Martha E. Stark
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Martha E. Stark Stark
Martha E. Stark, the finance commissioner, said that the $400 tax rebated that most city homeowners received each of the last two years. Ms. Stark testified at the Council hearing that the complexity and inconsistency of the state property tax laws made it difficult for them to administer the tax in a way that is transparent and fair, adding that the 1981 system contains several inconsistent and sometimes conflicting provisions. That complexity helps to explain why her comments were met with such surprise.