So what would never happen, that I would never support council, President Johnson or members of council? What we knew we would not be able to do because our people cannot afford it, We knew we could not look at a property tax. It would have been unconscionable for anybody to propose it. And to be quite frank, as mayor and the council president, that's not something. (27:39–27:42)
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Asserts that a property tax was not considered as a revenue option due to affordability concerns.
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