Oct 30 2007
Taxes an Issue in Charleston Mayoral Race
The three men who hope to unseat Charleston Mayor Joe Riley in next week’s election each said they could provide better services without raising taxes, and one asked if Riley’s 2008 budget would do the same.
“We need to see the 2008 budget,” candidate William Dudley Gregorie said. “I want to make sure it does not include a property tax increase.”
Riley is running for re-election Nov. 6, challenged by Gregorie, a retired federal housing official; Omar Brown, a city police officer; and Marc Knapp, a contractor.
Riley did not speak about the 2008 city budget during the debate but said afterward that, although he hopes to avoid an increase in taxes or fees, it is proving to be a very difficult budget. The budget is expected to go to City Council after the election.
