Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Mayor Lukes on the tax rate

The Mayor gives the chair to Councilor Rushton to address the council

agrees with Councilor Germaine: "last minute, an afterthought"

Will "appoint a task force after the Thanksgiving holiday"
"a real issue about how we deal with businesses...colleges as a cushion"
The Commonwealth "isn't bailing out anyone"
"Since 1984, we've been doomed"

The union reps (in evidence tonight) "aren't here out of love for us...this is where the money is"
Health insurance has been a budget buster
"accommodation is needed"
Vote for LRTR
Setting up task force

1 comment:

Joe6pk said...

Didn't Konnie Lukes run for city council in 1989 on a platform of term-limits? Should we have asked her what the limits of those terms should be? How about some new blood on the council?