Reform doesn't mean shifting the property tax burden Our situation is pathetic when the only way we can hold taxes down is by having our property tax people say our property isn't really worth what it is worth. I refer to the Stephens-Day bill that everyone seems to refer to as tax reform. Certainly just shifting the taxes to people who own rental residences or commercial property isn't reform. The whole Stephens-Day bill is rotten if it doesn't include at least all residential property. That's after the legal expenses our taxes will pay to fight that losing court battle.
Lower spending means lower taxes, period.
But the legislature can do more. First, find other ways to get revenue and make certain it absolutely offsets property taxes. Second, make all politicians, including school board members, run every two years like the Legislature does. Third, consolidate some things and privatize others. Savannahians should elect a mayor and City Council that promises to give Chatham County 12 months notice before doing away with city police, recreation, jail, etc.