ALBANY HERALDS SALES TAX FIGHT STATEWIDE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer

As city-to-suburb population shifts reported in the 2000 census are plugged into county sales tax distribution formulas, experts say a tug-of-war in Albany County might play out around upstate New York.

``It's something that's going to evolve,'' said Ken Crannell, director of intergovernmental services with the New York State Association of Counties. ``The situation in Albany County could repeat itself in other places.''

Albany County appears to be among the first in New York where use of new 2000 census tallies as a basis for calculating sales tax distribution is having consequences for municipalities, cutting …