"I'm grateful to Speaker Mariano, Chair Michlewitz, House and Senate Joint Committee Chairs Cusack and Moran, bill sponsor Representative Consalvo, and all the legislators and community members who have been engaged in partnership and due diligence on this critical home rule petition," Wu said in a statement. "We look forward to continuing our work and conversations with the Senate to advance this consensus measure as soon as possible to protect Boston residents from a potential devastating tax spike."
For the better part of a year, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been attempting to enact a contentious plan to temporarily increase commercial property tax rates, which she says is necessary to prevent residential property owners from seeing huge spikes in their taxes next year.
Senate President Karen Spilka said in a statement that she intends to bring it to the floor on Monday, Dec. 2, to give senators and members of the Wu administration time to "continue conversations."
Approval in the House came after Rep. David DeCoste of Norwell twice blocked the effort last week. DeCoste, a Republican, told The Boston Globe last week that he was concerned about how the plan would impact the wider economy of the region.
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