San Antonio City Council on Thursday voted 7-4 to approve a 3.9% residential property tax increase next year to balance the city’s budget and plug its $158 million deficit. It’s the city’s first property tax increase in more than three decades. San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, District 7 Councilwoman Marina Alderete Gavito, District 9 […]
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San Antonio OKs first property tax increase in more than 3 decades to deal with deficit
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and three on council voted against the hike, saying more could have been done to protect taxpayers as the city’s $158 million deficit loomed.
