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Residents urge deeper tax relief as council holds required tax advertisement hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on the state-required 'effective tax increase' advertisement, residents urged lower rates. Aaron Weaver supported reducing the rate to $1.14; Brenda Marks said citywide assessments rose 50.2% and pressed for a larger cut.
The City Council opened a statutorily required public hearing on the city’s advertised ‘effective real estate property tax increase’ — a state-mandated advertisement even when the city proposes lowering the rate. Two speakers urged larger tax relief for homeowners.
Aaron Weaver told the council he supported trimming the current $1.15 rate to $1.14 per $100 of assessed value, calling a 1¢ cut meaningful for families and urging better pay for city staff. “A 1¢ cut saves family 200,000 for 20 years,” Weaver said during his remarks. Brenda Marks pressed a stronger reduction, saying assessed values rose 50.2% citywide and asking where the remaining 43¢ of increased burden has been allocated; she suggested $1.12 or $1.11 as fairer rates.
Mayor Gray closed the hearing without a vote, noting the item was for public input only; further deliberations on the manager’s recommended budget and any tax-rate adjustments will occur in upcoming budget sessions and work sessions.
