Another Duluth mayor-elect Roger Reinert campaign promise – "Right now, everything seems extra hard. Increased property taxes and proposed fees on top of household budgets stretched thin by inflation. Lack of equipment at your neighborhood playground. Days to get out of your driveway after a major storm. Being told to maintain the neighborhood rink yourself. Feeling unsafe in too many parts of our community. We need our city government to be a better partner. We need City Hall to have a culture of, 'Yes, we can do that.' I know how to do that and have the track record to prove it." – Reinert campaign website
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"Let’s discuss affordable property taxes. In 2016 the City of Duluth General Fund was $80M. In 2022, it was $106M. A 25% increase. In 2016 the City property tax levy was $24.2M. In 2022, it was $43.6M. And that was after a proposed 9% property tax
On the Record: Roger Said
EXPECT MORE. DO BETTER. A city that works Streets and utilities. Public safety. Parks and libraries. Tax-base development. Housing. These core services are critical. When city government doesn’t do these well, no one else does. Let’s expect more. Let’s expect city services that work—and work well.
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