Some folks seem a little surprised that Mayor Beutler is pledging not to raise property taxes for this coming budget year. After all, after several straight years of deficits, declining sales taxes, and the double whammy of a massive snow season and then a war against potholes, increasing the city’s revenue makes sense.
Yet after the arena vote, raising property taxes this year would be political suicide. Expect another round of here-and-there user fee increases, and programmatic changes or reductions in hours or personnel in order to make the budgetary ends meet.
The property tax nuclear trigger won’t be pulled until at least after the Mayoral election next year, if not 2012.
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