Editor:
I strongly encourage those reading this to vote yes on Measure GG. I previously spent six years on Piedmont’s Budget Advisory and Financial Planning Committee, including two years as Chair. During that time period, the Committee consistently pointed out the City is facing increasing costs due to inflation and growing need for infrastructure maintenance and capital investment to maintain the level of services that Piedmont residents expect. Given that the City is primarily reliant on property-related tax revenue, and as the Committee pointed out in prior reports, increasing the Transfer Tax as proposed in Measure GG is “the most broadbased and sustainable source for material additional revenue.”
Please join me in supporting Measure GG.
–Frank Ryan
