That would be a tough sell, since I formally proposed a Neighborhood Reinvestment program for the city. The current city program is based on revenues from past annexations. Of the few annexations showing positive revenues, only two generate what can be considered significant dollars. I'm opposed to using annexation revenues as a funding source for Neighborhood Reinvestment. Most annexations work against our neighborhoods.
Annexations drain much needed tax dollars to the fringes of the city.
That's why I proposed an infill program to aid city neighborhoods. Building within the city limits is another form of neighborhood reinvestment. Two years after infill began to show success, I proposed a Cost of Service Delivery Analysis Study which resulted in the elimination of subsidies for many building construction-related activities. I proposed making all fees for service to be at a level of full cost recovery. The revenues generated from full cost recovery could then be funneled into neighborhood reinvestment.