How do you feel about a 13% increase in Boston property taxes for homeowners this year?

"At a community meeting hosted by Democrat Sen. William Brownsberger in Allston- Brighton on Monday, who co-led last year's opposition to stop the mayor's bill, residents were split between wanting Wu to cut the city budget instead of increasing property taxes and being upset at Brownsberger for helping to stall the city's tax relief legislation while the State House was struggling to make ends meet, according to The Boston Herald."

""Now that the valuations for Boston's 180,000-plus parcels have been confirmed, we can say with certainty that unless the state legislature takes action on Boston's residential tax relief home rule petition, the average single-family homeowner's tax bill will go up by another 13% next year, with many households having even higher increases than average," city spokesperson Emma Pettit said in a statement to ."

Mayor Michelle Wu is pursuing a third attempt to pass a tax relief bill to shift tax burden from homeowners to commercial property. The proposal sparked heated debate at town halls and a community meeting hosted by Sen. William Brownsberger, where residents were split between demanding budget cuts instead of higher property taxes and criticizing Brownsberger for stalling the home rule petition. Wu's CFO Ashley Groffenberger said the overall budget will still grow next fiscal year despite a 2% departmental cut and that deeper cuts would threaten essential services. Property taxes fund over 70% of Boston's budget, and unless the legislature acts the average single-family homeowner faces about a 13% tax increase next year.

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