Politics & Government
Special Meeting of LFP Council Called for Thurs. After Mayor's Veto of Property Tax Hike
After Mayor Mary Jane Goss vetoed an ordinance that would have raised property taxes 2 percent, the Council will reconsider the issue at a Thursday night special meeting
After Lake Forest Park Mayor Mary Jane Goss decided Tuesday to veto a 2 percent property tax increase supported by the majority of the City Council on Monday, a special meeting was called for Thursday for the Council to vote again on the issue.
which takes the legally allowed 1 percent increase plus the banked capacity which is also allowed since taxes weren't raised the last two years.
To override Goss' veto, and keep the 2 percent increase the Council needs five votes in favor which seems unlikely, since Councilmembers Jeff Johnson, John Wright and Tom French voted against it.
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What could happen is that the 1 percent increase, recommended by Goss in her
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budget is passed instead, since that has the support of all the Councilmembers except French.
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