With debate over the city’s budget reaching a crescendo this week, District 8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzales proposed an amendment that raised eyebrows among some City Hall staffers.
As the City of San Antonio considers raising property taxes to deal with a $158 million budget deficit, first-term councilwoman Meza Gonzalez suggested implementing a smaller tax increase. That amendment would ease the burden on homeowners, but critics warned that it would fall millions short of solving the problem.
City staff wants to raise residential property taxes by 2 cents per each $100 of a property’s assessed value to help tackle the city’s budget deficit. Instead, Meza Gonzalez proposed raising taxes by just 1 cent per $100 — an increase insufficient to solve the city’s current budget crisis, City Manager Erik Walsh told reporters…