“You won't have to pay property taxes on your car, which is a regressive tax. Let's work on reforming property tax ... [and] wait and see [what happens]...we'd all shift our opinions if we received more money from the state [than expected].”
“What's increasing taxes is expenditures. We provide a lot of services. We spend a lot of money. There are two options - raise taxes or reduce services.”
“I'm not questioning the viability of the project ... we should be designing and building for the grant money we received ... and work hard to stay within those budgets.”