Mayor warns 2027 budget demands tough infrastructure choices
Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada warned the 2027 budget will require hard choices due to a sizable infrastructure backlog and she will not guarantee tax hikes stay at inflation. The budgeting process is being shaped by the city’s infrastructure deficit.
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Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said the upcoming 2027 municipal budget will force difficult choices because of a large infrastructure backlog, and she did not pledge to keep any tax increases limited to inflation.
The city is preparing the budget while facing a substantial deficit in infrastructure spending that will shape fiscal decisions.