Lindsay’s community-letter request and Scherer’s comments on prior tax cuts

Wording clarification · September 27, 2026

Lindsay asked the McFaddens to circulate a letter explaining the tax discussion. Scherer criticized the earlier tax decreases and, in a later public-comment exchange, expressly confirmed that with the information he now had he would not have voted for a tax decrease. This describes their comments without adopting their explanation for current tax increases.

The later confirmation is in a separate clip. At approximately 3:24 in “David McFadden Budget Response,” McFadden puts that position to Scherer; at 3:34, the displayed transcript records Scherer replying, “That’s correct. That’s what I said.” Watch the later exchange or view it alongside the meeting record.

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Earlier site heading, preserved for context

“Deputy Mayor Michele Lindsay Asks the McFaddens to Explain to Residents How Prior Tax Cuts Justify the Current Administration’s Tax Increases”

That heading reflected the author’s interpretation of the discussion, not a verbatim quotation of Lindsay’s request. The current heading distinguishes the request from that interpretation; the video itself is unchanged.