To lower the tax rate in a way that doesn’t harm the property tax-reliant city budget, Huntley said the city should renegotiate payments in lieu of taxes for non-property-taxpaying entities in the city, improve the city procurement process, and have smarter, denser land use across the city.

“What you’ll hear is everybody saying that they want to stop the flooding, but in practice, they want us to go back to the drawing board on it, and that will destroy the project,” Huntley said. “That will mean that it never gets done…that’s the effect of their words.”

“What you’ll hear is everybody saying that they want to stop the flooding, but in practice, they want us to go back to the drawing board on it, and that will destroy the project,” Huntley said. “That will mean that it never gets done…that’s the effect of their words.”

Huntley, who introduced the bill, said that creating strong incentives for residents to clear sidewalks and providing adequate funds for the city to step in would help residents, especially older adults and people who use wheelchairs, to navigate in the winter.

Residents can always trust that I will take a balanced approach to issues of preservation and development, not universally opposing change but ensuring it’s appropriately managed for the good of our city and our citizens. I don’t come in with preordained opinions but evaluate each project on the merits and always stand up for the residents of Ward One.

"The fundamental problem is if you have a block that says has 20 houses on it, if 10 of those 20 are short-term rentals, you no longer have neighbors," Huntley said.

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