Common Cent

Saint Paul’s equitable strategy to fund comprehensive improvements to city roads and parks. This “Common Cent” approach allocates the voter-approved, one-cent increase in the local sales tax to related projects, estimated to cost $1 billion over 20 years.

City Budget Engagement

The City of Saint Paul has a budget of almost $1 billion a year. How we raise and spend that money shows what our community values. That’s why Mayor Carter invites everyone in Saint Paul to help design his budget proposal every year. By coming to a public budget meeting this summer, you and your neighbors can help create the City’s next budget.
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