REAL PROPERTY TAX REFORM
- Cap on property taxes to eliminate yearly spikes
- Educate taxpayers on the valuation system
- Work on systemic change to property tax system, to decrease budget dependence on property taxes
- Mike supports legislation requiring state and local government to provide transparency in the budget process
BUILD OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
- Promote an economic climate with lower taxes to get the economy growing again
- Pursue development, while maintaining the character of the community
- Attract industry to off-set property taxes and bring higher paying jobs
- Expand Amtrak and Intermodal Service in the region to facilitate job growth
TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY
- Taxpayers are forced to tighten their belts, Mike
believes that the government should too - Mike stood strong, fighting to reduce runaway spending and pass a responsible budget
- Mike made the motion to televise commission budget hearings and work sessions
PROMOTE OUR FAMILIES AND LIFE
- Mike has stood for building a culture of life, supporting the most vulnerable – including the unborn, the disabled and the elderly.