Had these laying around since before the election but was so busy and/or figuring out where to show these that I simply never did. People inquire about these three items all the time and so thought them of interest to citizens. First:

LOANS/BONDS

This is the sheet Auditor Miller supplied me with upon my records request. At the bottom it details what each line on the left entails. Remember: they usually frame these debts/loans/however you want to call them, as not increasing taxes, which calms the public’s aversion to higher taxes. However, while they don’t increase your taxes they do decrease from the amount of the taxes you’ve paid for other items that may be pressing. While this is fairly common in city management, how they spend the money and on what is still in your hands, like the $5,000,000 they spent on buying the Commons at Royal Landing apartments. They’ll spend plenty of money alerting you to groundbreakings and mayoral hullabaloos but little to none about plans to spend millions of dollars of your money. FYI

Remember: This shows you only until 2023. Various of these go several years.

TAX ABATEMENTS

Citizens ask how much the abatements are, who gets them, etc. Here is the list Auditor Miller provided me upon my request.

SALARIES

Finally, there are everyone’s salaries in the operation of Whitehall; government, service, etc. that you have a right to scrutinize. Take a keen look through. Some eye-opening stuff.