“Our community is challenged by an over-burdensome tax load along with ever increasing infrastructure needs. Roads and sewers and other public safety city services are in need of proactive and effective planning strategy to ensure that our limited resources are being used in a responsive and responsible manner. As a fiscally responsible candidate, I believe there are ways to stretch our tax dollars to provide for good government without cutting optimal services. I also believe that we must listen to our stakeholders and taxpayers because our elected representatives work for the people.”

Platform

The five key areas that Murray will focus on to guide his approach to governance include:

  • Promoting fiscal accountability in the Unified Government

  • Supporting responsive and responsible taxes with sound fiscal management

  • Uplifting balanced growth compatible with the desires of the community that include

    • Housing that is desirable and compatible with and complements our neighbors.

    • Retail and Commercial Developments that are desirable and orderly with sensible design.

  • Executing robust infrastructure maintenance

    • Ensuring streets and sewers operate safe and effectively.

  • Ensuring public safety preservation and management

“I support the movement toward Revenue Neutral budegting to provide some relief for our tax payers and I will continue to push to reduce the level of UG debt so that we can reduce our mil levy rate.”

Pledge

  • Murray pledges that as a Commission member he would:

  • 1) Constructively challenge the Unified Government board to find ways to reduce taxes and build greater efficiencies

  • 2) Collaborate in his work to bring all taxing entities together to develop a collaborative strategy for the city, county and our tax payers

  • 3) Promote transparency, inclusion, and openness in all business dealings of the City and the Unified Government

Contact LaVert Murray

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