What I hear at the doors: “You used to be able to bike down these streets, but now the cars whip through here way too fast.” “My son lives in Bozeman and I can’t get him to move back.” “My friend/sister/old roommate won’t live in a city without THIS or THAT.” “Billings leadership is such…
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Why we can’t have nice things: property tax edition
So at the doors when I say something like, “We haven’t had a public safety mill levy pass in 15 years,” sometimes people are like, “That’s right, police and fire need more support,” and sometimes people say, “But property taxes.” And I get it. Because in Billings, the ONLY way to raise revenue is through…
3 surprising things canvassing has taught me about my neighbors
So I’ve been hitting the doors, by which I mean I’ve knocked my way out of the blocks around my house and am now in the ward proper. One of the key things about running for local office in Montana is that it’s all “small-town” politics, it’s all grassroots. Here’s why: in my ward only…