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John Georges on Budget and Taxes
John Georges strongly supports reforming current property tax assessment and collection procedures to be more equitable, which may result in increasing and decreasing some individual property tax bills
Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010
John Georges strongly opposes the reduction of the Homestead Exemption as a means of generating additional City revenue
Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010
John Georges strongly opposes the reduction of garbage collection services as a means of minimizes City expenses
Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010
John Georges strongly opposes expanding parking-meter fares, hours, and zones as means of increasing City revenue
Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010
John Georges strongly supports extending the time-period over which the Mayor and City Council develop the following year's City Budget
Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010
John Georges opposes establishing a City Manager hired by the City Council to oversee the use of taxpayer revenues for major city departments
Response to engageNOLA candidate questionnaire, January 2010