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Residents urge council to hold line on real-estate tax as public hearing draws senior and homeowner opposition
Summary
Dozens of residents spoke during the public hearing on the proposed 2025-26 tax rate, many urging council not to raise the real-estate tax and describing assessment-driven increases that have strained fixed-income households.
Dozens of residents addressed the City Council on April 8 during the public hearing on the proposed real-estate tax rate for the fiscal year 2025-26, with many urging council to keep the rate unchanged in light of rising assessments and household expenses.
Brennan Waters, a homeowner who identified himself at the microphone, told council, "I want to encourage the city council to hold the line on the real estate tax rate. We need relief." Several speakers described steep…
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