

(Edit: I'm assuming here you're referring to Derry Twp in Dauphin Cty, not the ones in Mifflin, Westmoreland, etc.)

I remember when I moved from South Hanover Twp (Hershey postal address, Lower Dauphin schools) to Derry Twp (Hummelstown address ) I was so happy to get my annual occupation tax bill and it was $245 instead of $450 . Then I got the second annual occupation tax bill .

The local government in Derry Twp responds to the "Entities" and not to its citizens for sure. But one could be paying much higher property taxes and living in the City of Harrisburg. Or one could do what most of the Hershey Co. employees seem to do, and live in Lebanon County.

I grew up in the county (in NY State) where the property tax burden relative to home value was recently rated 7th highest in the NATION. PA local taxes just don't register on that scale of pain. I suppose one advantage to living the the PA Dutch re-created Holy Roman Empire is that one can choose your poison by pickhing which prin- I mean municipality to live in.