Local politicians don’t tend to tackle the big, national issues we see on the streaming news. As a general rule, they aren’t going viral on Instagram or amassing millions of followers on X, formerly Twitter.

But if we’re talking about what most directly affects our pocketbooks, these government officials often exert a greater impact — whether we are talking tax rates, parking fees, zoning regulations or costs for everything from garbage pickup to a yard sale license.

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