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St. Pete set to vote on new budget

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Tags: St. Petersburg City Council, Wengay Newton, Bill Foster, St. Petersburg, St. Pete, Peoples' Budget Review, Aaron Dietrich

Two weeks ago the St. Petersburg City Council rebuffed Mayor Bill Foster's calls to raise revenue through a fire fee for all properties. Instead the city voted to increase its property tax millage rate for the first time in two decades. If the budget passes its second vote, city services won't be cut and a lot can be attributed to public outcry.

The final budget hearing and vote is Thursday at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Recently an effort called the Peo...

St. Pete kills fire fee; poised to raise property tax rate buoyed by residents' calls to maintain services listen

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Tags: St. Petersburg City Council, Wengay Newton, Bill Foster, St. Petersburg, St. Pete, Peoples' Budget Review

Late Thursday night the St. Petersburg City Council rebuffed the Mayor's calls to raise revenue through a fire fee for all properties; instead the city increased its property tax millage rate for the first time in 2 decades.

City services won't be cut and a lot can be attributed to public outcry.

Recently an effort called the Peoples’ Budget Review has surveyed city residents and found they prefer tax increases to cuts in services. WMNF interviewed Rick Smith, who has been involved in ...