City council member: Despite the city' s desperate need to exploit any available source of revenue, the mayor has repeatedly blocked council members' attempts to pass legislation imposing real estate development fees  It is clear that in doing so the mayor is sacrificing the city' s interests to personal interests  The mayor cites figures to show that, in the current market, fees of the size proposed would significantly reduce the number of building starts and thus, on balance, result in a revenue loss to the city
But the important point is that the mayor' s family is heavily involved in real estate development and thus has a strong financial interest in the matter
In blocking council members' attempts to impose real estate development fees, the mayor is sacrificing the city's interests to personal interests.