2027 budget

Told a personal story of assault and advocated GPS-monitored city-controlled taxis, more canine units, and safe public bathrooms, plus hospital fire hazard fixes.

Urged budget dollars for mental health and drug treatment, saying most petty crime is addiction-driven and treatment options are a dead end.

Asked detailed fiscal questions: police overtime budgeting, employee turnover costs, sidewalk repair vs. parking, and use of the rainy day fund before raising taxes.

Proposed replacing expensive Flock cameras with revenue-generating red-light cameras and raised concern that beautification took four parking spots from her 104 Broadway nonprofit.

Flagged an 80% cut to programs for aging, 36% cuts to boards and commissions, business district funds not deployed, and proposed a strategic planning/community assessment fund.

Listed alleged accounting problems: mismatched interfund charges of $1.32M, under-budgeted contractual spending and overtime, outdated multi-year plan, and $11M of pass-through aid inflating the general fund.

New Prospect Street resident called the roads 'absolutely horrendous' and urged allocating more than the ~$2.2M budgeted for roads.