Ann Cummings: “Last year we were supposed to have a 9 cent tax increase and…”

“And so the governor wanted to use that to buy down the property taxes to put it into lowering the tax rate. Problem with that is Last year we were supposed to have a 9 cent tax increase and 5 of that was because we had done what the governor wanted the year before and booked savings from teachers health care that didn't materialize. So if we put one time money in and covered 5 cents or 3. Cents, we're kicking it down the road. We're kicking it down the road.” (14:08–14:24)

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