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Resident warns property‑tax funding for proposed $118M capital package could hurt housing affordability
5550883 · August 6, 2025
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Summary
A resident urged council to fund proposed capital projects with sales tax rather than property tax, saying property‑tax increases would raise escrow and mortgage costs and disproportionately harm first‑time buyers, renters and seniors.
Roy Johnson, a Lafayette resident, used public input on Aug. 5 to urge council to place proposed capital improvement projects on the ballot funded by sales tax rather than property tax.
Johnson said council had not finalized the ballot language for an approximately $118…
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