If you would have listened to the entire budget address, you would have noted that one of the things the Mayor stressed is that the City must do business differently. He made several suggestions, among them was to combine some of the services provided by both the Park Board and the City, in addition to Hennepin County. So they are thinking about it. It's very difficult to convince the Park Board that it's the thing to do, but at least the dialogue has begun.
He did propose a tax increase, which we all knew was coming. Without an increase they couldn't fund some of their obligated employee expenses. One thing that you need to remember is that the City's portion of your entire property tax bill is quite low. The greater portion (about 50%) is the school portion. Therefore, the increase he's talking about does not mean an increase in your bottom line, just the amount attributed to the value of your home - and part of that is the natural increase due to the increase in the value of your home.
It's all very complicated, but I was very happy to see that the Mayor does "get it" and is willing to look at new ways of doing things.
Karen Collier
Linden Hills
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