The New Era looked at 10 property tax bills, including statements belonging to five city councilors, two newspaper staff members, one police officer, a city department head and a random house on Elm Street. Last year, a check of 10 properties, including about five of the same properties, showed typical increases in tax bills of about 8 to 14 percent.
Tax increases this year ranged from 2.8 percent on a property that was no longer…