SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones joined KSAT’s weekly Q&A Tuesday to discuss the city’s looming budget vote and tensions among council members ahead of Thursday’s vote.
The city continues to face a $158 million deficit over the next two years, and one proposal calls for a property tax increase, the first in decades. Jones said she has not ruled it out but called it a last resort.
“Raising property taxes is my last resort,” Jones said. “We have to make significant changes in our budget and how we spend the money that people have entrusted us with.”…