, ,   Austin Chamber of Commerce

In a recent poll, residents of Austin cited rising property taxes as a major issue they face, iconic business are having to close their doors and longtime residents are moving out citing rising property taxes. Some have also cited homelessness as an impediment to business. How would you slow or stop the increase in City property taxes, encourage other taxing entities to do the same, and balance the requests for more funding coming from the City Departments and the public? One example of the request of more funding is to expand social service contracts to meet needs, including to provide more supportive housing programs. How do you balance less taxes and increased demand for social services? Please explain.

City of Austin : City Council, District 1

Lack of healthcare and healthcare facilities are debilitating socially and economically to the people of East Austin. We believe our …

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Lewis Conway Jr.

An honest conversation about property taxes must include the fact that it is Texas not paying for public education that …

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Vincent Harding

I’ll refer to my previous response regarding the need for a dramatic increase in public/private sector partnerships here. Austin has …

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Natasha Harper-Madison

To assist homeowners affected by increased property taxes, I will support exploring policies that prevent our families from being pushed …

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Mariana Salazar

Balancing less taxes while facing increased demand is not fiscally possible. We must increase of governmental efficiencies and receive more …

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Reedy Macque Spigner III

City of Austin : City Council, District 3

First and foremost we need to take a more aggressive fight to the legislature to do something about school finance. …

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Justin Jacobson

Improve coordination of them (services). We have a largely private (and therefore fragmented—i.e. 6000+ nonprofits in Austin) non-profit social service …

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Amit Motwani

As a Council Member, one of my most important roles is to be a good steward of tax-payer dollars. During …

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Sabino “Pio” Renteria

City of Austin : City Council, District 8

A major reason for our high property taxes in Austin is the broken public school funding formula which needs to …

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Rich DePalma

Because this question addresses the same issue above as Question 8, I will repeat the following: “Having served as a …

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Bobby Levinski

We are getting taxed into oblivion. Property taxes are becoming a massive burden on so many people, especially folks in …

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Frank Ward III

City of Austin : City Council, District 9

We have to live within our means and make decisions on what we can do and cannot do. We need …

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Danielle Skidmore

Unfortunately, due to the system of school financing that the state has established, most of the changes in a property …

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Kathie Tovo

City of Austin : Mayor

See the above answer to No. 8 for the answer to some of the elements of this question. If we …

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John Doe

See the above answer to No. 8 for the answer to some of the elements of this question. If we …

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Steve Adler

As must be clearly stated: We need a system that provides the most abundant social services and does not require …

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Travis Duncan

The most obvious step to reducing city tax burdens is to stop giving exemptions worth hundreds of millions of dollars …

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Laura Morrison

Formulating a realistic budget that provides for social services and public safety, is a matter of identifying the priorities and …

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Todd Phelps