Presented without comment, and the understanding that most of these things cannot exist without the other. Many of these things have long, complicated explanations. I don't intend to explain them right now.:
10. Remove all residency requirements for non-elected positions in the city.
9. 1% commuter Tax. 5% if you hold a city-funded job. As a commuter tax, this does not apply to people who live within the city itself. Most of the people facing the 5% tax would currently be under the residency requirements eliminated in #10.
8. 50% of the above goes to education.
7. 25% of the above goes to police/fire
6. The remainder of the above goes to transit, parks, roads and all the other things people in the suburbs currently use without paying their share of taxes on. Yes, get over yourselves, suburbia.
5. Move all of ECC into the city itself. Not all onto the abysmal city campus, either.
4. See above, only UB. (Unlike people running for mayor, I know this and the above are not under the city's control)
3. Waive all fees for food trucks that will spend 15% of their time in underserved areas, and offer at least one healthy $5 meal. NO, SERIOUSLY.
2. Punish businesses who refuse to remove snow, have too long grass, etc., but only punish homeowners who are repeat offenders. [Seriously, let me tell you about this little old lady down the block, and a neighbor who made her life hell until everyone stepped in.]
1. More farmer's markets, and no fees for produce trucks.
10. Remove all residency requirements for non-elected positions in the city.
9. 1% commuter Tax. 5% if you hold a city-funded job. As a commuter tax, this does not apply to people who live within the city itself. Most of the people facing the 5% tax would currently be under the residency requirements eliminated in #10.
8. 50% of the above goes to education.
7. 25% of the above goes to police/fire
6. The remainder of the above goes to transit, parks, roads and all the other things people in the suburbs currently use without paying their share of taxes on. Yes, get over yourselves, suburbia.
5. Move all of ECC into the city itself. Not all onto the abysmal city campus, either.
4. See above, only UB. (Unlike people running for mayor, I know this and the above are not under the city's control)
3. Waive all fees for food trucks that will spend 15% of their time in underserved areas, and offer at least one healthy $5 meal. NO, SERIOUSLY.
2. Punish businesses who refuse to remove snow, have too long grass, etc., but only punish homeowners who are repeat offenders. [Seriously, let me tell you about this little old lady down the block, and a neighbor who made her life hell until everyone stepped in.]
1. More farmer's markets, and no fees for produce trucks.
