Andy Morgan of KTSM 9 News recently interviewed Mayor Johnson.
We learned the network sent the Mayor’s office the questions in advance, which was a huge mistake. No journalist should ever submit questions in advance to a sitting politician!
The interview was a standard fluff piece, with the Mayor musing about the future potential of the City without being forced to explain what he has actually done.
But we give Morgan credit for one big zinger. When asked what his plan is for implementing a lower property tax in the future, the Mayor responded:
“I may never see it in my lifetime.”
We have watched the Mayor’s core campaign pledge to lower our property tax evolve into “It will take time” and finally into “Not in my lifetime.”
It is rare that a sitting politician utters a phrase, intentionally or not, that will totally destroy his political career, but there it is!
Whoever runs to unseat Renard in 2028 will send out a lethal mailer with the Mayor’s quote in bold type across the front.