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Resident and Measure L committee member urges attention to long‑term liabilities
Summary
Becky Darrow, a Measure L committee member, told the panel she supports the long‑view and asked whether taxes are permanent; she said she did not want future generations to bear current liabilities.
Becky Darrow told the committee she had come to learn how Measure L, MST and the city's other revenue buckets fit together and asked whether the tax renewals under discussion are 'forever' taxes.
"I don't want my kids to pay those liabilities," Darrow said, referencing pension and retiree‑health obligations discussed in the staff materials. Darrow said the five‑ and ten‑year forecasts she reviewed suggested material debt and liability paydowns decades out, and she asked the committee to pursue options that would avoid creating burdens for future property owners.
Staff responded that some obligations (pension and retiree health) are expected to decline as reforms and funding plans mature, and that the committee's job is to recommend a balanced approach between near‑term maintenance needs and long‑term fiscal sustainability. The public comment took place during the item 3 hearing; staff and the committee thanked Darrow and moved on to the next agenda item.
