Stealth 'Condition of the City' address has Halloran assuring city is 'open for business;' Fagan says city's flood recovery will be a model for the nation

Feb. 25, 2009 6:33 pm

Halloran said, too, that the city will continue to work hard to change “very draconian” state policies that she said force cities to be too dependent on local property-taxes. Those taxes “gouge” the city's businesses and residents and will “cripple our city” as it works to recover, she said.