By being proactive and not reactive. I am not an expert in fire and flood management. But I can certainly say that the city failed during the juniper fires. Insensitive comments from our CAO didn't help either.
Before raising taxes in any circumstances, we need to see if we can save the same dollar somewhere> so in theory, I am ok with raising taxes for better infrastructure but only after we have exhausted every avenue of saving those dollars to pay for these projects. Tax increases should always be the last option, especially in these difficult economic times.